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Sep 08, 2008
Stricter environmental regulations and soaring fuel prices have vessel owners and operators looking for innovative means to drive their vessels more efficiently and cost-effectively.
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Sep 08, 2008
Maritime Reporter & Engineering News recently caught up with Al Carbone, creator of ShipDecision, a shipmanagement tool designed to help operators save time and money.
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Sep 08, 2008
Modern day piracy, it seems, is rather like plugging a badly leaking pipe with one finger — just when you think you might have stemmed the flow from one area, another
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Sep 08, 2008
Speed.
When Zodiac unveiled its Hurricane MACH2 earlier this year, its eye-popping 60+ knot speed caught the attention of potential military and port security clients.
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Sep 08, 2008
Maritime Security and the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2008
For the past several years, maritime security has been on everyone's mind. From the halls of Congress
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Sep 08, 2008
Understanding the maritime threat requires an historical review of criminal and terrorist elements. A closer look at the methodologies of terrorism gives greater
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Sep 08, 2008
Iraq's recovery depends on oil revenues, and the Khawr Abd Amaya Oil Terminal, better known here as KAAOT and the nearby larger Al Basra Oil Terminal (ABOT), are
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Sep 08, 2008
LRIT is approaching fast and with penalties expected for non-compliance the next few months will see a rash of activity as vessel's scramble to find out if their
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Sep 08, 2008
On June 30, 2008, in the case of United States v. Jho, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a ruling of the US District Court for
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Sep 08, 2008
Derecktor Shipyards Conn., LLC last month filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The company said
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Sep 08, 2008
As the coastal population continues to grow, so do the hazards when big storms approach. Now, an on-line tool, Historical Hurricane Tracks, helps users get a quick
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Sep 08, 2008
The Coast Guard strongly reminds the towing industry of its responsibility to properly man their vessels with adequate numbers of qualified and licensed crewmembers.
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Sep 08, 2008
Effective 6 p.m. Saturday, Hurricane Condition X-RAY (sustained Gale Force winds from a hurricane force storm are predicted within 48 hours) is set for the Port of Key West, Fla.
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Sep 08, 2008
Baker Hughes announced that the international rig count for August 2008 was 1,087, down 5 from the 1,092 counted in July 2008, and up 78 from the 1,009 counted in August 2007.
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Sep 08, 2008
Certex International is launching a new offshore division. Certex International Offshore Services brings together five companies from the Foranka International
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Sep 08, 2008
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. has entered into agreements to acquire two capesize new building vessels scheduled for delivery in 2009. Both vessels have secured long term charter-out employment.
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Sep 08, 2008
Lloyd’s Register Central and South America Ltd., celebrated the grand opening of its new office with more than 100 clients, employees and local government officials in attendance.
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Sep 08, 2008
Aker Yards has appointed Sang-Ho Shin as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Shin comes from a position as vice president of STX Shipbuilding in , where he has been chief for the Jinhae shipyard.
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Sep 08, 2008
Maersk Line announced that with effect from December 1, it will switch its Polish operations from BCT in to the new deepwater container terminal DCT Gdansk.
Maersk
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Sep 08, 2008
1923 - In disaster at , seven destroyers run aground through faulty navigation.
1939 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims a limited national emergency and
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