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MCA and Norcontrol Collaborate
The U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and Norcontrol IT have entered into an agreement to collaborate in the training of coastal Vessel Traffic Service operators around the world.
Sensotec Lauches Identity Technology
signal conditioning. for connectivity of sensors and associated signal conditioning. and user defined location information is stored in the sensor. information and…
New Warships Will Transform U.S. Navy
Maritime Dominance in the 21st Century calls for naval forces that can project power forward, provide assured access in the littoral environment and support a wide…
GEO Shipyard Delivers Seismic Vessel
As noted elsewhere in this issue, evidence abounds of a pickup in oil and gas exploration, drilling and production. The latest example is the delivery of a seismic…
CNO Praises Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
By Journalist 1st Class (SW) Hendrick L. WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Mullen addressed the Navy's ongoing participation in Hurricane…
Coast Guard Stages Resources for Post-Hurricane Response
The Coast Guard closed ports and waterways along the gulf coast on Sunday, as well as evacuating its own personnel and resources from out of harms way, in preparation…
Coast Guard Assists in Wake of Katrina
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Beaty, 29, of Long Island, N.Y., looks for survivors in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Beaty is a member of an HH-60 Jayhawk…
China to Look for Oil in Spratlys
A Chinese firm has won a joint contract from the state oil companies of the Philippines, Vietnam and China to search for oil in a disputed area of the South China Sea…
Navy Ships Respond for Hurricane Relief
Joint Task Force Katrina is setting up today at Camp Shelby, Miss. , as the Defense Department's focal point to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's relief efforts along the Gulf Coast…
Update on Coast Guard Operations
More than 2,400 Coast Guard personnel from Florida to Louisiana are continuing to conduct search, rescue, response, waterway reconstitution and environmental impact assessment operations today.
Fourth Day of Rescue, Recovery Operations Continue
More than 2,580 people have been rescued off of rooftops and flooded neighborhoods since rescue operations began Monday, and joint-agency rescue operations are continuing through the day and night.
U.S., Canada Collaborate on Inland Waterway Security
On September 12th, 2005, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and United States Coast Guard (USCG) began a two-week pilot project to enhance inland marine border security.
NOAA Aerial Mapping Assists Katrina Clean Up
The NOAA Office of Response and Restoration is working closely with FEMA and the U.S. Coast Guard in coordinating the response to hazardous materials in the flood…
Eli Maersk Lauded for Refugee Rescue
GENEVA, September 9 (UNHCR) – The escalating death toll and harrowing survivors' tales in the Gulf of Aden have prompted UN refugee agency chief António Guterres…
Six New S&R Vessels for Vietnam
Damen delivered the last Search and Rescue Vessel, out of a series of six vessel to Vinamarine (Vietnam National Maritime Bureau). The vessel, named SAR 413, was…
Coast Guard Prepares For Hurricane Rita
The Coast Guard is preparing assets throughout the Gulf states for the arrival of Hurricane Rita, which is expected to reach the Gulf Coast later this week. The…
This Day in Naval History - Oct. 4
1821 - Lt. Robert F. Stockton sails from Boston for Africa to carry out orders to help stop the international slave trade. 1944 - Aircraft from USS Ranger (CV 4)…
Coast Guard to Purchase Underwater Port Security Robots
VideoRay has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) in conjunction with its recent General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule award.
CCAT Awards Grants To New Security Technologies
The Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) in San Diego, Calif. announced that the Center has awarded business development grants and business…
MarAd in search of Director of CMTS Executive Secretariat
The federal government posted a Job Announcement . The Maritime Administration (MarAd) is in search of a person to serve as Director of the Executive Secretariat…