Rigdon Marine Signs Long-Term Contract
Larry Rigdon, President and CEO of Rigdon Marine, announced the signing of a long-term contract to provide offshore vessel services in the Gulf of Mexico to Terra Seismic Services…
New EC Commissioner for Transport Named
New EC President-designate Jose Manuel Barroso has selected Jacques Barrot of France to serve as Vice President, Commissioner for Transport. The current portfolio…
PA Rule not Applicable to Jones Act
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided that the Pennsylvania Rule is not applicable to cases of seaman personal injury brought under the Jones Act.
Cedar Bayou Nav Improvements
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a Notice stating that the agency intends to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for improvements to…
Sabine Transportation Sentenced for Illegal Ocean Dump
Thomas L. Sansonetti, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, and Charles W. Larson, Sr., U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa…
TSA to Test New ID Card
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the award of a $12 million contract to BearingPoint, Inc. to begin the Prototype Phase of the Transportation…
MSO New Orleans – Hurricane Condition Two
USCG Marine Safety Office (MSO) New Orleans is operating at Hurricane Condition Two due to approaching tropical storms Bonnie and Charlie. Condition Two means that…
Numbering of undocumented U.S. barges – Proposal
The U.S. Coast Guard is reopening, through November 10, the comment on its proposal to require numbering of certain undocumented U.S. barges. 69 Fed. Reg. 49844 (HK Law).
Loftus Hired at Hydrex
Brandon Loftus has been hired to handle Aftermarket Sales for Hägglunds installed equipment base of Hydrex (previously Flender) motors. Hägglunds is one of the world’s…
Raytheon Italian Navy Contract Modified
Italian Navy's Multi-Purpose Vessel. technical support, training and documentation. procured, installed, tested and integrated within the IES. in Concord, Calif. (57.6 percent); Portsmouth, R.I.
Shell Marine Issues Safety @ Heart Award
Pictured is Sheamus Keehan and Marco Galizioli, Manager Americas, Operation Technical HS&E, SMP U.S. present Shell’s “Safety @ Heart” Award plaque to Pat Studdert…
This Day in Naval History - Aug. 12
1812 - USS Constitution captures and destroys brig Adeona. 1918 - Secretary of the Navy approves acceptance of women as yeoman in U.S. Navy. 1942 - USS Cleveland…
Rotterdam Traffic Grows 8%
In the first half of 2004, 177 million tons of cargo was transhipped in the port of Rotterdam, 8 percent more than the first half of 2003. Outgoing trade increased…
Swiss Container Line in Rotterdam
Forwarding company Swiss Container Line (SCL), part of the Atlantic Forwarding Group, started its own operations in Rotterdam. It concentrates on shipments between Asia and Europe.
BP Shipping Orders VLITs
BP Shipping has ordered two Very Large Inland Tankers (VLIT’s) with a capacity of some 10,300 cu. m. each. The Breko shipyard from the city of Papendrecht (close…
Labor Shortage Causes Rotterdam Bottleneck
At present the main bottleneck causing congestion in Rotterdam is labor shortage. Therefore ECT raised the number of extra personnel with 20 to 120. Some 70 are “in” and the first 20 are trained now.
Crowley to Ship Double Stack Railcars
Corporation. Manzanillo, Panama. articulated car making the total unit more than 200-feet long. five wells capable of holding two 40-foot containers stacked. the…
OPA 90 Alert – New Limitations on Lessor Liability
Holland & Knight LLP issued a Maritime Alert advising clients of the recent amendment of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) that substantially ameliorates the…
Hearing on Transportation Security
On August 25, the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will conduct hearing on the…
MSO New Orleans – Hurricane Condition Four
USCG Marine Safety Office (MSO) New Orleans is operating at Hurricane Condition Four due to approaching tropical storms Bonnie and Charlie (the name should have been Clyde).
