Maritime Industry Top News
Bunkering Testing Breakthrough
Octel Petroleum Specialties, the UK fuel additive manufacturer, has made a significant breakthrough in the science of predicting the stability of heavy fuel oils.
Seville Shipyard Delivers Ferry to ENTMV
Izar Sevilla delivered the ferry Tassili II to Algeria’s Entreprise Nationale de Transport Maritime de Voyageurs (ENTMV). Tassili II is the first of the two sister vessels for ENTMV…
Crowley Enhances its Latin America Service
routes. Republic and Haiti. On Dec. 7, Crowley will use the 176 TEU, Lo/Lo vessel, M.V. to transport cargo directly from Port Everglades, Fla., to Rama. Rama and Puerto Limon, every week. Everglades.
EB Gets $47.7M Deal
Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn. Technical support for active Nuclear Submarines. Conn. (62 percent), Bangor, Wash. (18 percent), Kings Bay, Ga. Newport, R.I. (5 percent), and Quonset, R.I.
EU, US Tighten Maritime Container Security
The first measures contributing to strengthening the security of maritime container transport have been agreed by the EU and the US. The measures, which will facilitate…
Accumulated Time Off Pay System Upheld
In an unpublished decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the validity of the accumulated time off (ATO) pay system. In the instant case…
Remarks by Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge
Good morning. Thank you, Governor, for that warm introduction. I appreciate your kind words. And I want to thank everyone here today for the commitment you have…
Immigration Ops Nets 14 Illegals in Port of Tampa
Paul I. Perez, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, Steven J Trent, Special Agent-in-Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Frank Cioffi…
CP Ships 3Q Results
CP Ships Limited today announced unaudited operating income for third quarter 2004 of $41 million, up from restated $38 million operating income in third quarter 2003.
Titan Saves Container Barge from Rocks
The 6,000 ton container barge Guantanamo Bay Express, departed Jacksonville, Florida at around midnight on November 12th under tow of the US flag SPENCE on her…
Navy to Christen New Guided Missile Destroyer Bainbridge
The newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, Bainbridge (DDG 96) was christened on Nov. 13 at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. John Young will deliver the ceremony's principal address.
Houston Ship Channel Celebrates 90th Birthday
With the push-button firing of a canon triggered at the White House by President Woodrow Wilson, the Houston Ship Channel was officially opened for commercial vessel transit operations on November 10…
ASA Passes Key Initiatives
-- ASA will work to help the U.S. Coast Guard review its current list of Salvage, Firefighting and Lightering contractors that provide service in response to the requirements of OPA-90.
Maritime Security in U.S./Canada Boundary
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) providing guidance with regard to maritime security compliance and enforcement in…
Container Barge Runs Aground
Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Jacksonville is overseeing response operations to the grounding of the 250-foot container barge, Guantanamo Bay Express, which was…
AIS: Electromagnetic Frequency ID
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing to identify the electromagnetic spectrum that should be used for the maritime Automatic Identification System…
Conrad Industries Reports 3Q Results
Conrad Industries, Inc. reported a net loss of $1.2 million and loss per diluted share of $0.16 for the three months ended September 30, 2004 compared to a net loss of $827…
Kirby Case: An Expanded Analysis
Following is a more expanded analysis of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision than the short summary provided yesterday. This analysis was prepared by Chester Hooper or Holland & Knight.
Iridium Approves WCC Comms Solutions
World Communication Center (WCC), a provider of worldwide satellite voice and data communications, announced that its MariTrack SSAS and ComCenter solutions have…
Shell Marine Products Wins MSC Contract
Shell Marine Products (US) Company (SMP) has been awarded a Department of Defense contract to support more than 150 government-owned ships in the U.S. Navy's Military…
