Maritime Industry Top News
Ocean Tech Workshop Slated for Oct
As of mid summer, there is a full complement of companies registered to offer class room and boat training on their port and harbor security equipment. The 4th OTW is the only place in the world…
Room to Spare
The world’s tallest ocean liner 236 ft., Cunard Line’s new Queen Mary 2, sailed under the Askøy Bridge in Bergen, Norway, on July 17 during her first-ever “Northern Europe & Fjords” cruise…
FMC Compromise Agreements
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a Notice reporting that it entered into nine compromise agreements with vessel-operating common carriers (VOCCs), ocean…
Grande Mariner to Visit Port of Duluth-Superior
The Grande Mariner, a 183-ft., 100-passenger U.S. cruise vessel, is scheduled to make her third visit to the Port of Duluth-Superior on July 22. The vessel is scheduled…
VSP Guidelines to be Discussed
The National Center for Environmental Health will host a meeting in Port Everglades on August 23-26 to discuss planned revisions to the Vessel Sanitation Program…
Guide to Marine Equipment Approvals Covered by US-EC MRA
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) providing guidance regarding marine equipment approvals covered by the United States…
RRF Ship and Crew Receive Award
The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a press release stating that the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) ship SS FLICKERTAIL STATE and its crew were presented with…
Four Carrier Strike Groups To Return From Summer Pulse ’04
After successfully demonstrating responsive, credible combat power across the globe by operating in five theaters with other U.S., allied and coalition military forces…
Cutter to Receive New Officer in Charge
Coast Guard Cutter Chippewa is scheduled to hold a change-of-command and retirement ceremony Friday at 11 a.m. at Coast Guard Shore Side Detachment Paris Landing here.
UltraStrip Japan Joint Venture Agreement Completed
UltraStrip Systems, Inc. announced that all documentation for its joint venture agreement with Kyokuto Boeki Kaisha, Ltd., Ihara Company, Ltd., Chiba Marine Yokohama Company…
Port Names Environmental Mitigation Coordinator
The Port of Los Angeles announced the appointment of Marisa Trutanich as environmental mitigation coordinator, a position designed to serve as the critical link…
Corps Selects Weston/Bean for $75M Dredging Contract
Weston Solutions, Inc, and joint venture partner Bean Environmental LLC (Weston/Bean) announced an initial $11.8 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…
Pearl Crossing LNG Terminal – License Application
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a Notice stating that they have received an application for licensing of a liquefied natural…
New Coast Guard Station to be Unveiled
A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled Thursday to celebrate the opening of the new Coast Guard Station Oak Island operations building. Crews from Coast Guard Station Oak Island…
DHS Authorization Bill Introduced
Representative Cox (R-CA) introduced a bill (H.R. 4852) to authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2005, and for other purposes. Source: HK Law
Matson Containership MV Maunawili Christened in Philadelphia
Matson Navigation Company, Inc.'s new containership MV Maunawili was christened Saturday, July 17 at Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (KPSI) by Ms. Maryanna G.
Stelmar Shipping Reports 2Q Results
Stelmar Shipping Ltd. announced operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004. Stelmar reported its 38th consecutive quarter of profitability since…
Scientists to Launch the Deepwater Shipwreck Study
What happens to shipwrecks in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and why is the answer so important to the oil and gas industry? A team of world-renowned, multidisciplinary…
Captain Becker Joins MITAGS
Glen Paine, Executive Director of the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) and the Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI), has announced that Captain Robert J.
Lockheed and SJPC Sign Contract
South Jersey Port Corporation (SJPC) awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.86 million contract to enhance security at the Port of Camden, one of the leading ports on the country's eastern seaboard.
