STCW Focus Team Chartered
RADM Robert C. North, the Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety and Environmental Protection, has chartered an STCW Implementation Focus and Coordination Team to…
STCW Focus Team Chartered
RADM Robert C. North, the Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety and Environmental Protection, has chartered an STCW Implementation Focus and Coordination Team to…
MMS and USCH Sign Oil & Gas Agreement
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the USCG specifying which agency will be…
Administrative Process For Jones Act Waivers
The U.S. coastwise laws (primarily the Jones Act and the Passenger Vessel Services Act) require to carry cargo or passengers between U.S. ports, a vessel must be U.S.-flagged…
New Regulations to Improve Safety of Tank Barges in Northeast U.S.
The Commander, First USCG District has published the final rule for the increased safety of towing vessels and tank barges operating in the Northeastern U.S. The…
New Regulations to Improve Safety of Tank Barges in Northeast U.S.
The Commander, First USCG District has published the final rule for the increased safety of towing vessels and tank barges operating in the Northeastern U.S. The…
Accidents and Vessel Casualties
M/V Isabella sank two miles west of Ft. Pierce, Fla. USCG Group Miami dispatched a Coast Guard Station (CGSTA) Fort Pierce utility boat (UTB). The crew was removed…
Algoma Central Chief Challenges Marine Industry
During the annual Marine Club Dinner, Peter Cresswell, president and CEO of Algoma Central Corp., told 1,200 shipping and marine industry executives the future of the Great Lakes-St.
Mariners' Museum with Expo on Chris-Craft
The Mariners' Museum, in Newport News, Va., will present Chris-Craft: The Affordable Dream through December 31, 1999; an exhibit that traces the American love affair with the company's mahogany boats…
NOAA Adds Vector Charts in Agreement with Maptech
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Maptech, Inc. have successfully negotiated an expansion of their existing Cooperative Research and…
More Power, Less Fuel for Factory Trawler
When trawler Cape Horn left Bellingham Bay Shipyard in Washington for the January 20, 1999 trawl opening in the Bering Sea fishing grounds, she carried nearly 400…
Reef Society To Sink Cape Breton
The Artificial Reef Society, in conjunction with other groups, is planning on sinking the majority of former HMCS Cape Breton as the Canadian Merchant Navy Memorial Artificial Reef.
New Ferry Gets Name: Snohomish
The so-called "Son of Chinook" finally has a formal name: Snohomish. That's the name given to the new passenger-only ferry, now being built at Dakota Creek Shipyards in Anacortes.
NNS Awards New Contract
Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has been awarded a $22 million Navy contract to perform maintenance, repairs and alterations of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
U.S. Navy Awards Ingalls $620 Million Shipbuilding Contract
Ingalls has been awarded a $620 million contract to build two additional DDG 51 Class Aegis guided missile destroyers for the U.S. Navy. The two-ship contract awarded…
Record Number of Delegates at SSPC 98
The SSPC 98 International Conference and Exhibition, recently held in Orlando, was attended by a record-breaking number of delegates. 3,243 users and suppliers of…
Offshore Systems International Awarded Contract
John Jacobson, president and CEO of Offshore Systems International Ltd. announced the award of a $700,000 contract to deliver a radar display and tracking system…
NORSHIPCO Proceeds with USNS Shasta Contract
Military Sealift Command (MSC) has canceled its stop-work order and given NORSHIPCO permission to proceed with repair and conversion work on USNS Shasta. With options…
Large Project Awarded to Elliott Bay
The new SOLAS regulations are at the center of a large project recently awarded to Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG). The Seattle-based naval architecture and marine…
Marcon Involved in Three Vessel Sales
Crowley Maritime Services, Seattle, has sold its twin screw tug Geronimo (ex-Zeno) to Bay Towing Corp. of Norfolk, Va. The tug, built in 1967, measures 128 x 32.8 ft.…
