Comments Requested on GPS Interference
The USCG is requesting information from vessel operators on problems with, and potential solutions to, GPS system interference. The USCG states mobile telephones…
Tax Bill Vetoed
President Clinton vetoed the $792 billion tax package approved by Congress prior to its August recess. The package included a variety of tax cuts, as well as a repeal…
Royal Dutch/Shell Earnings Double
Royal Dutch/Shell's earnings more than doubled in the third quarter from a year ago, due to much higher oil prices and a corporate overhaul. Chairman Mark Moody…
Report Confirms Increased Assessments on Maritime Industry
U.S. ports got confirmation at its Annual Convention meeting from a just-released General Accounting Office (GAO) Report that both the number and the dollar amount…
USCG Seeks Comments on Liquid HazMat Regulations
The USCG is seeking feedback on its revision of 46 CFR part 151, the regulations for barges carrying bulk liquid hazardous materials. A starting point is a package…
Administration Reiterates Support for Jones Act
The Clinton Administration "supports the Jones Act as an essential element of our Nation's maritime policy, and will not be proposing changes to the Act," said a senior U.S.
Labor Dispute Closes Canadian Ports
A dispute over the use of nonunion labor and wages that has shut down nearly all shipments through Canada's West Coast ports entered its fourth day last Wednesday…
Secretary Slater Unveils Blueprint for 21st Century Marine Transportation System
Addressing a projected increase in waterborne commercial vessel traffic that is expected to double or triple over the next 20 years, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E.
Rolls-Royce Proposes $933 Million Offer for Vickers
In yet another case of giant-eating-giant consolidation, Rolls-Royce Plc has made a surprise $933 million agreed cash offer for Vickers Plc, in a move aimed at making…
TDI-Halter Builds First Super 116-C Jackup Rig
TDI-Halter, the Offshore Division of Halter Marine Group, Inc., recently completed the new construction of the first LeTourneau Super 116-C design jackup drilling rig for Perforadora Central, S.A.
LR: Shipping Is Safer, But Work Still To Be Done
"In spite of the significant advances that have been made in recent years, shipping can and should become safer than it is now. This was the message from Willem de Jong…
Shipyard Management Major Now Offered at USMMA
As head of the United States Merchant Marine Academy's (USMMA), engineering department, Professor Jose Femenia noted 1995 as the year in which the Academy's shipyard…
MSC Celebrates 50 Years of Service
"MSC has been conspicuous because its people and ships generally have been where the action has been." Rear Adm. Rear Adm. Keener made this observation on the U.S.
FastShip Selects Philadelphia Gear Corp.
FastShip Inc. has reached an agreement with Philadephia Gear Corp. to supply sophisticated transmission equipment for the company's revolutionary high-speed trans-Atlantic fleet.
VTMS to Help Ensure Safe Passage for Tankers
Lockheed Martin Ocean, Radar & Sensor Systems (OR&SS) has completed final acceptance testing of its Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) in Valdez, Alaska. The project…
Conrad Industries Reports Earning
Conrad Industries Inc. expects to report earnings per share for the quarter ending Sept. 30 of between $.01 and $.03 compared to earnings per share of $.10 for the quarter ending June 30.
NOAA Ship Surveying Hudson River
NOAA ship Rude - the hydrographic survey ship that located the wreckage of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s aircraft on the sea floor - was in New York through Oct. 17 to survey the Hudson River…
Trimble Settles Class Action Lawsuit
Trimble announced the settlement of the securities class action lawsuit filed on December 6, 1995 against the company and certain of its current and former officers and directors.
Bahamas Family Continues a Marine Tradition
"My dad, Earnest, Sr., has been in the marine business for over 50 years," says Ernest Dean, Jr. of Nassau, in the Bahamas. At the end of September, Dean Jr., who…
Atlantic Marine Completes First Steel Cut
Atlantic Marine, Jacksonville, has accomplished its first cut of steel for its new fleet of 226-passenger U.S.-flag coastal ships for Delta Queen Coastal Cruises.
