North Atlantic Right Whale Management Measures
In August 2001, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposed ship traffic management measures as a means of reducing the incidence of ship strikes and resulting…
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Designated as NDZ
On May 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule designating the state waters within the boundaries of the Florida Keys National Marine…
NY & NJ Holds Waterfront Conference
On May 15, the Municipal Waterfront Alliance sponsored its second port-wide waterfront conference focused on the legal, environmental, infrastructure, redevelopment…
Coast Guard Cutter Terminates Vessel Voyage
A Coast Guard cutter Anacapa boarding team terminated the voyage of a fishing vessel for unserviceable safety equipment Monday. The fishing vessel Alaska Rose was in the vicinity of Coronation Island…
Sperry Marine Receives New Orders For VDRs
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Sperry Marine business unit announced that it has received recent orders for 10 VoyageMaster Voyage Data Recorders (VDR). Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Ports Applaud Increased Funding For Security
Increased funding for port security in H.R. 3983, the "Maritime Transportation Antiterrorism Act of 2002," was passed the House on June 4. The FY '02 supplemental appropriations bills…
DNVPS Opens Lab in Algeciras
DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) officially opened its new specialist fuel laboratory in Algeciras, Spain, as part of the company’s strategy to reduce simple transit…
UN Atlas of the Oceans is Launched
IMO has joined with a host of other United Nations agencies and leading international scientific bodies in developing the first comprehensive real-time tool to assess the state of world's oceans.
Farstad Confirms Contracts
Brazil Offshore Services (BOS), which is a joint venture between Farstad Shipping ASA and Petroserv SA, formally announced the contracts for three different classes of anchorhandling vessels…
House Passes Amended Version of Bill
At an evening session, the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to and passed an amended version of the Maritime Transportation Antiterrorism Act of 2002 (H.R. 3983).
ABS SafeShip Version 2.0 Released
ABS has released an expanded Version 2.0 of the Hull Maintenance module of the ABS SafeShip lifecycle integrity management system. The system is applicable to all…
