PVA Meets with TSA Officials
The newly created Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is best known for the fact that it is taking over all security and screening functions at American airports.
SOCP Meeting to be Held at the Maine Maritime Academy
The SOCP will be hosted by and convene at the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine on October 16-17, 2002. The meeting will focus on future directions for SOCP…
Coast Guard Cutter Welcomes New Commanding Officer
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro will hold a change of command ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday at Coast Guard Island. Capt. Robert L. Hurst, coming from the Naval War College…
Kvaerner Masa-Yards Signs Letter of Intent
The Norwegian shipowner Color Line AS and Kvaerner Masa-Yards in Finland have signed a Letter of Intent according to which the parties agree that Color Line will…
Crowley Receives Customer Service Award
Crowley Liner Services has been honored with SC Johnson's "Outstanding Customer Service Award" for 2001. Crowley's Gunter Majzner, senior account manager, and Greig Havern…
NASSCO Signs Agreement for Use of Tribon Shipbuilding System
The National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), has signed a five-year agreement to continue their use of the Tribon Shipbuilding System at the San Diego shipyard in California.
House Transportation Committee Proposes to Keep USCG Out of Homeland
In a bipartisan vote, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee amended the Homeland Security Agency proposal to protect the Coast Guard and Federal…
Irish Ferry Emerges from Refit at A&P Falmouth
On the evening of June 7th, A&P Falmouth welcomed the Irish Ferries passenger vessel Isle of Innisfree to its dry docks for repairs. This vessel represents the fourth…
NSRP Approves $600K for Panel Projects
The Executive Control Board of the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) approved funding for 10 Ship Production Panel Projects with conditional approval…
KMSS Wins Contract
Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems (KMSS) has secured the contract to supply an Inland Waterway Simulator to the NOVA College – Shipping, Transport and Logistics Unit based in Ijmuiden, Netherlands.
Northrop Grumman Delivers Another Sealift Ship
USNS Brittin (T-AKR 305), the sixth of seven Bob Hope-class strategic sealift ships being built by Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ship Systems sector, was delivered to the U.S.
