Coast Guard and INS Team Up to Stop Fraud
Coast Guard Investigative Service, Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Miami and Immigration and Naturalization Service agents teamed up to crack two cases of merchant…
COMMUNICATIONS: Vessel Operators Stay Connected on the Go
In today's fast moving offshore service industry with vessels venturing deeper and deeper into the Gulf of Mexico and to far off oilrigs around the world, communications is more important than ever.
Will the USCG be Properly Funded?
The White House has embarked on a full-scale effort to sell the new federal cabinet level Department of Homeland Security. While the Congress does not seem to oppose…
MMS: Oil Production Offshore GOM to Rise Steeply
The Minerals Management Service (MMS), Gulf of Mexico Region, released new oil and gas daily production rate projections that encompass the year 2006. According to the new report…
MV Florida get new Cat Power at Bollinger
The Crescent Towing tug Florida undergoes sea trials on the Mississippi River at New Orleans following repowering from single screw to double screw and the replacement…
Tornga Awarded the 2001 Thomas Crowley Trophy
Craig Tornga, general manager of oil industry services for Crowley Marine Services in Alaska, was awarded the 2001 Thomas Crowley Trophy, Crowley Maritime Corporation's highest honor…
TOP NEWS: Trinity in Legal Mess over Barge Corrosion
Florida Marine Transportation Inc., New Orleans, La. filed the charges in Louisiana State Court claiming the coating material inside the barge hull voids was a food…
PORT SECURITY: Status Report since 9/11
This article focuses on the necessity to craft an effective network system while meeting the government's objectives in the basic rules for security and surveillance of Ports throughout America.
Maritime Transportation Anti-Terrorism Act Of 2002 Approved By House
Bipartisan legislation that establishes a comprehensive national system to increase anti-terrorism security at U.S. ports and waterways — "The Maritime Transportation Antiterrorism Act of 2002" (H.R.
FEATURE: Fighting Fire with Fire
In 1904 a boiler onboard the steamship vessel General Slocum exploded, killing 1,000 people in the ensuing blaze. Even though the conditions that existed on the…
NTSB Reports on Ferry Fire
The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of a fire aboard a New York City commuter ferry was the operator's inadequate inspection…
LWT Announces New Special Dredging Products
Liquid Waste Technology, Inc. Initial applications have included cleaning out a cooling tank at a nuclear power plant without taking the system out of service as was necessary before.
Annual Silver Bell Awards Held in NY
The Seamen’s Church Institute of New York and New Jersey held the 25th Annual Silver Bell Awards Dinner on June 11 at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. It drew a record…
Seattle Cruise Ship Project Approved
The Washington State Department of has approved plans by the Port of Seattle to refurbish Pier 90 to accommodate a temporary cruise ship terminal. Plans by the Port…
Transas Installs First VTMS Simulator in Russia
Transas Eurasia, Transas’ agent for Russia and CIS areas, has installed a VTMS training simulation complex at the Makarov State Maritime Academy (St. Petersburg, Russia).
Canyon’s Quest ROV Awarded Drill Support Contracts
Canyon Offshore, Inc., has announced that it has been awarded drill support contracts on board the drilling rig Rowan Midland for its new electric Work Class ROV, Quest #3.
NASSCO Awarded Third T-AKE Ship
Ammunition Ship (T-AKE) Class. Diego and is to be completed by May 2006. not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. activity.
Haats Assumes Management at MWH
Dr. Joachim Haats officially took over the management of Märkisches Werk GmbH, Halver on May 1. After 40 years, the managing director Dieter Hoffmann placed the…
San Fernando Shipyard Gets a Ro-Pax Ferry Order
IZAR San Fernando Shipyard landed an order for building a ro-pax ferry to be operated by Strandfaraskip Landsins, the state-owned shipowning company of the Faroe Islands.
Empress of the North Scheduled for Completion in May 2003
American West Steamboat Company has begun construction of a second sternwheeler cruise ship, the Empress of the North, scheduled for completion in May 2003. The…
