Maritime College’s Naval ROTC Enrollment Reaches All-Time High
It seems like only yesterday that the members of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Unit at the State University of New York Maritime College witnessed the September11…
Cortland Cable Company Attains ISO 9001
Cortland Cable Company announces their certification to the ISO 9001:1994 Quality Systems Standard – Model for Quality Assurance in Design, Development, Production, Installation, and Servicing.
USCG: Protecting the American People
Commemoration of the Sept. We pause at this time to recognize the sacrifice of the victims of the Sept. 11th attacks. Our deepest sympathy goes out to their families, loved ones, and to the survivors.
Prepping For Duty:High Tech Training for State-of-the-Art ATB
Just one look at the tug Sea Reliance and its companion barge 550-1 shows that Marine Transport Corp., a Crowley Maritime Corporation company, spared no effort to…
The ATB:A History of the State-of-the-Art
(This is Part I of a two-part series on the Articulated Tug Barge from Robert P. Hill. The American coastwise shipping business has grown in a way that differs from many other nations.
Wesmar Thrusters Propel Alaska Ferry to Success
For years the citizens of Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska were only able to commute to the Island of Ketchikan on a weekly basis, leaving them frustrated and isolated.
The Petroleum Connection
All of the growth markets in the commercial marine marketplace have something to do with petroleum. Supply and crew/supply boats directly support drilling activity…
One Net, Six Engines
In many areas of the world, boats with twin main engines are seen to have advantages over single-engined boats. For the pair trawlers of Hong Kong it is not a question…
Shipyards Work Together
NAVSEA’s Portsmouth Naval Shipyard teaming with General Dynamics Electric Boat (EB) is ahead of schedule this year on one of the Navy’s most challenging projects…
U.K. and the Campaign Against Terrorism
The UK Cabinet Office issued a Progress Report entitled, "The United Kingdom and the Campaign against Terrorism." On the maritime side, the report discusses the…
NTSB to Meet in D.C.
2002. Hook, N.J. on January 4, 2001 and the fire on the small passenger vessel SEASTREAK NEW YORK at Sandy Hook on September 28, 2001.
FMC Interim Order re HASCO
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued an interim order in its proceeding relating to Shanghai Hai Hua Shipping Co., Inc. (HASCO). The primary issue is whether…
Safety Alert: EPIRB Antenna Failure
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Safety Alert reporting that a high percentage of antennas attached to Satellite 406 Category I EPIRBs, product number 2754, manufactured by ACR Electronics, Inc.
Crescent Tankships Orders Innovative Product Tankers
Crescent Tankships, part of the U.K. shipping group Crescent, has ordered two innovative 3,500 dwt chemical and oil tankers from the Rousse Shipyard, Bulgaria.
