Yemen to Establish Coast Guard with U.S. Assistance
Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh met on Thursday with Chief of the U.S. Army's Central Command Gen. Tommy Franks. During the meeting, attended by Vice President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi…
Celebrity Honored for First Gas Turbine Cruise Ship
Celebrity Cruises has been honored by Lloyd's List for building the world's first smokeless gas turbine-powered cruise ship. The recognition came during Lloyd's biennial Shipbuilding…
Horizon Offshore Contract
Horizon Offshore, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Horizon Offshore Contractors, Inc., has been awarded a contract by Williams Oil Gathering, LLC to install 49.96…
Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2002 Earnings
Northrop Grumman Corporation has reported net income from continuing operations of $141 million for the 2002 third quarter, or $1.17 per share, on 115.2 million average diluted shares outstanding…
Pacific Northwest Coast Guard Units Contribute Nearly $4B in Narcotic Seizures
The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than 93,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in the fiscal year that ended September 30; an amount equal to 80 percent of the 117…
Company and Senior Officers Fined for Falsifying Export Certificates
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a news release stating that a Louisiana company specializing in the export of agricultural products…
FMC Meeting on Passenger Vessel Regulations
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a notice stating that it will conduct a meeting in Washington, D.C. on October 23, 2002 to consider revisions to the Passenger Vessel regulations.
American Vessel Repair Statute Interpreted
In a designated test case, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that any ad valorem duty imposed on a U.S. comply with mandatory U.S. necessary to perform the required work.
McGuire Award Goes to 9/11 Heroes
Four people symbolic of those in the frontline of the massive waterfront rescue and evacuation operation, which followed the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York on 11 September 2001…
Maritime Academy to Host Open House
2002 from 11 am to 2 pm. The Academy is located on East Front Street at Barlow Avenue (next to the Holiday Inn) in Traverse City. Visitors will have the opportunity…
Interest in New TCA Turbocharger Generation
Dr. Wolfram Lausch, Director of MAN B&W Diesel’s Marine-Division summed up the positive results from this year’s trade fair in Hamburg: “The SMM fully came up to our expectations.
Ensolve Biosystems Wins Navy Contract
EnSolve Biosystems has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Navy to develop a fully automated biomechanical system…
Wärtsilä’s Sulzer RT-flex60C Completes Test
The first Sulzer RT-flex60C low-speed marine engine has completed its official shop test in the Trieste factory in Italy of Wärtsilä Corporation. The Sulzer RT-flex60C…
MEPC Focuses on Environmental Issues
As environmental issues took center stage at IMO during the 48th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) last week (October 7 to 11), delegates…
Coast Guard Conducts Waterways Study
The Coast Guard is conducting a Waterways Analysis and Management System (WAMS) study of the waterways surrounding the San Juan Islands. This study specifically…
GD Reports 3Q Results
General Dynamics reported 2002 third quarter net earnings of $268 million, or $1.32 per share on a fully diluted basis, on sales of $3.3 billion. Before the impact of FAS 142…
Administration Calls for Prompt Creation of Department of Homeland Security
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Barge Removed from Beach
The barge Kivalina was safely removed from a beach near Red Dog port late last night and is now being towed to a buoy offshore where divers will inspect it for damage.
California OSRO Rating Program
The California Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) issued its final rule on Oil Spill Response Organization (OSRO) Rating. required to identify and ensure…
TAI PING Refloat Soon
The New Zealand Maritime Safety Authority (MSA) issued a press release stating that the first attempt to refloat the TAI PING is scheduled for October 17. Cargo…
