Coast Guard on Hand For Relief
The Coast Guard’s air and sea units are at various locations throughout coastal Louisiana and Texas ready to respond to any damaged areas affected by Hurricane Lili.
Federal Mediator Steps In
According to reports, dockworkers agreed to federal mediation Wednesday in the labor dispute with shippers as political pressure mounted in Washington, D.C. In the…
INTERTANKO Transparency Working Group Update
information that the industry is now required to make public. position on transparency. public domain or close enough to create massive disruption. transparency for each of INTERTANKO members.
Stelmar Selects Ernst & Young as Auditor
Stelmar Shipping Ltd. announced that the Company's Audit Committee, in consultation with the Board of Directors, has selected Ernst & Young as its new independent auditor.
Lloyd’s Register to Develop Trimaran Rules for U.K. Royal Navy
Lloyd's Register has been contracted by the U.K. operation of multi-hull vessels including trimarans. carried out by the UK MoD and the US DoD on RV Triton, the QinetiQ-owned research vessel.
Navy Lab Hosts Ceremony
Senior U.S. Navy and government officials will open the Navy's new Magnetic Silencing Complex at 10:00 a.m. on October 7th, 2002 at the Naval Surface Warfare Center…
Telenor Launches New Suite Of Prepaid Services
Telenor Satellite Services (TSS) announced the launch of a new suite of prepaid services for its communications services via the Inmarsat satellite system. Telenor’s…
Oil Price Rises to Impact Transport Sector
The long-term growth in the transport sector will shortly become unsustainable due to oil price increases forecast to occur in the next few years. These are amongst…
New Rescue Craft for Kristiansand City, Fire Department
Kristiansand Fire Department Took delivery of their new 9.7m Fast Response/Rescue Craft in August 2002 . AS. section and is designed for manueverability, good sea keeping and a stable work platform.
EPA Issues Homeland Security Strategic Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its HomelandSecurity Strategic Plan. The plan provides, among other things, that the EPA will be an active…
U.S. Foreign Waterborne Transportation Statistics
MARAD released the U.S. Transportation Statistics for June 2002. Year to date figures show a decrease in volume of 6% for imports and no change in volume for exports over the same period for 2001.
Report on USCG Vessel Documentation User Fees
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Transportation released its Report on USCG Vessel Documentation User Fees. The OIG audit revealed…
United Defense Wins Contracts
United Defense, Industries, Inc announced today the award to NORSHIPCO a division of United States Marine Repair of 2 multi-year, multi-ship, cost plus contracts by the U.S.
Lyras to Give Presentation at Baltic Exchange
In connection with the Maritime London exhibition at the Baltic Exchange on October 3, 2002, Dimitris Lyras representing INTERTANKO will address the widely discussed…
Suit Filed for Recovery of Oil Spill Cleanup Costs
The U.S. the United States filed a complaint against a building owner and management company for recovery of monies expended in responding to and cleaning up an oil spill in Sheepshead Bay in 1999.
USCG Issues Safety Alert
The U.S. Galveston. After stripping a tank, the tankerman opened the tank top cover and an explosion ensued, injuring the tankerman and damaging the vessel. While the investigation is ongoing…
Corps Release Draft Civil Works Strategic Plan for Comment
The United States Army Corps of Engineers today released the draft Civil Works Strategic Plan for a 30-day comment period. The objective of the plan is to provide…
Developing Strategies for Enhancing Surface and Maritime Mobility
Strategies for Enhancing Mobility: A National Challenge. increasing congestion, particularly on the highways. spending on waterways remained constant during the period 1991 through 2000…
Rig Assists a Rescue at Sea
Captains Nunez and Jerry Crawford were aboard Dolphin Towing Company’s Dumar V on September 12, returning from a rig move, when a helicopter owned by American Helicopters of Angleton…
Hual Europe Grounded in Tokyo Bay
Hual Europe, a Ro/Ro vessel built in 2000, was grounded today by the island O-shima in Tokyo Bay. The reason for the grounding is not yet known. The vessel loaded cars in Yokohama…
