Under One Roof on the Internet
With their newly developed www.manbw.com Internet homepage, the MAN B&W Diesel Group went online precisely with the start of the SMM trade fair “Shipbuilding, Machinery…
LASCO Fleet Orders Two New Vessels
With a twin-masted sterling silver replica of an Imabari sailing ship in front of them to commemorate the event, officials of Lasco Shipping Co. (LASCO) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co.…
ACBL Promotes Lindsey
Leslie Lindsey has been promoted to Traffic Manager for the Cairo/St. Louis area. She was previously a dispatcher for Cairo/St. Louis. Lindsey holds a Bachelor of…
Port Security Unit Returns to U.S.
Coast Guard Port Security Unit 308, which supported Operation Enduring Freedom in the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain, will returned to the United States. The PSU…
NOAA Fisheries Seize 80 Tons of Albacore
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) Office for Law Enforcement (OLE) special agents have seized 80 short tons of albacore tuna, worth over $141…
Keppel Corporation Appoints Ang to Board
Keppel Corporation Ltd (KCL) is strengthening its Board further with the appointment of corporate lawyer Andrew Ang. "We are certain that we shall benefit immensely…
Wärtsilä Acquires CGL
Wärtsilä has solidified a deal on September 30 to acquire the engine component reconditioning company, CGL Industries Ltd. in Canada. The acquisition consists of…
Coast Guard Units to Exercise New Technology
Coast Guard units, local law enforcement and marine agencies will conduct an exercise Wednesday to test emergency response plans and evaluate upgraded communication…
Funding for National Nonprofit Boating Safety Organizations
The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking applications for grants and cooperative agreements from national nongovernmental nonprofit public service organizations promoting boating safety on the national level.
Teekay Orders Newbuilding Aframax Tankers
Teekay Shipping Corporation (Teekay) announced that it has entered into agreements to purchase four high specification Aframax newbuildings, two each with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.
Labor Disputes Paralyze West Coast Ports
A contract dispute between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association has crippled West Coast Ports from Seattle to San Diego.
New York Federal Court Finds Coast Guard Immune To Negligence Claim
In Smith v. United States Coast Guard, 2002 WL 31094803 (S.D.N.Y. September 16, 2002), plaintiffs, passengers aboard the CONSERVATOR, which capsized in 1998, sued…
All Set Tracking Launches New Electronic Seal
In order to meet upcoming requirements for container security, All Set Tracking has developed the ALLTrack e-Seal that will make electronic sealing easy and flexible.
SonTek ADP System Sold to NOAA/NOS
SonTek/YSI, Inc. has sold a 250 kHz Long Range SL-ADP system to the National Ocean Service. The instrument will be used to measure horizontal current profiles in support of the P.O.R.T.S.
Eagle is Landing for Contship Containerlines
Contship Containerlines will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Eagle service between Europe and Australasia, by retiring the "Eagle" service brand name and strengthening…
Nera Introduces the Nera F33
Norwegian satellite equipment provider Nera SatCom AS, together with Inmarsat, introduced the new Nera F33 product concept to the maritime market. The Nera F33 will…
SAILOR Fleet77 Launched at SMM in Hamburg
SAILOR introduced the new satellite communications terminal SAILOR Fleet77. The new terminal is for the recently launched Inmarsat satellite service Fleet77. According to its manufacturers…
Columbia Coastal Transport Joins MARAD’s VISA Program
Columbia Coastal Transport, LLC, has been notified by Maritime Administrator, Captain William G. Schubert, that its application was approved for MARAD’s Voluntary…
Austal to Build Circle Line’s First High Speed Vessel
Austal USA has signed a contract with New York operator, Circle Line-Statue of Liberty Ferry, Inc. (Circle Line) for a 143-ft. passenger catamaran which will be…
MHI Receives Dredger Order
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order for a large size dredge from the Suez Canal Authority of Egypt and has signed the contract recently.
