DOT Secretary Mineta to Give Keynote Address at AAPA Convention
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta will address port authority leaders from across the Western Hemisphere on Tuesday, September 24, 2002, at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach…
Port Awards Environmental Excellence Award
The Port of Los Angeles, along with the California Air Resources Board and the South Coast Air Quality Management District, presented today its first-ever Environmental…
Northrop Grumman Appoints Reith as Controller for NN Sector
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Newport News sector has appointed David Reith to the position of controller. In this role, Reith has responsibility for internal systems…
CP Ships Closes on Purchase of Four Ice Strengthened Ships
CP Ships Limited has closed on its purchase of four ice-strengthened containerships which were previously bareboat chartered. The closing price was $181.5 million.
Southwest Marine Awarded Contract
Southwest Marine, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $10,485,093 cost-plus-award-fee modification under a previously awarded contract (N62791-02-C-0067)…
ADEC Mid-Season Report on Cruise Ships
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) reports that the cruise industry has made significant progress in complying with state air emission standards…
Carnival Legend Awarded RINA Green Star
Legend, delivered from Kvaerner Masa yard August 14, 2002, to Carnival Cruise Line. Carnival Legend is also built to RINA class. The 2,124-passenger vessel is a…
Maine Maritime Academy to Host International Symposium
Maine Maritime Academy will host the 3rd General Assembly of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) in late September at the Samoset Resort on the Ocean in Rockport…
Value of Submarine Cables in National Marine Sanctuaries
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a Notice of Availability regarding the report entitled Fair Market Value Analysis for a Fiber…
KMSS Wins India Simulator Contract
Gas Cargo Handling Simulator. The highly advanced simulator will be the first of its kind and will feature two ship models – one LPG tanker and one LNG tanker. The…
EC Recruits EMSA Executive Director
The European Commission issued a press release stating that it has launched the procedure to recruit an Executive Director for the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).
European Envoy Completes Refit at A&P Facility
A&P Birkenhead has reported that the recent dry docking and repair of the European Envoy has been successfully completed. The vessel, which is owned by P&O European Ferries (Irish Sea)…
James River Reserve Fleet Secured
The Coast Guard responded to the report of three listing vessels attached to the James River Reserve Fleet. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Hampton Roads, Va.,…
U.S. Customs Inspectors Deployed to Rotterdam
U.S. Customs Commissioner Robert C. Bonner announced the deployment of the first team of U.S. Customs officers reporting for duty at the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands…
USCG Publishes Notice on Alternate Hull Examination Program
The U.S. Coast Guard has published a notice stating that, effective August 28, 2002, the information collection requirements of the agency's recent regulation relating…
Mississippi Queen Drops Anchor in Pittsburgh
The Mississippi Queen, one of the best-known boats of the Delta Queen Steamboat Line, will arrived at the new North Shore docking facility in the early this morning.
Coast Guard Continues Spill Investigation
Investigators from the Coast Guard marine safety office here are continuing to look into what caused a Holland America cruise ship to spill partially treated wastewater…
Port Authority Receives Approval to Begin Deepening Program
The Port Authority announced today that it has received approval from the Army Corps of Engineers to deepen a section of the Kill van Kull to 50 feet, launching…
Comrod Launches New Multi-Band Cellular Phone Antenna
Norway-based Comrod A/S has launched a new marine Multi-Band Cellular Phone Antenna. The new AC15-BI Antenna is designed for nearly all US and European cellular frequencies…
United Defense's Norfolk Shipyard Wins Ship Repair Contract
United Defense Industries, Inc. announced today the U.S. Navy's contract award to the Norfolk, Va., shipyard, NORSHIPCO, for the topside phased-maintenance, fixed…
