USCG Approves Carmanah Solar LED Marine Lights
lights for use on USCG aids to navigation. This approval was released by the Commandant for the USCG through Notice 16500 - issued on July 30, 2002 and entitled…
Transas Expands Product Line with Navi-Fisher 3000
In July 2002, Transas expanded its new-generation 3000 line of onboard products with a new development, the Navi-Fisher 3000. The new electronic chart system is…
FMC to Examine Sovereign Immunity Claim of Md Port
Administration The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued an Order directing Ceres Marine Terminals and the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) to submit reply…
Coast Guard Captain Resumes Post
Vice Admiral Terry Cross, commander of the Eleventh Coast Guard District, reinstated Captain John Holmes to his position as the commanding officer of Coast Guard…
MAIB Issues Report on M/V Rosebank Fire
The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) issued a Report on its investigation into the fire that occurred on the small (1213 GT) freighter Rosebank on December 15, 2001.
Coast Guard Intercepts Illegal Shark-Finning Vessel
Coast Guard Cutter Tybee arrived in San Diego, Ca. on Friday escorting the King Diamond II, a Honolulu-based, 82-ft. fishing vessel with 12 tons of prohibited shark fins onboard.
Admiral Collins Discusses Challenges of Security
Admiral Thomas Collins, Commandant, U.S. Challenges of Maritime Security. He discussed the differences between seaports and airports, the need to push the borders out…
WWII Vessel to Sail Again
A donation from EVAC Environmental firm will allow a World War II vessel that sailed 40 missions to France and England during WWII to sail again and serve as a museum…
Bunkerfuels Korea Team Joins OceanConnect
OceanConnect President Thomas K. Reilly announced today that the entire Bunkerfuels Korea team has joined OceanConnect, effective immediately. Bunkerfuels is owned by World Fuel Services…
Glenn Joins MLA Board of Directors
Bobby Glenn, an attorney with the law firm of Hunter Maclean, was elected to a three-year term on the board of directors for the Maritime Law Association (MLA) of the United States.
Nova Group Secures Contract
Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Hawaii. Project B. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured…
Vastar Horn Mountain Spar Installation Completed
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) contracted C & C Technologies, Inc. and alliance partner, Century Subsea, for the Vastar Resources, Inc. Horn Mountain SPAR Project.
OTAL to Move its Port Operations in Amsterdam
OT Africa Line (OTAL ) is to move its port operations in Amsterdam from the Ceres Amsterdam Marine Terminal to the USA Terminal, a new deep sea terminal and multimodal…
MCA Reports Fatal Accident
On August 22, the Falmouth Coastguard received a call on channel 16 from a United Kingdom registered cable ship, Wave Sentinel, requesting medical assistance for…
FMC Declines to Expedite Appeal Process
and expedite its appeal had been denied by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). towing services in the port and another alleging unreasonable refusal to deal or negotiate.
USACE to Conduct Boston Harbor Navigation Study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a feasibility study and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to determine the navigation-related needs of the harbor…
Execs Charged and Corporations Plead Guilty to Pollution
A federal grand jury in Anchorage indicted a corporate director, two corporate managers, a ship's captain and a first engineer for their roles in an ocean pollution…
Search for Missing Boater Suspended
The Coast Guard suspended its search at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday for missing boater Jason Henderson. The search for Henderson, 30, lasted seven days and covered more than 220…
Mississippi River Commission Schedules Meeting For Friday
Dock, at mile 53 on the Houma Navigation Canal. communities along the Mississippi River. August 11 in St. Paul, Minn. directly address their views to members of the Commission.
Spinnaker Reveals Radical Pay Changes
Maritime recruitment specialist, Spinnaker Consulting, has warned that radical pay structure changes for UK shipbrokers are resulting in brokers wanting to move out of competitive broking.
