Customs Expands Enforcement of the 24-Hour Rule
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Robert C. Bonner today announced that CBP will begin the next phase of enforcement for the 24-hour rule. The…
Enhancing Hazardous Materials Transportation Security
The Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) issued an interim rule requiring, among other things, that each owner, operator, master, agent, person in charge…
ARL Opens Hong Kong Branch
developers, has opened a branch in Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China. Taiwan companies in the transport and logistics sector.
NOAA Ship Decommissioned
U.S. decommissioned today in a ceremony at its home port in Norfolk, Va. waterways. manages the NOAA fleet of ships and aircraft. efficiently. charts. survey platform in the world. maritime commerce.
General Maritime Corporation Appoints New CFO
General Maritime Corporation announced that it has appointed William "Bill" Viqueira as its new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Viqueira is expected to join General Maritime on Monday May 5…
Small Passenger Vessel Waiver Program
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has launched its . This Internet site allows for downloading of application forms and electronic submittal of the forms. Source: HK Law
Hill Receives NOAA Hero Environmental Award
Marvin O. Virginia. at the Elkins' fire station. environment." Mr. of life and property in and around Randolph County, West Virginia. volunteers, and many other…
Tax Moves Hurt UK Seafarers
Insurance rules for UK companies employing British seafarers announced last week may threaten British jobs. waters will have to pay employers' National Insurance Contributions. them. warns Parr.
Navy Awards Comms Contract
U.S. Navy ships. is 103,000 man-years. Work will be performed in St. Md. (96%); Ingleside, Texas (2%); and Quantico, Va. expected to be completed in April 2004. year.
Port of Baton Rouge Hires Polansky for Security
John Polansky, Jr. the Port of Greater Baton Rouge. facilities. 1978 with a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. inspections of highway construction projects. Charles Harbor and Terminal District.
Hahn Named President and CEO at BC Ferries
David Hahn, former senior executive with the Ogden Corporation in New York, has accepted the position as President and CEO of the newly restructured British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
EC Eliminates Inland Waterway Fleet Capacity Regulation
The European Commission (EC) issued a Press Release
MISC to Acquire NOL’s American Eagle Tankers
Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad (MISC) will acquire Neptune Orient Lines’s American Eagle Tankers (AET). The acquisition will provide MISC with…
Hearing Focuses on Ownership Requirements for U.S. Flag Dredges
Congressional members heard from the port industry about concerns over adequate dredge capacity at a House Joint Subcommittee hearing of the Transportation and Infrastructure’s…
General Dynamics Awards Contract to Marotta
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a business unit of General Dynamics has awarded Marotta a contract to provide solenoid valves on the DDG-51 Class of Navy ships.
AAPA Calls For GAO Study On Adequate Dredge Capacity
Congressional members listened intently this past week to the port industry regarding concerns over adequate dredge capacity. Some of the port industry's most formidable…
London Club Call Performance Confirms Financial Stability
The London P&I Club has, for more than 10 years, continued to maintain the policy of stable supplementary and release calls. Following a meeting on April 16, the…
Government Update
By Dennis L. Bryant, senior maritime counsel, Holland & Knight, Washington, D.C. The federal government has concluded that one means of enhancing maritime security…
OECD Warns of Secrecy, Maritime Risks
A recent wire report from Reuters commented that corporate secrecy, a prevalent business practice in the tight-lipped maritime industry, could enable extremists…
EIA: US stocks remain low
report (ending 18 April) from the US. reported an even bigger gain of 13.1 mb. remain uncomfortably low. just three weeks earlier. inventories to normal". million barrels, i.e. years.
