Construction Starts on New Maritime Tech Center
Maritime Technology Information Center. will house a collaborative environment for ship design and new concepts in naval engineering. The U.S. September 25, 2003. engineering solutions for the fleet.
Polar Star returns to Seattle
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star will be returning to Seattle Tuesday afternoon. The 399-ft., Seattle-based cutter is returning after a five-month deployment where…
INTERTANKO Welcomes New Chairman
INTERTANKO's Council unanimously elected Stephen Van Dyck as the Association's new Chairman during the recent Dubai Tanker Event. Van Dyck is chairman of Florida-based Maritrans Inc.
Coastal Marine Awarded Contract
Coastal Marine Equipment Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide the deck machinery for the Penn Maritime ATB (tug & barge) being constructed at Bay Shipbuilding…
Little USV, Big Applications
Air dropable, ship deployable and multi-mission configurable, big things do come in little packages. Northwind Marine’s unmanned surface vehicle (USV); the “SeaFox”…
BHO Refinances To Acquire Vessel
B+H Ocean Carriers Ltd. has acquired a 98,000dwt OBO, or combination carrier, committed to a Time Charter at $27,000 from delivery through March 13, 2006, plus or minus one month.
NY Senator Calls for Enhanced Security
Senator Schumer is calling for the installation of screening for persons disembarking from passenger ships in New York City. He wants the US-VISIT program to be instituted for such ships…
Ocean Exploration Bill Introduced
Senator Stevens (R-AK) introduced a bill (S. 2280) to establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Source: HK Law
Draft Environmental Assessment on Disposal of Vessels
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) released a notice stating that the comment period on its draft environmental assessment for transfer of approximately nine obsolete…
