DHS, EC Expand Maritime Security Ties
The European Community and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) signed an agreement that, among other things, calls for the prompt expansion of Customs andā¦
LHWCA Settlement Unenforceable
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that a written settlement agreement involving a claim under the Longshoremen and Harbor Workersā Compensationā¦
Title Insurance did not Include Casino Vessel Being Built
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that title insurance written to cover a real estate project for a gaming development did not include a casinoā¦
Transport Committee OKs USCG Bill
Bipartisan legislation that authorizes approximately $8 billion for the U.S. Coast Guard in Fiscal Year 2005, including $1.1 billion for the agencyās efforts toā¦
Buzzardās Bay: One Year Later
April 27, 2004, marks one year since the Bouchard tank barge B. No. 120 ran aground and spilled approximately 55,000 gallons of Number 6 fuel oil in Buzzards Bay.
Joint Maritime Anti-Terror Exercise Planned
The Coast Guard and its state and local law enforcement and transportation partners have scheduled an exercise April 26-27 at the Woods Hole Steamship Authorityā¦
MERPAC to Meet
The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC), sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard, will meet in Washington, DC on June 2-3, 2004 to discuss issues relatedā¦
This Day in Naval History
1805 - Naval forces capture Derne, Tripoli; raise first U.S. flag over foreign soil. 1813 - U.S. Navy and Army forces capture York (now Toronto), Canada. 1861 -ā¦
Wärtsilä to Power New DE Tanker
Wärtsilä Corporation received a contract to supply main diesel generating sets for a 19,500 dwt product/chemical tanker being built at Shanghai Edward Shipbuilding in the People's Republic of China.
Damen Delivers Dredger to SCA
Damen Shipyards Gorinchem delivered the Cutter Suction Dredger ā10th of Ramadanā to the Suez Canal Authority (SCA). In 2002 the contract for delivery of the designā¦
Euronav, Partners Buy Worldās Largest Tankers
Euronav, the tanker subsidiary of the CMB group, together with partners have reached an agreement for the acquisition of four double hull āV plusā ships (also knownā¦
Report: USCG Should Speed its Modernization
The U.S. Coast Guard's ongoing effort to update its fleet of cutters and air vehicles over 20 years will not equip the service to perform both its traditional missionsā¦
NASSCO Holds Keel-Laying Ceremony For First T-AKE
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) late last week held the keel-laying ceremony for the first ship in the T-AKE program, a new class of combat logisticsā¦
