NASSCO, BP Hold Naming Ceremony
Preparing to name the Alaskan Frontier are Richard Vortmann, President of NASSCO, ship's Sponsor Pamela Olver, spouse of Richard Olver, Deputy Group Chief Executive of BP…
Energy Prices: The wild card again?
If the world’s LNG trades evolve in the future as many expect, there will be significantly more work for ship repairers in the Atlantic Basin. There are, for the moment…
MSC Observes National Maritime Day
Pictured is U.S. Representative Gene Taylor of Mississippi. More than 200 guests attended Military Sealift Command's annual National Maritime Day ceremony at Willard…
Maritime Bills Introduced
Representative Ehlers (R-MI) introduced a bill (H.R. 4416) to establish the Great Lakes Protection and Restoration Committee. Representative Crane (R-IL) introduced a bill (H.R.
Two Convicted in Human Smuggling Case
Two men face a minimum sentence of three years in prison after a jury convicted them today on human smuggling charges stemming from the discovery of 19 Chinese nationals…
St. Lawrence Seaway Draft
The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System issued a Notice stating that, effective May 24, the maximum allowable draft in the Montreal to Lake Ontario section will be increased to 80.8 dm (26’ 06”)…
Lease Financing in Coastwise Trade
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has extended through June 7 the comment period on its proposed rulemaking relating to lease financing for vessels engaged in the U.S. coastwise trade.
RFID – Shipping Containers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a rule increasing the maximum field strength and transmission duration for 433 MHz radio frequency identification…
Time Running Out for FSA Broker Regulation
Moore Stephens has warned UK insurance brokers that failure to submit their applications for registration by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) by the due date…
ABS: Technical Guidance For Ice Class Tankers
The guide is an outgrowth from ABS’ work with the principal Asian shipyards developing new aframax ice class tanker designs in response to the increased traffic in the Baltic.
ABS: Technical Guidance For Ice Class Tankers
The guide is an outgrowth from ABS’ work with the principal Asian shipyards developing new aframax ice class tanker designs in response to the increased traffic in the Baltic.
