Canada Raises Security Bar: New Regs Coming
Transport Canada has strengthened its security requirements for vessels, marine facilities and ports by establishing the Marine Transportation Security Regulations.
Safety Alert – PROSAR Technologies
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Safety Alert advising that it has discovered defective lifejacket lights made by PROSAR Technologies. It has also learned that PROSAR…
World Oil Demand Growth Highest in 16 Years
In its May Oil Market Report the International Energy Agency (IEA) raised its forecast for 2004 world oil demand by 0.27 mbd. Altogether oil demand growth in 2004…
Double Side Skin for Bulkers Tanked
As a result of the debate under Item 5 at the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 78), the industry finally has an agreement which removes the mandated requirement…
New Standards for Ship Construction
The IMO's Maritime Safety Committee 78th session (MSC 78) embarked on the difficult task of developing "goal-based standards" for newbuildings. MSC 78 has unanimously…
Cape Africa Repairs Commence
A quayside in the Dockyard in Simon's Town has been the scene of much activity over the past week following the arrival of the bulk carrier 'Cape Africa' in False Bay last Tuesday…
Bill Seeks $730M for Locks
Text of the bill (S. 2470) to enhance navigation capacity improvements and the ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System has been posted on the Internet.
Bill Calls for $3.5B in Security Grants
Text of the Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (S. 2453) to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award grants to public transportation agencies to improve security…
10 Stowaways Found on U.S. Barge
A U.S. Coast Guard port security team, assisted by DHS partner agencies Customs & Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), apprehended…
National Defense Tank Vessel Construction Assistance Update
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) is hosting two conference calls on May 26 to address issues regarding its Request for Competitive Proposals (RFP) for construction…
Temporary Georgia Coast Security Zone
The U.S. Coast Guard is establishing temporary security zones and a temporary regulated navigation area (RNA) on the Savannah River and in St. Simons Sound and the…
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…
