Port Everglades Names New Chief Harbormaster
Conrad Strong, an 18-year veteran at Broward County’s Port Everglades, has been named Chief Harbormaster beginning May 23, said Port Director Ken Krauter. The Harbormaster…
Towing Vessel Inspection Proposal Advances
A bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on April 30 that encompasses the policy provisions of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 legislative package…
BV Backs High-Speed Craft Safety Design Tool
Bureau Veritas (BV) has backed a new tool designed to enhance the safety and cost-effectiveness of high-speed craft. Dubbed the Safety at Speed (S@S) tool, the product…
Deteriorating Fuel Quality: A Long Term Trend
Lintec reported that 13.7 percent of all samples it tested exceed at least one parameter requirement in 2003. This represents a 4.5 percent increase in off-spec results over 2002.
GS-Hydro Names Sauder President N. America
Gary Sauder has been named President of GS-Hydro, North America. GS-Hydro is a leading supplier of industrial hydraulic piping that does not require welding. The…
Crowley Refloats Stranded Passenger Ferry
Crowley Marine Services refloated the passenger ferry Le Conte, which had run aground about 30 miles north of Sitka, Alaska on Monday, May 10. Crowley, under contract…
VT Halter Marine, Northrop Grumman Team
VT Halter Marine Inc. has teamed with Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Electronic Systems sector to bid for the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command’s (TACOM)…
IMO Suggest Fund to Help Ships in Distress
An international fund is urgently needed in order to establish search and rescue (SAR) services along the African coastlines, including the setting up of up to five…
UK Detains 26 Ships
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that 26 foreign ships were under detention in UK ports during March 2004 after failing Port State Control safety inspection.
Panama Canal Goes Live with EDCS
The Panama Canal Authority issued an Advisory stating that the Electronic Data Collection System (EDCS) has gone live. All electronic forms are available. Through June 30…
Corps Cited for Spills on Rivers
More than 33 oil spills from nine dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers have prompted the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) to take enforcement action against the U.S.
USCG Helps with Cruise Ship Fire
Coast Guard responded to the a Sun Cruz Casino cruise ship fire on May 16. At the time the ship had 160 people on board. The fire apparently started in the engine room…
Sensitive Security Info Protection
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a joint interim rule revising the regulation governing protection…
Coast Guard Airlifts Queen Mary II Crewman
A man was airlifted by the Coast Guard off the cruise ship Queen Mary II 125 nautical miles southeast of the North Carolina’s Outer Banks after the onboard physician…
Offshore SCORE Continues Decline
GlobalSantaFe Corporation reported that the company's worldwide SCORE, or Summary of Current Offshore Rig Economics, for April 2004 was down 4.5% from the previous month's SCORE.
PPL Wins $117 Million Rig Contract
PPL Shipyard, a subsidiary of SembCorp Marine has won a $117.6 million contract from Mosbarron Ltd, a subsidiary of Awilco AS of Norway for the construction of a Baker Pacific Class 375 Jack Up Rig.
Moose Boats Wins Six-Boat Navy Deal
Moose Boats won two contracts from the U.S. Navy to build six more Moose 340C Catamaran Patrol Boats. The contract totals approximately $2.9 million, and the first…
Making a 40-Year-Old Tug New
“One of the really gratifying aspects of ship repair and conversion is the satisfaction we get by being able to give new service life to vessels. And that’s exactly…
Damen Delivers Tug to Sea Ports Corp.
In March 2004 the Damen Stan Tug 4511 Al Salaam was delivered from Damen Shipyards Galatz to the Owner’s Sea Ports Corporation (S.P.C.) Sudan. The Damen Stan Tug…
ICE Marine Ops Overview
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Office of Air and Marine Operations (AMO) is tasked to protects citizens and critical infrastructure through…
