Barberesi Retires from MarAd After 28 Years
Raymond Barberesi, most recently Director of the Office of Ports and Domestic Shipping at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd)…
RV Finds Astoria Accomodating
With miles of ocean, and thousands of ports from which to choose, it was no accident that the 470 foot research vessel JOIDES Resolution, an ocean depths research ship owned by TransOcean…
C-MAP Wins China Shipping Contract
PHOTO: Mr. China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of China Shipping Group, is one of the largest Shipping companies in China. It owns a fleet of 103…
France Telecom SSAS Available on Inmarsat-C, Mini-C
France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications upgraded its land earth station in Aussaguel, France to ensure that its Inmarsat-C and Mini-C services are SSAS-compatible.
EPA not Required to Exceed MARPOL Standards
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not required by the Clean Air Act (CAA) to…
Salvors of Government Wreck not entitled to Award when Salvage Rejected
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that salvors of a government wreck are not entitled to a salvage award where the government rejected the offer of salvage.
USCG Issues Security Update
The U.S. Coast Guard has collected the following nationwide compliance data on both the international code and the U.S. law. These numbers are current as of noon…
Enforcement of Automation Requirement for Inbound Vessels Begins July 6
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Robert C. Bonner announced that starting July 6, 2004, CBP will begin full enforcement of the automation requirement…
GMDSS Operator Requirements
The U.S. Coast Guard issued guidance regarding global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) operator requirements. The guidance notes that operator requirements…
Shipping Company Fined $3.5M
The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued a Press Release stating that a Norwegian shipping company was sentenced to pay a fine of $3.5 million…
Lifting the Call For Tightened Security
Keeping small response boats operating at top speed and ready for action is a key challenge in meeting tightened maritime security rules. The US Coast Guard was…
Norwegian Offshore Strike Implications for Smedvig
The Norwegian Shipowners Association and the Federation of Offshore Workers Unions (OFS) have not succeeded in reaching agreement at arbitration on the annual settlement.
ISPS: Six Ships Turned Away on Day 1
The U.S. Coast Guard has collected the following nationwide compliance data on both the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) and Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA).
Bahrain Designated “Home Port” for U.S. Ships
In a move that is likely to increase repairs of U.S.-flagged ships at Bahrain’s ASRY, the Bahraini Government has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Government…
IPS Delivers for Reinauer
The Marine Division of Industrial Power Systems has completed ABS inspections, functional testing, and delivery of the Main and Emergency Switchboards for the Reinauer Transportation ATB Tug…
Island Offshore Orders PSV
construction of an ULSTEIN P105 platform supply vessel, with an option for a further vessel of the same type. The vessel in order is worth around NOK 200 million. until April 2005.
Nuclear Sub Training Contract Awarded
FAST Training Services Ltd., equally owned by CAE and Alenia Marconi Systems (AMS), has agreed to the terms of an amendment increasing the value of its existing contract with the U.K.
Sjaastad Leaves Odfjell
The Board of Directors of Odfjell ASA and President/CEO Bjørn Sjaastad have mutually agreed that Bjørn Sjaastad will leave Odfjell with effect from 30 June 2004. Mr.
IMO's Mitropoulos: 'Good Job'
IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos has welcomed the major effort made by Governments and the shipping and port industries to improve maritime security…
A&P Ready for ISPS
The A&P Group has announced that all its facilities are now certificated under the ISPS Code, which was introduced to bring shiprepair and shipbuilding yards up…
