Maritime Communications: Comments Sought
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposes to amend its rules to allow VHF public coast (VPC) and automated maritime telecommunications system (AMTS) station…
Maritime Transportation Act Signed into Law
The White House issued a Press Release stating, among other things, that President Bush signed into law the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (H.R. 2443).
Bollinger Relocates R&D Department and High Speed Vessel Group
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, La., will relocate its research and development engineering office from Slidell, La., and shift the Bollinger high-speed vessels group from Lockport…
This Day in Naval History - Aug. 10
1921 - General Order establishes the Bureau of Aeronautics under Rear Adm. William Moffett. 1944 - Guam secured by U.S. forces. 1964 - Signing of Gulf of Tonkin…
New Sub Dubbed New Hampshire
During a visit to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Secretary of the Navy Gordon England announced his decision to name the next Virginia-class submarine in honor of the State of New Hampshire.
CP Ships to Restate Previous Finance Results
previously reported financial results. accounting system in January. processes, for which corrective action has been taken and continues. number of balances from…
Lamoureux Outlines EC Transport Priorities
The European Parliament's new Transport and Tourism Committee held its first meeting on 28 July 2004, where François Lamoureux, the Director General of the European…
OMI Ordered to Pay $4.2M
Thomas L. Sansonetti, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, and Christopher J. Christie, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey…
Oil Spill Clean-up Continues in Texas
The Coast Guard established a safety zone on the Neches River from just north of the DuPont plant to the Veteran’s bridge. No recreational boaters will be allowed…
Navy Announces Program Management Contracts
for program management services. of $2,500 at the time of award. program management. award terms, making the total potential period of performance four years. hours…
Newport News Wins SSN709 Job
dry-docking of USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709). News, Va., and is expected to be completed by February 2005. amount of $3,200,000, will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
Keeping Them Working
If you want to know what is happening in the workboat repair business talk to the people who do it every day. So I did. Allied Shipbuilding, Inc. in Larose, La.
America's 24-Hour Marine Supermarket
Bollinger Shipyard's Quick Repair facility on the Harvey Canal in New Orleans is unique among workboat repair shipyards. It has capabilities well beyond the normal vessel dry-docking and repair.
In Their Third Century of Shiprepair
The year was 1895. Grover Cleveland was in the second of his two nonconsecutive terms as President of the United States. In Mobile, Ala. a new shipyard opened at the ft.
STILL FIGHTIING FIRES AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
How much water has flowed under the bridge since 1938? Well, for starters, the bridge itself - in this case, the Verrazano-Narrows - wasn't even built yet. We had no PCs…
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. Moving away from conventional…
Multi Agency Craft Conference Makes its Mark
With the the task of securing tens of thousands of miles of U.S. Coast, agencies at the federal, state and local levels are increasingly turning to high-performance boats.
Freeport Launches Charter Yacht
A new commercial charter yacht was delivered in July 2004 to SunQuest Yacht Charters, Shalimar, Fla. serving the Destin-Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. beach resort area…
California Seeks to Tighten Coastal Protection
California Resources Secretary Mike Chrisman and EPA Secretary Terry Tamminen announced the release of the draft plan, California Ocean Resources Management: A Strategy…
DOC Levels 22.52% Duty on Japanese Engines
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued a preliminary determination of "dumping" by Japanese outboard engine manufacturers, and has ordered a 22.52 percent…
