SatCom Feature: Flying High Again
France Telecom is pushing hard to advance its position as a single source communications and IT services provider. Corporate consolidation and technological evolution…
SatCom
As technologically advanced as communications have become, the bottom line, particularly for business applications, remains basically the same: the need for clear…
Legal: Declaration of Security
Like most other tasks involving two or more parties, maritime security becomes less difficult if each party understands what the others are going to be doing. The…
Editor’s Note
Without a doubt, the historical richness of the maritime industry and the presentation of such in these pages is the aspect of this job I enjoy most. The maritime industry's hallmark is a diverse…
New York Water Taxi Orders Two
New York Water Taxi, whose bright yellow water taxis shuttle passengers between locations on the New York Harbor, is adding two new vessels to its six-boat fleet.
Provincetown III Launched
Incat Designs - Sydney is pleased to announce the delivery of Provincetown III. The 30m 149 passenger catamaran was launched at Gladding Hearn Shipbuilders' Shipyard…
Canadian Towing Firm Refits with Cummins
"It is exciting to see our vessels coming and going through the harbour, I particularly enjoy that fact that we appear to be one of the busiest, and best looking fleets on the water…
GE Gets USN Certification for LM2500+
GE Transportation's marine business received United States Navy certification for its LM2500+ aeroderivative gas turbine. The LM2500+ has been certified by the U.S.
Pollution Bill on the Governor's Desk
As previously reported, as a result of the May 2003 oil spill in Buzzards Bay in the U.S. (an oil barge grounding spilled 55,000 gallons of fuel oil, polluting 93…
New EU Transport Committee
Following the European elections of June 2004, the newly elected European Parliament held its first plenary session from 20 to 22 July. During this session, MEPs…
Trailer Bridge Reports 2Q Results
Trailer Bridge, Inc. reported the financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004 (see attached table), highlighted by net income of $988,823, a $1.7…
Panama Canal Traffice Rises
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced today third quarter (Q3) operational metrics for fiscal year 2004. Q3 data reveals an increase in total transits, growth…
River Remains Closed; Clean-Up Continues
The lower section of the Neches River from just north of DuPont plant to the Veteran’s Bridge remains closed as the oil spill clean up continues. "The safety of our responders…
ASA, C-PORT Enter Partnership
The American Salvage Association (ASA), the national trade association for the professional marine salvage industry, and C-PORT, the national association for the marine assistance industry…
Suspicious Activity Reporting Criteria
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) jointly issued suspicious activity reporting criteria for infrastructure owners and operators.
Ballast Water Treatment Systems
The U.S. Coast Guard seeks consultation with interested and affected parties in establishing a program to approve ballast water treatment systems. The intent is…
Alternative Hull Exam Program
The U.S. Coast Guard has established an alternative hull examination program for certain U.S. passenger vessels. It is also giving nautical school, offshore supply…
Vessel Sewage Exception
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled that it is not a criminal violation of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) for a vessel to discharge…
Port Qasim Authority Bans Ships over 20 years old
Intertanko received notification that following a port meeting on the June 16, 2004, the Port of Qasim Authority (PQA) in Pakistan has decided not to accept vessels…
Coast Guard Day
Today marks the 214th anniversary of the enactment of the original legislation establishing a “system of cutters” to protect the revenues and other maritime interests…
