Mississippi Governor to Speak at Christening
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour will join Navy Adm. William J. Fallon, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces command as principal speakers for the christening of the Aegis…
Obituary: Bob Henry
Bob Henry (age 61), vice president and founder of Bay Marine, Inc. died December 18, 2003. Although Henry suffered from heart disease for years and more recently…
Wärtsilä to Discontinue Production in Turku
The second part of Wärtsilä's business analysis, started last autumn, has now been finalized. In addition to reductions in capacity already decided, the company…
Collision: Every Mariner's Nightmare
By James P. Nader & Joseph A. Collision law can be traced back to ancient Roman times and developed further during the industrial revolution in England. In more…
puraDYN Receives ISO 9001:2000 Certification
puraDYN Filter Technologies Inc., the global bypass oil filtration system provider, has received ISO 9001:2000 certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
News: Kvichak Marine Delivers RB-M Prototype
Kvichak Marine Industries, of Seattle, Wash., recently delivered a 45 ft. Response Boat - Medium (RB-M) prototype to the United States Coast Guard (USCG). Kvichak…
TTI Appoints New President
Total Terminals International (TTI), the West Coast joint-venture terminal operator between Hanjin Shipping and Marine Terminals Corp., announced the appointment…
Norwegian Navy selects BASS CrewNet and SAFIR
BASS and The Royal Norwegian Navy (RNN) entered an agreement for delivery of SAFIR as the tool to administer undesired occurrences according to the ISM code. BASS…
Vessel Traffic Up at Los Angeles/Long Beach
The Marine Exchange of Southern California, a nonprofit trade organization that has monitored and recorded all vessel traffic statistics for the Port of Los Angeles…
Offshore-Inland Completes Repairs on Celebrity Millennium
Offshore-Inland Marine & Oilfield Services completed a repair job for Celebrity Cruise Lines in November 2003. Celebrity’s Millennium required replacement of a 20…
Adm. Johnson Elected to Wärtsilä-Lips Board
Admiral Jerry Johnson has been elected to the Board of Directors of Wärtsilä-Lips, Inc. as the Vice President, Business Development, and member of the Government Security Committee.
Four Rescued From Disabled Fishing Vessel
On January 8, Coast Guard Cutter, Dependable, homeported in Cape May, N.J., received tasking from the First Coast Guard District to assist a fishing vessel that…
LCS Team Confirms Seaframe Design
The Lockheed Martin-led Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) team has confirmed its semi-planing seaframe design performance in preparation for the program's final design contract.
Corps Gives Final Approval to Columbia River Channel Improvement Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced that Major General Carl A. Strock, Director of Civil Works, has signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Columbia River Channel Improvement Project.
Brittany Ferries, Telenor Sign Agreement
Telenor Satellite Services signed a three-year agreement with Brittany Ferries to provide high-speed data communications via satellite. Telenor will provide Ku-Band service for two Brittany vessels…
Ship Towed After Engine Room Fire
On January 11, 2004, Falmouth Coastguard received a call from the master of the general cargo vessel SEA FOX, reporting that they had had a fire in the engine room…
Larson Appointed General Counsel of FMC
Chairman Steven R. Blust announced the appointment of Amy W. Larson as the General Counsel of the Federal Maritime Commission effective January 11, 2004. Mrs. Larson…
Columbia River Channel Project Gets Greenlight
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that Major General Carl A. Strock, Director of Civil Works, has signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Columbia River Channel Improvement Project.
Discharge of dry cargo residue in U.S. Great Lakes ports
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Notice stating that the current enforcement policy allowing incidental discharge into Great Lakes waters of dry cargo residue expires on September 30, 2004.
MACSEA, Electric Boat Sign Development Agreement
MACSEA Ltd, a provider of software agent technology for prognostic machinery health monitoring, has signed a Co-Operative Research and Development Agreement with…
