Guidelines for Handling SSI
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) containing guidelines for handling sensitive security information (SSI). According…
TOP Announces Delivery of Sixth in Series of Ten
TOP Tankers Inc, announced that it took delivery of M/T Restless, a 47,084 Dwt, ice-classed, double-hull Handymax tanker, built in 1991 by Halla Engineering & Heavy…
Sea Containers Announces Sale of Folkestone Port
Sea Containers Ltd., marine container lessor, passenger and freight transport operator and leisure industry investor, today announced that it had sold its subsidiary Folkestone Properties Ltd…
Hearing on Maritime Security
The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure conducted a hearing on the 9/11 Commission…
Aker Kvaerner, Linde and Statoil Enter LNG Technology Alliance
With interests in Nigeria, Venezuela and Brazil, Statoil wishes to play a greater role around the Atlantic margins in supplying LNG to the burgeoning USA market…
Concordia Orders Tanker Tonnage with Highest Ice Class for Fortum
Maritime. group Fortum. Baltic Sea to the North American market. Concordia Maritime. Brodosplit, Stena Teknik and Fortum. Delivery will take place in 2006 and at the beginning of 2007.
Port of New York-New Jersey Designated MARSEC Level 2
The USCG Captain of the Port for New York issued a Notice stating that, effective through February 1, 2005, Maritime Security (MARSEC) Level 2 has been designated…
Commercial Operations Departmental Advisory Committee - meeting
The Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and Related Functions (COAC), sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security…
Another ship to leave James River Reserve Fleet
Tugboats are scheduled to tow the freighter American Ranger from the James River Reserve Fleet on August 26th, at approximately 10 a.m., to the Esco Marine facility in Brownsville…
Admiralty law preempts state unfair trade practices statute
The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut ruled that federal admiralty law preempts the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act. In the instant case…
Coast Guard Increases Presence in Preparation in and around NYC/NJ
U.S. Coast Guard Marine Science Technician 3rd Class Christopher Estelle, 24, observes passengers as they embark aboard a Circle Line ferry at Ellis Island. The…
Navy to Transfer Five Coastal Patrol Ships to Coast Guard
The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard signed a Memorandum of Agreement recently that will transfer the custody and operational control of four 169-foot Cyclone…
NTSB to Meet on August 31
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a Notice stating that it will conduct a meeting in Washington, DC on August 31. The purpose of the meeting…
UK MCA and USCG Coordinate Rescue of Rower in the Pacific
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) issued a Press Notice stating that it and the U.S. Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of a single-handed British ocean…
Engineering Services Contract Established Between BP and Aker Kvaerner
Aker Kvaerner Netherlands B.V., part of the Aker Kvaerner Group, has received a letter of intent, based on Contract Terms currently being finalised, to perform Engineering…
Seven Foreign Ships Detained in U.K. in July
Control safety inspection. under detention from previous months. detentions in comparison to June. decrease of 0.3% compared to June's 12 month rate. for 1 day at…
TEN Announces Contract for New Aframax
Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN) announced that it has ordered one aframax double hulled tanker, with a carrying capacity of 105,000 dwt. The vessel, featuring…
Norfolk-Based Ships Participate in ASW
Exercise Four Norfolk-based ships departed Naval Station Norfolk Aug. 20 to participate in the U.S. Atlantic Fleet’s annual theater Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise…
Seafarers' Access to Shore Leave Improves Despite Stringent July 1 Security
operators. visa was still the reason why most foreign seafarers are denied shore leave. security-based obstacles to shore leave have not gone away. getting a U.S.
Lockheed Martin Consolidates Planning and Reporting With Hyperion
reporting system for its Maritime Systems and Sensors (MS2) group. financial planning and reporting across MS2's multiple lines of business. its planning and reporting time-consuming and inefficient.
