Lease Financing in Coastwise Trade
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has extended through June 7 the comment period on its proposed rulemaking relating to lease financing for vessels engaged in the U.S. coastwise trade.
RFID – Shipping Containers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a rule increasing the maximum field strength and transmission duration for 433 MHz radio frequency identification…
Time Running Out for FSA Broker Regulation
Moore Stephens has warned UK insurance brokers that failure to submit their applications for registration by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) by the due date…
ABS: Technical Guidance For Ice Class Tankers
The guide is an outgrowth from ABS’ work with the principal Asian shipyards developing new aframax ice class tanker designs in response to the increased traffic in the Baltic.
ABS: Technical Guidance For Ice Class Tankers
The guide is an outgrowth from ABS’ work with the principal Asian shipyards developing new aframax ice class tanker designs in response to the increased traffic in the Baltic.
Greenstone II to Depart Port of Duluth-Superior
The tank barge Greenstone II, the first vessel to be built by Superior’s Fraser Shipyards in nearly 40 years, is tentatively scheduled to depart the Port of Duluth-Superior on Monday…
DD(X) National Team Introduces Next-Generation Shipboard Radar
The DD(X) National Team, led by Northrop Grumman Corporation, has introduced the U.S. Navy's first shipboard active phased array multifunction radar, AN/SPY-3, designed…
Coast Guard Medevacs Patient from Tanker
A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 55-year-old-man from a foreign-flagged tanker ship transiting 225 miles southeast of Nantucket Tuesday night after the vessel's…
VT Halter Marine and NOAA to Hold Keel Laying Ceremony
Henry B. Pascagoula, Miss. most technologically advanced fisheries research vessels, VT Halter Marine Inc. at VT Halter Marine’s Moss Point shipyard today. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. of Commerce.
Northrop Grumman to Supply Bridge System for New Passenger Ferry
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to supply the bridge navigation and communication systems for a new SeaFrance high-performance vehicle-passenger ferry…
ExxonMobil Contract for Leiv Eiriksson
Ocean Rig announces that ExxonMobil has issued a letter of intent for a contract to employ the Leiv Eiriksson for an exploration well, plus an option well in direct continuation…
Bill Introduced re Naval Vessel Scrapping
Representative English (R-PA) introduced a bill (H.R. 4397) to temporarily exempt scrapping of naval vessels and Maritime Administration vessels from certain environmental…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Honors U.S. Merchant Marine on National Maritime Day
As part of the celebration of National Maritime Day, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta today honored the men and women of the U.S. merchant marine who risk their lives on wartime seas.
IMO Bans Large Ships from NE Coast of NZ North Island
The New Zealand Maritime Safety Authority (MSA) issued a Media Release stating that the IMO approved a decision to ban ships greater than 45 meters in length from…
LNG deepwater Port License Application – Compass Port LLC
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a Notice stating that they received an application for licensing of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) deepwater port.
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Graduation
The speaker for the commencement ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy was Vice President Richard B. Cheney. The Vice President reminded the graduates, now Ensigns…
Oversight Hearing on Terrorism Risk Insurance Program
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs conducted an oversight hearing on the terrorism risk insurance program. The Honorable Brian Roseboro…
Vessel Sanitation Program Meetings
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Notice stating that it will conduct meetings in Ft. Lauderdale. On August 23-24, meetings will…
First Great Lakes Security Plan Approved
In accordance with the Maritime Transportation Security Act, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Milwaukee has reviewed and approved the first facility security plan in the Great Lakes region.
Port Valdez and Valdez Narrows – security zones
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a temporary rule extending through October 31 its security zone encompassing the Trans-Alaska Pipeline (TAPS) Valdez Terminal Complex…
