Leading Off
Forget the oil ... What about the Rats? While the majority of attention is paid to oil spilled in the wake of a ship's break up and sinking, research scientists…
New Alaskan Fast Ferry Christened at Derecktor
The wife of Alaska’s senior senator Ted Stevens, christened Alaska’s second fast ferry at the Derecktor Shipyard in Bridgeport, Conn. The ship -- M/V Chenega --…
Legal Notes
President George Bush has signed into law legislation repealing a four year old rule imposing a 50% duty on the cost of routine repairs and maintenance carried out by U.S.
Editorial
Longtime readers of Maritime Reporter know by now that, above all else, I like to find and deliver a good story. Whether discovered at a small, family-owned business in the Bayou…
Investment in Design: Wärtsilä Italian Style
Corporation's production network. As the one-time Grandi Motori Trieste(GMT) works, a symbol of Italian industrialization in the 1970s, the factory has been the…
Government Update: Cargo Security Strategy
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently released its draft White Paper on a National Cargo Security Strategy. The Department is seeking stakeholder feedback.
Electronic Notes
Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) and Norcontrol IT entered into a three-year maintenance contract that covers the offshore VTMIS system at the Bay of Campeche oilfield…
Feature: Short Sea Shipping-Nurturing a Modal Shift
Swelling U.S. interest in fostering the development of coastwise shipping may be set against the backcloth of an anticipated 55 percent growth in demand for domestic…
EB Wins Sub Funds
parts. Work will be performed in Groton, Conn. (55 percent) and Newport News, Va. (45 percent), and is expected to be completed by December 2007. will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
Many Maritime Bills Introduced
Representative Ehlers (R-MI) introduced a bill (H.R. 50) to provide for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. (1/4/05). Representative…
Freighter Briefly Grounds in Columbia River
A 528-foot foreign freighter grounded in the Columbia River near Skamokawa, Wash. The Coast Guard and other response personnel were responding to the incident. The…
Towboat Goes Over Dam; 3 Dead
Investigators from Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Pittsburgh are responding to an overturned towboat in the Ohio River, near the town of Industry. The Coast Guard was notified at 3 a.m.
DHS Names Maritime Security Advisory Committee Members
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security today announced the appointment of the following individuals to serve on the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee.
Bottiger to Lead Port of Tacoma
R. Ted Bottiger was appointed President of the Port of Tacoma Commission by fellow commissioners at the Commission's first meeting of 2005, held Thursday, January 7.
MarAd’s Schubert Resigns
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced the resignation of Captain William G. Schubert, Maritime Administrator of the Department’s Maritime Administration.
Hyundai to Build Mega Containerships
Hapag-Lloyd today ordered three containerships to enable it to share in the continued growth forecast for the container transport market. It will be expanding its…
Hapag-Lloyd Orders 3 Mega Containerships
Length 335m, width 43m, capacity over 100,000t for 8,600 standard containers – those are the key dimensions of the three containership newbuildings ordered today by Hapag-Lloyd.
Sensitive Security Information Protection
The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a technical amendment to the regulations regarding protection of sensitive security information (SSI).
Ballast Water Management for
The U.S. Coast Guard will hold a public meeting in Cleveland on May 9 to receive comments from interested persons in identifying ballast water management strategies…
Corps Awards Second Contract to Deepen Arthur Kill Channel
The U.S. deepening the Arthur Kill channel to 41 feet. Island, New York. here in the Port of New York and New Jersey," said Col. Richard J. Jr., the Corps New York District Engineer.
