Corpus Christi Port Manager to Receive PPM Certification
Patricia Cardenas, community relations manager for the Port of Corpus Christi Authority in Corpus Christi, Texas, will receive the American Association of Port Authorities’…
ZIM Introduced Fourth Service
With the first call of container vessel Marseille Star at the HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai on August 22 at the Port of in Hamburg, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.
OSG Announces Dividend
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. November 7, 2006.
Securewest International Calls for Regulation of Security Providers
Global maritime security services provider, Securewest International, has called on the leading maritime regulatory bodies and, if necessary, governments to implement…
SMM Slated for September 26-29
Hamburg, to be held on the Hamburg Fair site from September 26 to 29. With a record breaking 1,699 exhibitors from 50 nations, SMM is the biggest shipbuilding event.
UTT to Get Kongsberg Simulators
The University of Trinidad and Tobago(UTT) has issued a contract to Kongsberg Maritime for the delivery of a Full Mission Ship Handling Simulator and a Full Mission…
Port Leaders Convene in New Orleans
The American Association of Port Authorities—the alliance of public ports in the Western Hemisphere—are holding its annual convention in New Orleans to highlight…
Senate Backs $835m Bill
The AP has reported that the Senate came to an agreement last week on ports security legislation, hoping to approve bolstered protections before November's elections…
NOAA Names Recipient for Nancy Foster Award
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has named Elliott A. Norse as the 2006 recipient of the Nancy Foster Award for Habitat Conservation. NOAA announced…
Horizon Lines Announces Pricing of Secondary Offering
at a price to the public of $14.50 per share. additional shares from them. shares in the offering or upon the exercise of the underwriters' option. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P.
TEN Sells Two Tankers
Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN) announced the sale of the 1988 and 1987 double side/single bottom 41,161dwt handysize tankers Libra and Crux. The vessels…
Carnival Corp. Earns Environmental Management Certifications
The operating companies of Carnival Corporation & plc have completed implementation and certification of their respective environmental management systems to the ISO 14001 standard.
Wärtsilä Debuts World’s Most Powerful Engine
The first 14-cylinder Wärtsilä RT-flex96C marine engine has a maximum continuous power output of 80,080 kW (108,920 bhp) at 102 rpm. Measuring 27.3 m long and 13.5 m high…
MarAd Posts Maritime Heros Video
The Maritime Administration (MarAd) posted a video entitled Maritime Heroes of 9-11 . The video chronicles the response effort mounted by the maritime community…
USCG Water Training Areas Proposed
The Coast Guard released the Preliminary Health Risk Assessment for its proposed weapons training exercises on certain water areas of the Great Lakes. The live gunnery…
Operation Make Way Conducted on Columbia River
The US Coast Guard stated that federal, state, and local officials conducted Operation Make Way along the lower portion of the Columbia River. The education and…
Rodriquez and RINA Develop Green High-Speed Ferry
Italian shipyard group Rodriquez Cantieri Navali and Genoa-based classification society RINA have jointly developed an innovative and environmentally friendly high-speed ferry.
