Port of NY/NJ to Get More Funding
Annual funding to protect the perimeters of New York's and New Jersey's ports will be boosted nearly fourfold, the Department of Homeland Security was to announce Monday.
Organizations File Briefs in Support of Stolt-Nielsen Case
Nine separate organizations, including a foreign sovereign government, leading trade associations and other groups have filed amicus curiae briefs with the Supreme…
Kattán de Jordán and Sweep Awarded Thomas Crowley Trophies
Claudia Kattán de Jordán, general manager, Honduras and Nicaragua, for Crowley Maritime Corporation's liner services group, and Cal Sweep, director of facilities…
Shipbuilders Experience Backlog
After decades where shipbuilding was a sick industry, a rush of orders for modern vessels has booked out dockyards around the world for years ahead. Operators who…
Pact Signed for Drydock Project
Ahmed bin Abdulnabi Macki, minister of finance and national economy and deputy chairman of the Financial Affairs and Energy Resources Council, signed on behalf of…
New York Firm to Buy Maritrans
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. has a definitive agreement to acquire Maritrans Inc., for $455 million. Terms call for New York-based Overseas Shipholding to acquire…
Mystery Surrounds Deaths of Coast Guard Divers
According to the AP, the Coast Guard has launched two investigations into the mysterious deaths of two crew members from Florida who died during a training dive 500 miles north of Alaska.
McMoRan Announces Coast Guard/MarAd Publication of EA and Draft Finding
McMoRan Exploration Co. announced the publication of the Environmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact by the United States Coast Guard…
Krystallon Launch New System for Measuring Emissions
September 25, 2006: Krystallon, a world leader in emissions solutions specialising in abatement technology for the commercial shipping industry, has developed a…
USCG Issues Broadwater LNG Waterways Suitability Report
The US Coast Guard announced that the assessment of safety and security issues for the Broadwater Energy liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility proposed for Long Island Sound has been completed.
ACP Chairman Addresses Executives
Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Board Chairman and Concurrent Minister of Canal Affairs Dr. Ricaurte Vásquez Morales spoke at a private-sector forum hosted by the…
Wärtsilä Unveils New Cylinder Lubricating System
Wärtsilä Corporation has introduced a new, electronically-controlled cylinder lubricating system to meet the demand for lower cylinder oil feed rates: the Pulse Lubricating System (PLS).
Qatar Orders $3b of LNG Tankers
Qatar Gas Transport Co ordered $3b of natural LNG from South Korean companies including Hyundai Heavy Industries as the state prepares to triple exports of the fuel.
Navy Battling Shipbuilding Cost Overruns, Delays
According to Reuters, U.S. Navy shipbuilding has long been plagued by billions of dollars of cost overruns and lengthy, schedule delays, but acquisition chief Delores…
China Maps out Goal for Shipbuilding
According to Xinhua, the latest official blueprint on the China's shipbuilding industry urges the country to crank up efforts over the next five to ten years in…
Vinashin Lines Signs Contracts
According to reports, the Vinashin Lines Ltd Co, a subsidiary of Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin), signed two major shipbuilding contracts this week in Hai Phong.
TSA Civil Enforcement Docket
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a notice stating that it has transferred its civil enforcement docket from its office in Arlington, Virginia to the Docketing Center…
Merchant Mariner Credentials Extended in the Gulf Region
The Coast Guard is extending the expiration dates of licenses, merchant mariners' documents and certificates of registry held by merchant mariners impacted by the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
First Littoral Combat Ship Christened
History was made on September 23 when the nation’s first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS-1) – the inaugural ship in an entirely new class of U.S. Navy surface…
