NAMMA and NAMEPA to Host World Maritime Day Observance in NY
Organized by the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) and the North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA), World Maritime Day…
Coast Guard Continues Response to Hurricane Ike
The Coast Guard rescued 95 people as part of post-Hurricane Ike operatikons. In addition, 103 were brought to safety on Friday afternoon by helicopter crews from The Coast Guard, Texas Air National Guard, Texas Task 1, and the California Air National Guard before the hurricane hit. The Coast Guard is continuing its responses to Hurricane Ike on Sunday. Assessment teams, which were staged inland at the Coast Guard Continuity of Operation (COOP) facility in Katy, have deployed to the field.
New Maritime Strategy to be Presented in NC
Senior Officers from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard will present the new Maritime Strategy "A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower" -- to…
MMS Monitoring Two Adrift Rigs
The Minerals Management Service has two confirmed reports of drilling rigs adrift in the central . The MMS, industry, and the U.S. Coast Guard are working together…
Diamond Offshore Rig Suffers Damage
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. reported that tracking devices indicate all of the Company's rigs maintained station during Hurricane Ike, and 10 of 12 units most…
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 15
1944 - Invasion of Peleliu, Palau Islands, after several days of intensive carrier aircraft bombing and ship bombardment. 1950 - forces under Vice Adm. Arthur Struble…
NMCB 4 Seabees Expending Energy on Oil Platforms
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 arrived to oil terminals located off the coast of Aug. 23 to work on living conditions and improve platform access.
Aker Solutions Makes Management Changes
Aker Solutions announced organizational changes in its Subsea and Products & Technologies business areas. It also announced changes in the company's executive management team.
Canada Revisits Offshore O&G Exploration
Led by Husky Energy Inc., a handful of companies won development rights on four offshore parcels by committing to spend a total of $186-million to explore them,…
Kazakh Shipbuilding Launches First Boat
German Marine Equipment Industries: Expansion to Protect World Market Position
German marine equipment suppliers are staying successful. Surveys of their industry association, the VDMA (German Engineering Federation), resulted in new record figures: in 2007…
Is it the Answer? Hybrid Marine Propulsion
Soaring energy costs, more stringent emission regulations and conservation efforts are current topics in every media outlet. With crude oil prices around $120 per barrel…
Q&A with Jim Misage, TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company
Maritime Reporter had the opportunity to visit with Jim Misage, Marine Business Leader of TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company, to get his insights on company specific and emerging trends in the marine propulsion niche. What exactly does TECO-Westinghouse offer to the maritime market? JM: TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company (TWMC) is one of the world's leading motor and generator manufacturers. Specifically for the maritime market…
Pick Your Power
The inherent diversity of the multitude of vessels plying rivers, lakes, harbors and oceans around the world extends past size and shape and type of service - at…
Regulation of Ship Design and Construction
It is often said that humans learn more from their failures than from their successes. While the saying may be an exaggeration, there have certainly been a number of failures in the design and construction of ships that have resulted in improvements of future efforts. Some of those improvements have been forced on the marine industry by government regulation. More often, though, government regulation…
Alaska Upholds City of Valdez Tax on Large Vessels
On April 25, 2008, the Alaska Supreme Court held that a City of Valdez property tax, apportioned based on days docked in the City over days docked everywhere and imposed on large vessels…
Downside of Shipping Boom: Capacity Constraints and Increased Risks
The maritime industry is in the midst of a historic boom that vessel owners can barely keep up with. And while that may be good for their wallets, the issues that…
Northrop Grumman Gets $5.11b Contract for Carrier
Northrop Grumman Corporation received a $5.1b, 7-year cost plus incentive fee contract award for detail design and construction of the Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. This new class of carrier is the replacement for the Nimitz-class design that originated in the 1960s. The company's Shipbuilding sector will perform the work, which includes ship construction, ship design activities…
USCG Proposes to Amend Training Requirements
The US Coast Guard proposes to amend certain regulations relating to the training and service requirements for merchant marine officers. These proposed changes would…
DHS Issues TWIC Enforcement Reminders
The Department of Homeland Security has started distribution of reminders that enforcement of the requirement for maritime workers to have their Transportation Worker…
