On-Line Boat Tracking System
Wireless boat security system supplier Paradox Marine has collaborated with EMS Satamatics, a provider of telematics, asset tracking and monitoring services, to…
CMA CGM (America) LLC Appoints Steele
CMA CGM (America) LLC announced that Denise Steele has joined the company as an Account Executive for the South Atlantic region. Steele has six years of combined experience in inside and outside sales. Prior to working for CMA CGM (America) LLC, Denise worked for APL, Ltd. for six years. She is based out of CMA CGM’s Atlanta, Georgia office, and will be working with reefer accounts as well as import Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCO).
Seaway Pre-Entry Notification Required
On March 4, the Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Seaway System issued a notice stating that all foreign flagged vessels intending to transit the Seaway must submit a complete…
All-In-One Dye for Leak Detection
Tracer Products has developed a fluorescent dye, TP-3405CS Dye-Lite All-In-One, improves leak detection in all oil and oil-based fluid systems. It is effective with all UV and blue light lamps. TP-3405CS Dye-Lite All-In-One dye contains two fluorescent dyes. One fluoresces best under UV and the other under blue light. The dye is circulated through the vehicle’s fluid system and will escape with the host fluid through the small leaks.
USS Freedom Uses Everpure Bromination
The USS Freedom, commissioned into active service on Nov. 8 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the first of the U.S. Navy’s new class of agile, high-tech warships designed for fast response in shallow…
WHOI, RTDC Technology Transfer Partnership
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the Regional Technology Development Corp. (RTDC) of Cape Cod announced the signing of a technology transfer and…
Hammett Joins Ministry on the River
The Rev. Michael Hammett, the newest addition to the staff of the Ministry on the River team of the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI), said that he wants to make a big poster that reads, “Your chaplain is here for you.” After completing a two-week chaplaincy training program in Houston, TX, the Louisiana native began work last month, overseeing a ministry to workers on America’s inland waterways in the lower Mississippi River region.
Hapag-Lloyd Executive Board Appointments
Peter Ganz and Roland Kirch are to be appointed to the Hapag-Lloyd executive board. Peter Ganz is to be appointed by the Hapag-Lloyd supervisory board at its next…
State of the Coast Guard Video Released
The U.S. Coast Guard released video imagery March 4 of Commandant, Adm. Thad Allen delivering his State of the Coast Guard address here at the National Press Club, March 3. In his address, Allen outlined the service's goals and priorities for 2009, and addressed how demand for the Coast Guard has never been higher. As an armed service, Department of Homeland Security component agency, National Intelligence…
ACL 2008 4Q and Annual Results
American Commercial Lines Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLI) announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. Revenues for the quarter were $289.9m, a…
NASSCO Delivers USNS Carl Brashear
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) , on March 4, delivered USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) to the U.S. Navy. The ship…
AJ7 Global Group Ships For Sale
AJ7 Global Group Co,.Ltd has put up the following for immediate transaction: • 1 Unit of BRAND NEW 7,500dwt Oil Tanker (Built Nov, 2008 in China), $9.5m (Negotiable) • 1 Unit of BRAND NEW 6
Port of Oakland, Public-Private Partnership
O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented the Port of Oakland, the third busiest Port on the U.S. West Coast, in an inaugural bidding process for a long-term concession to operate…
This Day in Naval History – March 5
1943 - USS Bogue begins first anti-submarine operations by escort carrier.
