Cruise Employee Earns Advance CLIA Certification
Dana Gain, Carnival Cruise Lines’ business development director for Western Ontario, recently became the first employee in the cruise industry to earn a Cruise Counsellor Scholar (ECCS) designation from the Cruise Lines International Association, the marketing and travel agent training arm for the North American cruise industry. The ECCS designation is CLIA’s highest travel agent training accreditation, achieved by a select group of travel agents in the U.S. and Canada.
Lifecycle Strategies Important for Navy
Steve Carmel, Senior Vice President, Maritime Services at Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) was a keynote speaker at the Naval Logistics Symposium on July 22. The symposium…
CG Investigates Grounding of Ferry
At approximately 11:30 p.m., July 21, 2009, the 57-ft car ferry, Captain, went aground at Balboa Island, Newport, Calif. with no passengers aboard. At the time of the incident…
USCG – Members Sought for CTAC
The US Coast Guard is seeking applications for appointment to membership on the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC), which advises the service on matters…
Expro Contract, Ghana’s First Deepwater Field
International oilfield service company Expro is establishing a new base in Ghana following the award of a multi-million dollar contract to deliver subsea, well test…
Horizon Lines Reports Q3 Results
Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ), reported results for its fiscal second quarter ended June 21, 2009. On a GAAP basis, the company reported a net loss of $(31.1) million…
New China-South East Asia Express (CSE) Service
Evergreen Line and Cosco Container Lines (COSCON) will launch a new joint service, the China South East Asia Express Service (CSE), expected to take effect from Shanghai on 26 July 2009.
Rescue 21’s Disaster Recovery System
The Rescue 21 Disaster Recovery System (DRS), a self-sufficient mobile system designed to temporarily restore full Rescue 21 communications in the event regular communications are lost…
Coast Guard Museum Postponed
The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education, welfare and morale of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced that…
New Lifeboat Training Film from Walport
Walport has completed filming of its new crew training DVD “Lifeboat Drills – Preparing for Safety” and is preparing to launch this latest addition to its maritime…
This Day in Naval History – July 27
1953 - Koean War armistice signed at Panmunjon, Korea and Korean cease-fire went into effect at 10:00 p.m. (Source: Navy News Service)
Gulf of Aden Counterpiracy Discussion
Leaders from three of the major task forces operating in the Gulf of Aden met aboard the Spanish warship Numancia (F-83) at sea July 19. Task force commanders from NATO, the European Union and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) met to discuss coalition counterpiracy operations off the coast of Somalia. "Although the three combined task forces (CTF) belong to different organizations and have different mandates…
CA May Consider Offshore Oil Project
According to a report from PennEnergy.com, California’s legislature might vote later this week to authorize the first new oil activity off Santa Barbara in 40 years…
Seacor Holdings Q2 Results
Seacor Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH) announced net income attributable to its stockholders for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009 of $42.3 million, or $1.91 per diluted share…
20th Anniversary of Oil Spill Drill Program
Minerals Management Service (MMS) Director Liz Birnbaum today highlighted the 20th anniversary of the MMS Gulf of Mexico Region’s Unannounced Oil Spill Drill Program.
Hercules Offshore Q3 2009 Results
Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO) reported a loss from continuing operations of $7.6 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, on revenues of $183.7 million for the second quarter 2009…
Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC Appoints CFO
Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC (DFM: GULFNAV) has announced the appointment of Khalid Karim to the position of Chief Financial Officer Khalid brings to Gulf Navigation…
Horizon Lines, Inc. Declares Regular Dividend
Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ), announced that its Board of Directors has voted to declare a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share, payable on September 15…
Final Approval for CleanBallast
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has granted the Final Approval of Active Substances to RWO’s ballast water treatment system CleanBallast and thereby noted that the CleanBallast system is safe for the crew, ship and environment. Bremen-based RWO Marine Water Technology is a supplier of systems for water and wastewater treatment aboard ships and offshore rigs. The company is part of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies…
Northrop Grumman Q3 2009 Results
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported that second quarter 2009 earnings from continuing operations totaled $394 million, or $1.21 per diluted share, compared with $483 million…
