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MACC Registration to Open April 3

Apr 01, 2014

Registration for the Multi-Agency Craft Conference (MACC) 2014 will open at 12:00 EDT on Thursday, April 3. To comply with new government regulations for access to military installations, there are certain pieces of information ASNE will require when an individual registers…

Virginia Leads US in Shipbuilding Jobs

Mar 27, 2014

State maritime industry supports more than 63,000 jobs; worth over $5.5 billion annually to Virginia’s economyThe American Maritime Partnership (AMP) today joined with the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.)…

Former Port Chairman Lauricella Passes

Mar 27, 2014

Former Port of New Orleans Board Chairman Francis E. “Hank” Lauricella has died at age 83.Gov. Mike Foster appointed Lauricella to the Board in April of 1997, and he served as Board Chairman from October 2001 until June of 2002. Prior to his service on the Port’s Board…

Shiptec China 2014 Taking Shape

Mar 26, 2014

In just under seven months’ time, marine professionals from China and around the world will gather for the opening of Shiptec China 2014 at the Dalian World Expo Center. Taking place October 21-24, it is the 11th holding of this increasingly important event…

Steel Industry Presses for an End to Unfair Trade

Mar 25, 2014

Today, United States Steel Corporation President and CEO Mario Longhi joined fellow steel industry executives and Leo Gerard, international president of the United Steelworkers, in pressing Congress to maintain America’s economic and national…

Cracks Scuttle U.S. Navy Ice Camp

Mar 25, 2014

Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) announced an early end to Ice Camp Nautilus on March 23. The ice camp was a temporary structure built and operated especially for Ice Exercise 2014 (ICEX-2014).Personnel at Ice Camp Nautilus, which is built into the ice floe north of Prudhoe Bay…

After Concordia: HAVEP Report Exposes Passenger Vessel Deficiencies

Mar 25, 2014

In the wake of the Costa Concordia accident of January 2012, an incident that arguably was one of the more dramatic incidents in this history of cruise shipping, preliminary results from the Harmonized Verification Program (HAVEP) on passenger ships…

ADF Personnel Recognized with Bravery Awards

Mar 24, 2014

The Chief of the Defense Force General David Hurley AC, DSC has commended 19 Australian Defense Force (ADF) members who were formally recognized for their bravery and devotion to duty in perilous circumstances.The Governor-General of Australia Her Excellency the Honorable Quentin Bryce AC…

SECNAV Mabus Delivers Keynote at Jackson Christening

Mar 23, 2014

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus delivered the keynote address at the christening ceremony of the future USS Jackson (LCS 6) March 22 at Austal in Mobile, Ala.Dr. Katherine Holmes Cochran, daughter of Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran, sponsors Jackson…

Second National Maritime Strategy Symposium

Mar 21, 2014

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) will publish a Federal Register Notice on March 24, 2014 inviting the public and Marine Transportation System stakeholders to participate in the agency’s second symposium intended to develop a robust national maritime strategy…

Capacci Named Washington Ferries Chief

Mar 21, 2014

State Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson today named Capt. George A. Capacci interim assistant secretary in charge of the Ferries Division for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Capacci will lead the ferry system until a permanent assistant secretary is selected…

FMC Commissioner Doyle Gives Qualified Thumbs Up to P3 Network

Mar 20, 2014

'I am in favor of not taking any further action to delay the implementation of the P3 Network Vessel Sharing Agreement,' announced FMC Commissioner William P. Doyle. (The P3 Network Alliance consists of container shipping  companies A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S trading under the name of Maersk Line…

Liberia Approves STCW Security Courses

Mar 20, 2014

Security titles 'Security Awareness' (STCW VI/6 p4) and 'Security Duties' (STCW VI/6 p6) have now been flag approved by LISCR.Both courses are available online for individual purchase and study via Marlins’ security training site, www.stcwsecurity…

Georgia Increases Funding for Port Deepening

Mar 20, 2014

Deal to Sign Budget with $35M More for Port Deepening; State has allocated $266 million to Savannah Harbor Expansion The $35 million in additional port deepening funds proposed by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has been approved by the state legislature and now awaits the governor’s signature…

Peterson Comments on Moseley' Resignation

Mar 19, 2014

Washington Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson issued a statement regarding the resignation of Assistant Secretary for Washington State Ferries David Moseley. Peterson's comments are as follows.After six years of service, Assistant…

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