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Three Rescued after their Boat Flips in Pamet Harbor

Aug 06, 2016

The Coast Guard rescued three people from the water after their boat overturned in Pamet Harbor, Massachusetts.At 3:15 p.m., the owner of a 14-foot aluminum boat reported to Coast Guard Station Provincetown watchstanders that he had lent his boat to three people…

Exercise Rim of Pacific Concludes

Aug 06, 2016

The world's largest international maritime exercise concluded Aug. 4, after more than a month of training events conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines…

Los Angeles Port Fellows Program Makes an Impact

Aug 06, 2016

As the maritime industry continues to evolve, the need for developing well-trained, knowledgeable and tech-savvy port leaders of the future has never been greater.Last April, the Port of Los Angeles announced its first-ever Fellows Program…

Port of New Orleans CEO to Receive Eugene J. Schreiber Award

Aug 05, 2016

The World Trade Center of New Orleans announced this year’s recipient of the Eugene J. Schreiber Award as Gary LaGrange, President and CEO of the Port of New Orleans, who will be presented with the award at the annual Louisiana International Trade Gala on Friday…

SS United States Will Not Return to Service

Aug 05, 2016

A comprehensive technical feasibility study has determined the SS Unites States to be structurally sound, but a number of insurmountable obstacles will keep America’s Flagship from returning to seagoing service.In February, Crystal Cruises…

Man Medevaced 90 miles East of Jacksonville

Aug 05, 2016

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man Thursday who sustained a head injury 90-miles east of Jacksonville.A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew medevaced the 33-year-old man from the vessel Eagle Texas.Coast…

US Navy Promotes First LDO Captain

Aug 05, 2016

Capt. David Garlinghouse has made Navy history by becoming the first Navy Reserve security limited duty officer (LDO) to achieve the rank of captain.Vice Adm. Dixon Smith, commander, Navy Installations Command (NIC), presided over the promotion ceremony…

Prosecutors Summon DSME CFO

Aug 05, 2016

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office summoned  the chief financial officer (CFO) of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME ) today (Friday) over his alleged involvement in the financially troubled company’s accounting fraud…

Technip Recertified to Gender Equality Standards

Aug 04, 2016

Technip entities in Brazil, France and Italy have been recertified to the EDGE (Economic Dividends for Gender Equality) global standard for gender equality in the workplace, including the group’s headquarters and the Innovation and Technology center both located in Paris…

Volvo Penta Fosters Next Generation of Technical Talent

Aug 04, 2016

High school and college-aged vocational students gathered in Louisville, Ky., last month to demonstrate their technical skills and knowledge at the SkillsUSA National Championships – and Chesapeake-based Volvo Penta was there to support them in their journey…

Ports of Jersey’s New VTS Comes on Line

Aug 04, 2016

Frequentis was selected to modernize the Ports of Jersey’s control center systems through a fully integrated solution and supported by a 10-year maintenance contract. With the factory acceptance test in February, the first steps for the company’s first vessel traffic service (VTS) deployment in U…

Why Take a Risk with Offshore Workforce Noncompliance?

Aug 04, 2016

Crispin Jessop of Allocate Software takes a look at how an integrated, automated skills matrix can keep offshore projects compliant in terms of health and safety Health and safety has always come first for offshore operations and the lessons…

High-schoolers Explore Ship Design at SUNY Maritime

Aug 04, 2016

Four half-inch boats descended into aquarium tanks. One immediately flipped over and sank, two others sank slowly and the last floated as a teenager pulled it around on a string. The boats – though not entirely successful – were the culmination…

BMT Upgrades Its REMBRANDT Simulator

Aug 04, 2016

BMT Ship & Coastal Dynamics, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced new enhancements to its marine navigation and maneuvering simulator, REMBRANDT, used globally by pilot organizations, shipping companies, naval architects, civil marine engineers and port authorities…

Mission to Seafarers to Feature at SMM Hamburg

Aug 04, 2016

Global maritime welfare charity The Mission to Seafarers has been invited by the team at SMM Hamburg 2016 to appear as featured guest charity at the 2016 fair.Claus Ulrich Selbach, Business Unit Director of SMM, said: “We are delighted that…

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