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US Coast Guard Foundation Presents US$400,000 Check

Apr 29, 2014

Anne Brengle, president of the Coast Guard Foundation, presented the check to Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, commander of the Coast Guard 9th District at a ceremony in Cleveland.The presentation of the check was held at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland…

Obituary: Wesley Wheeler, 1933-2014

Apr 28, 2014

Wesley D. Wheeler passed away on April 18 in Stamford, Connecticut. He was 80 years old. He was laid to rest in Cyprus Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, N.Y.Wheeler was an active member of the marine community for 60 years. He lived and worked…

Blank Rome Rated as Shipping Litigation Leaders

Apr 27, 2014

Blank Rome apprises that its international shipping litigation practice, and attorney John D. Kimball have again been ranked in the 2014 edition of 'Chambers Global'. The international law firm explains that the qualities on which rankings were assessed include technical legal ability…

South Korean PM Resigns Over Ferry Disaster

Apr 27, 2014

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won resigned on Sunday over the government's response to the April 16 ferry disaster. The Sewol ferry sank on a routine trip south from the port of Incheon to the traditional holiday island of Jeju…

Change of Command aboard USS Barry

Apr 25, 2014

The U.S. Navy reported that Cmdr. Patrick M. Foster of Severn, Md., relieved Cmdr. Thomas J. Dickinson of Whitehall, Mich., as commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) during a change of command ceremony held April 25…

Fidelis Group Name Civisca Executive V-P

Apr 24, 2014

National marine and inland marine insurance coverage and service provider Fidelis Group Holdings, LLC (FGH), through its subsidiary company Continental Underwriters, Ltd. informs it has appointed Mr. Michael L. Civisca as Executive Vice President…

Rosie the Riveter: WWII Women Shipyard Workers Visit the White House

Apr 23, 2014

Women workers from Kaiser Shipyard welcomed to the White HouseSix of the original “Rosie the Riveters” who worked in Kaiser Shipyard during World War II gained a little more recognition after being welcomed to the White House by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden…

Weber to Leave Hapag-Lloyd Board

Apr 23, 2014

Dr. Jürgen Weber to hand over the chair of the Supervisory Board to Michael Behrendt in autumn.Three important tasks fulfilled / Handover to complete merger with CSAV / Michael Behrendt to support the integration Jürgen Weber has decided…

POLB’s First Woman Commissioner Dies at 93

Apr 22, 2014

Louise M. DuVall, the first woman to serve on the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners, died Saturday, April 19. She was 93.She was appointed to two terms on the Harbor Commission, serving from Feb. 6, 1979, to July 18, 1990. She advocated…

CG Foundation Holds Pacific Area Awards

Apr 22, 2014

The 29th Annual Coast Guard Foundation Pacific Area Awards Dinner was an evening in tribute to the men and women of the United States Coast Guard. Held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco on April 17, the evening highlighted the mission of the Coast Guard throughout the Pacific Area…

Port of Redwood City to Dedicate New Wharf

Apr 22, 2014

The Port of Redwood City’s $17 million modernized wharf will open and be dedicated Wednesday, April 23, at 10 a.m., featuring presentations by Rep. Jackie Speier, Redwood City Mayor Jeff Gee and Port Commission Chair Lorianna Kastrop. It is…

Ex-Energy Minister to Head Chile State Oil Firm ENAP

Apr 21, 2014

Former energy minister Marcelo Tokman will take over as head of Chilean state oil firm Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (ENAP) from May, the country's energy ministry said on Monday.Tokman, who has a doctorate in economics from the University of California…

Coast Guard Pacific Area Command Changeover

Apr 17, 2014

The US Coast Guard informs that Rear Adm. Charles W. Ray will relieve Vice Adm. Paul F. Zukunft  (US Coast Guard Commander designate) as Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area and Coast Guard Defense Forces West, in a change-of-command ceremony at Coast Guard Island in Alameda…

Friedman Named to US Marine Transport Council

Apr 16, 2014

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx recently appointed Port of Cleveland President and CEO Will Friedman to the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC).Established in 2010, MTSNAC is comprised of leaders from commercial transportation firms…

Military Child of the Year is a Coast Guard Daughter

Apr 14, 2014

Juanita Collins is no ordinary teenager, she’s a Coast Guard daughter, & due to hard work and dedication she has been presented with the 2014 Coast Guard Military Child of the Year award at the sixth annual Operation Homefront gala at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington…

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