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Jacksonville USCG Names its Person of the Year

Mar 18, 2014

A Coast Guard Station Mayport member has been awarded the title of Sector Jacksonville, Fla., Enlisted Person of the Year.  Petty Officer 2nd Class Bobby Hitchcock, a maritime enforcement specialist, was awarded the EPOY title Thursday during…

Ingalls Shipbuilding's 2014 'President's Awards for Excellence

Mar 17, 2014

Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division has honored six teams and three individuals with 'President's Awards for Excellence' for their outstanding and innovative work on shipbuilding projects.'We build some of the most complex…

Cetrec Mourns Passing of Captain John Marshall

Mar 16, 2014

Consultant engineers Certrec announce that friend and colleague John Marshall recently lost his 2 ½ year battle with cancer at the Medical City Hospital in Dallas, Texas. The passing of a tremendous individual is grieved.Certrec’s first…

Ingalls Shipbuilding Appoint Mike Lipski VP Business Development

Mar 13, 2014

Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division inform that Mike Lipski will be the company's vice president of business development, effective April 1, 2014.HII explain that Lipski will be responsible for coordinating capture…

Scrivens Named AMSI Business Person of the Year

Mar 13, 2014

The annual Association of Marine Scientific Industries (AMSI) Business Person of the Year Award was presented to Roger Scrivens, Founder and Managing Director of RS Aqua Ltd., by Richard Burt, Chairman of the AMSI Council of the Society of Maritime Industries…

Shale Gas Verification Service Launched by DNV GL

Mar 12, 2014

DNV GL, an independent foundation with the purpose of safeguarding life, property and the environment, informs it has launched a comprehensive, tailor-made independent verification service based on the provisions of its Recommended Practice…

Krepp Comments on GSA Storis Auction

Mar 12, 2014

Denise Rucker Krepp, former Maritime Administration Chief Counsel who currently advocates on behalf of the U.S. domestic ship recycling industry, issued a statement at the Coast Guard Shipping Coordinating Committee Meeting March 12, 2014, in…

Arctic Sanctuary Sought Around North Pole

Mar 12, 2014

The European Parliament today passed a resolution calling for a protected area around the North Pole which could ban oil companies and industrial fishing fleets from the region. The text echoes the demands of an international campaign which…

U.S. seeks records on NY-NJ Port Authority chairman

Mar 11, 2014

(Reuters) - Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have subpoenaed the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for records regarding the business dealings of the agency's chairman, David Samson, according to media reports on Monday.U.S. Attorney…

Carnival cruise passengers sue seeking $5,000 a month for life

Mar 11, 2014

A group of passengers suing Carnival cruise lines for damages after an engine fire left their ship adrift for days are asking the company to pay $5,000 a month for the rest of their lives for medical bills and mental anguish.A lawsuit brought…

Korean Shipyard Names Five New Containerships

Mar 10, 2014

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), which claims to be the world’s biggest shipbuilder says that it set a new daily naming ceremony record by naming 5 containerships (ordered from Enesel) on a single day.In a simultaneous naming ceremony attended by Mr…

FMC Commissioner Comments on Key Shipping Issues at LA Forum

Mar 10, 2014

U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner Doyle spoke to the Global Shippers Forum in Los Angeles and discussed Ro/Ro price fixing matters; the newly approved cooperation agreement between the ports of Seattle and Tacoma; the first PVO company to take advantage of the alternative bonding mechanisms…

Coast Guard Names Next Top Enlisted Member

Mar 06, 2014

The Coast Guard announce the selection of the next Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard –  Master Chief Petty Officer Steven Cantrell.Master Chief Petty Officer Steven Cantrell is the current Atlantic Area Master Chief and will relieve the current MCPO-CG…

Cantrell is New USCG Top Enlisted Member

Mar 06, 2014

The Coast Guard announced Thursday the selection of the new master chief petty officer of the service who is currently based in Portsmouth.Master Chief Petty Officer Steven W. Cantrell is the current Atlantic Area command master chief and will relieve the current master chief of the Coast Guard…

Cole to Address Women in Transportation

Mar 06, 2014

Kat Cole, the 35-year-old president of the cinnamon roll brand, Cinnabon, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the 2014 annual conference of WTS International, the association for the professional advancement of women in transportation that will take place May 14 - 16…

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