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Explorer's Club Medal for Ocean Geophysicist Walter Munk

Mar 04, 2014

UCSan Diego inform that the Explorers Club will honor renowned Scripps scientist Walter Munk with the Explorers Medal at its 110th annual dinner March 15 at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The event, “Exploration & Technology: Celebrating Innovation in Discovery…

LoBiondo Opens Hearing on Maritime Transport Regs

Mar 04, 2014

Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.) chaired today’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Hearing on “Maritime Transportation Regulations: Impacts on Safety, Security, Jobs, and the Environment; Part II” in place of Subcommittee Chairman Duncan Hunter…

Allegretti Testifies on Vessel Discharge Regs

Mar 04, 2014

Vessel operators press for uniform national vessel discharge regulationOn March 4, in testimony before the Coast Guard Maritime Transportation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Tom Allegretti, President & CEO of The American Waterways Operators…

USCG Helps Kick Off Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Mar 04, 2014

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Harry Claiborne, a 175-foot coastal construction tender homeported in Galveston, Texas, provided transportation for the Mardi Gras monarchs Kings Rex and Zulu for the 2014 Mardi Gras celebration. The monarchs arrived…

VADM Paul Zukunft Nominated to be 25th U.S. Coast Guard Commandant

Mar 04, 2014

Jeh Charles Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security, announced on February 28th that Paul F. Zukunft has been nominated by President Obama to be the 25th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. His nomination requires Senate confirmation.Johnson said last Friday…

TMPS Appoint Martinez Sr. Superintendent Engineer

Mar 04, 2014

Diesel engine service and engineering specialists Trans Marine Propulsion Systems, Inc. (TMPS), inform that Noel Martinez has joined the 29 year old company as the Senior Superintendent Engineer to manage Non OEM 2 and 4 stroke field and component…

HII Graduate 137 Shipbuilding Apprentices

Mar 03, 2014

Huntington Ingalls Industries hosted commencement exercises for the company's Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding. The graduation, held at the Liberty Baptist Church Worship Center in Hampton, celebrated 137 apprentices representing 18 trades and four advanced programs…

Murray Selected to Lead ICoTA

Mar 03, 2014

Oil and gas industry body, the Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA) European Chapter, has appointed Former vice-chair Kelly Murray as the new chair and vice-chair. Murray will be the first women to take the helm as chair of the organization in the chapter’s 20-year history…

Ackermann to Retire from Shell Board

Mar 03, 2014

Reuters - London-listed oil company Royal Dutch Shell said board-member Josef Ackermann would retire as a nonexecutive director at its annual meeting in May.Ackermann's departure from Shell is the latest retreat from high-profile corporate positions for the former Deutsche Bank chief executive…

Heilmann Takes Over for Retiring Matson Senior VP

Feb 28, 2014

Matson, Inc., a U.S. carrier in the Pacific, announced today that Kevin O'Rourke, senior vice president and chief legal officer, is retiring after 21 years with Matson.  O'Rourke will be succeeded by Peter Heilmann, who has been promoted to senior vice president and chief legal officer…

Rafoth Named Great Lakes USCG Person of the Year

Feb 28, 2014

A Michigan-based Coast Guardsman stationed aboard Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, a 240-foot ice-breaking buoy tender homeported in Cheboygan, Mich., was named the 2013 Coast Guard 9th District Enlisted Person of the Year, in an internal Coast Guard announcement Wednesday…

Coast Guard Foundation to Honor 8th District at Upcoming Event

Feb 27, 2014

The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced today that its 21st Annual Tribute to the United States Coast Guard Eighth District will take place on Friday…

BIRNS Celebrates 60th Anniversary at New Orleans Show

Feb 26, 2014

Founded in 1954, BIRNS, Inc. designer and manufacturer of high performance lighting and connector systems for deep ocean, marine, military and nuclear power applications celebrated the anniversary at the recent Underwater Intervention show in New Orleans…

Papp Delivers Final State of the Coast Guard Address

Feb 26, 2014

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp delivered his final State of the Coast Guard address at Coast Guard Headquarters, St. Elizabeths Campus, Washington, D.C., Wednesday.Papp provided an overview of programs and issues of the last four…

Senators Address NJ’s Rock Salt Situation

Feb 26, 2014

U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) released the following joint-statement regarding New Jersey’s shortage of rock salt:    “We are pleased to hear that the first shipment of rock salt arrived at Port Newark last night…

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