Rear Adm. Jonathon White has assumed the title of “oceanographer of the U.S. Navy,” replacing Rear Adm. David Titley who retired in July. Assigned to the staff of the chief of naval operations, White is now head of the Oceanography, Space and Maritime Domain Awareness directorate (OPNAV N2N6E)…
Chairman American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) explains the importance of dredging to the industry & the US economy.Jerry Bridges, the American Association of Port Authorities’ Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of…
Statement by FMCS Director George H. Cohen on United States Maritime Alliance and International Longshoremen's Association Labor Negotiations:I am pleased to announce that at the close of today's productive negotiation session, in which progress was made on several important subjects…
AAPA Chairman Testifies Before Senate Committee on Water Resources Development Act; Testimony emphasizes importance of investment in waterside infrastructure. Jerry Bridges, the American Association of Port Authorities’ Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Virginia Port Authority…
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell in the three months ended August 2012 to their lowest level for a year, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens…
11 business-led projects to get more than $1.3 million in funding from the Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland & Labrador (RDC).'With an increasingly diversified economy continuing to outpace growth in other regions around North America…
Seventy civil service mariners, and approximately 400 Navy, Army and non-governmental organization (NGO) personnel aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 20) returned to San Diego Sept. 14. They steamed more than 20…
Immigration officers start new wave of strike action in Brazil ahead of cruise season.Inchcape Shipping Services, the world’s leading maritime services provider, is advising of a new wave of strike action by immigration officers in Manaus…
A new Bill currently before Parliament transfers some responsibilities from Maritime New Zealand to the Environmental Protection Authority.The Marine Legislation Bill had its first reading in Parliament on 11 September 2012.The Bill…
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu calls on governments & the shipping industry to take prompt and decisive action on a number of key issues.In a keynote address to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Conference in London, Mr. Sekimizu…
ASCE to Release New Report Detailing Trade Impacts of Failing to Invest in America’s Seaports/Inland Waterways. Engineers, International Trade and Ports Experts to Outline Modernization Needs; Opportunities for Job CreationThe nation’s seaports…
Aberdeen Harbor Engages in Study into Potential Port Expansion.Aberdeen Harbour Board has commenced a major feasibility study into the potential expansion of facilities at the port. Continued growth in traffic and cargos, as well as an increase in the size of the vessels has prompted the study…
When the Coast Guard’s final rule on ballast water management became effective in June, the event perhaps signaled the end of one arduous journey for regulators, but the beginning of another for shipowners. The U.S. rule establishes discharge…
The ICC International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre recommends extreme vigilance aboard ships in West African waters.Since mid-August three vessels have been hijacked by pirates in this region. These recent attacks are notable as they have all been against tankers…
Due to lack of effective anti-terrorism measures in many Yemeni ports USCG to impose conditions of entry into US waters.The regulations came about following a Coast Guard finding that Yemeni ports do not maintain effective anti-terrorist…
