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Marad Announces TIGER Grant Webinar Schedule

Aug 22, 2011

DOT says $527 million available in this round of funding.Dates & Location:From - Aug 30, 2011 13:00:00To - Aug 30, 2011 14:30:00Location - WebinarPresident Barack Obama and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood agree that investing…

DOJ: Alleged Somali Hostage Negotiator Indicted for Piracy

Aug 22, 2011

22 Men Held Hostage for Seven Months as Alleged Negotiator Secured Ransom Paid for ReleaseThe man accused of being the negotiator for the ransom of four U.S. citizens held hostage on the high seas has been indicted for his alleged role in…

U.S. Coast Guard's GMDSS Task Force Met on 3 August 2011

Aug 22, 2011

The U.S. Coast Guard's GMDSS Task Force met 3 August 2011, at RTCM Headquarters in Arlington, VA.The summary record for that meeting can be downloaded at: http://rtcm.info/TFSR-68.docThe next meeting is Wednesday 28 September 2011 at 9:00 am…

Glosten Completes Study for WSF

Aug 22, 2011

The Glosten Associates announces completion of a feasibility study for Washington State Ferries (WSF) on converting its 144-car ferry design to liquefied natural gas (LNG) propulsion. Glosten’s study, which investigated design, economic, regulatory…

Launch of Best Management Practices 4

Aug 22, 2011

The fourth edition of the 'Best Management Practices for Protection against Somalia Based Piracy' (BMP4) has been launched.  Supported by all major shipping associations, the Best Management Practices provides invaluable information to help all shipping companies…

Shipping Company Sentenced to Pay Penalty for Pollution Cover-Up

Aug 18, 2011

Puerto Rican-based Shipping Company Sentenced to Pay $700,000 Penalty for Intentional Cover-Up of Oil Pollution. WASHINGTON – Epps Shipping Company, a Liberian corporation doing business out of Carolina, Puerto Rico, was sentenced in federal…

Washington Gov. Gregoire to Lead Contingent of Top-Tier Presenters at AAPA’s 100th Annual Convention

Aug 18, 2011

Sept. 11-15 conference to also spotlight Port of Seattle’s centennial anniversary.Against the backdrop of one of the USA’s busiest and most picturesque working waterfronts, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) -representing…

Statement from BOEMRE on Loss of Life

Aug 18, 2011

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today confirmed that agency personnel responded on August 16 to a report of a fatality at Energy Resource Technology's High Island (HI) Block A557 Platform A. This is…

Registration Opens for the 2011 Women on the Water (WOW) Conference

Aug 18, 2011

The U.S. Maritime Administration and Massachusetts Maritime Academy will host the 5th Annual Women on the Water Conference at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay, MA, on October 27th - 29th, 2011. The conference will focus on…

8,000 Tons of Steel vs. 50 Cyclists

Aug 17, 2011

The huge mid section of the UK’s first Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier will leave BAE Systems’ shipyard at Govan today, starting a 600 mile journey by sea to Rosyth, where the aircraft carrier will be assembled. Over 50 cyclists also left the yard…

ICS: Flag State Rules on Arms and Private Armed Guards

Aug 17, 2011

With the assistance of its members, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) in association with the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), has compiled a useful reference document collating the policy and rules of Flag States…

USDOT’s Maritime Administration Announces $9.98 Million in Grants to Small Shipyards

Aug 16, 2011

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $9.98 million in grants to 13 small shipyards throughout the United States to help modernize facilities, increase productivity, and help make the country’s small shipyards more competitive in the global marketplace…

MARAD: $10m in Small Shipyard Grants Awarded

Aug 15, 2011

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced $9.98 million in grants to 13 small shipyards throughout the United States to help modernize facilities, increase productivity, and help make the country’s small shipyards more competitive in the global marketplace…

NPREP: Pre-Exercise Public Outreach Events

Aug 15, 2011

LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard announces its National Preparedness Response Exercise Program (NPREP) pre-exercise Public Outreach events to be held Sept. 13, 2011 in Ventura, Calif., free of charge.Government and Industry experts will be…

USCG Publishes NPRM for Inspection of Towing Vessels

Aug 11, 2011

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday publication in the Federal Register of a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) designed to improve safety on towing vessels.The NPRM provides a layered approach to towing vessel safety that…

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Great Lakes NOV Iron Ore Trade Dips

Great Lakes NOV Iron Ore Trade Dips

Adani Ports withdraws DFC Port Funding Request

HII names Childs VP, Quality & Engineering at Ingalls Shipbuilding

HII names Childs VP, Quality & Engineering at Ingalls Shipbuilding

Lock Accident Closes Germany's Mosel River

Lock Accident Closes Germany's Mosel River

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