Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) to showcase technologies at Navy League's upcoming Sea-Air-Space Exposition.CTC is an independent, nonprofit, applied scientific research and development professional services organization providing…
Come Jan. 1, 2014, the maritime industry in California faces a looming reality: ships must link up to port alternative maritime power (AMP).“Compliance is not optional,” said T.L. Garrett, vice president of Pacific Merchant Shipping Association…
Drydocks World & Maritime World's initiative aims to encourage all-round environmental excellence in maritme & allied sectors.The initiative was inaugurated in the presence of key decision-makers from government and industry, underlined by…
US Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan advises of the dangers as increasingly warmer temperatures weaken ice.The Coast Guard warns that warmer temperatures present the possibility of extremely hazardous ice conditions throughout Lake Michigan…
Conrad Industries announces its 2012 financial results and also the addition of new business during Q1 2013.For the quarter ended December 31, 2012, Conrad had net income of $8.0 million and earnings per diluted share of $1.33 compared to net income of $6…
The 63,800 dwt bulk carrier 'Amber Champion' has been completed and named at the Chengxi Shipyard Co.A spokesperson for the shipbuilder addressed guests at the ceremony, and the following is drawn from that speech.The Dolphin 64 bulk carrier is an energy-efficient…
Huntington Ingalls Industries welcomed the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division today, following a six-week delay in its arrival. Lincoln was originally scheduled to arrive Feb. 14 for its refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH)…
In the early days of subsea technology, there were a number of pioneers: men and women who stepped over the edge of what we knew about the underwater world. These individuals left the comfort of solid ground to explore beneath the waves and report back to the rest of us what they had seen…
A recent forecast indicated a 2013 growth of 8% in the American boating industry.In light of an improving consumer outlook, more than half (51%) of marine industry survey participants said the best time to increase inventory levels is right now to be fully stocked for the spring selling season…
Safety Management Systems were at the global meeting of decommissioning professionals, which attracts nearly 1,000 attendees annually.Along with other expert speakers, Gary Siems, decommissioning manager for Stone Energy, spoke about concurrent decommissioning…
The Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA) annual meeting will be held in Atlanta, May 19-22, 2013 and will feature Parallel Track.The Parallel Track addition is specifically focused on newer, less experienced inland marine underwriting and claims personnel…
PPG Industries said Frank S. Sklarsky will join the company as executive vice president for finance, effective April 15, reporting to Chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch. Also, effective August 1, Sklarsky will be named PPG executive vice president and chief financial officer…
So far, 120 companies have registered with the international KPI Project, started by InterManager but now an industry-led initiative. KPI data is being uploaded from more than 1,600 vessels into the web-based InterManager KPI Environment (IMKE) system…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) signs an agreement allowing STX Construction (Dalian) to produce & market marine deck cranes.Through licensing to this company member of the STX group, which has shipyards in Korea, China and Europe…
The US Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) receives funding for various Florida dredging projects to restore pre-Sandy condition.As a follow-up to a recent announcement regarding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarding funding to restore Fort…
