 President Bush signals his intent to nominate MARAD's most effective administrator in recent memory to another federal post; announcement leaves industry observers wondering if, how and why… Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Pirates hijack 11th ship since July 20th off Somalia. Three others avoid capture due to crew actions. Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The Coast Guard strongly reminds the towing industry of its responsibility to properly man their vessels with adequate numbers of qualified and licensed crewmembers. Read More>>>Back to Top |
 As the U.S. coastal population continues to grow, so do the hazards when big storms approach. Now, an on-line tool, Historical Hurricane Tracks, helps users get a quick picture of coastal areas with the greatest frequency of hurricanes and tropical storms—and that historical "snapshot" can help community members and local emergency managers develop better plans for storm preparation and recovery. Read More>>>Back to Top |
| Licensing and Documentation expert Andy Hammond explores Title 46 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 10.103 (Definitions) and, specifically, how a DAY is used to calculate the amount of experience a mariner has on a particular vessel. Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Operator fined $12,000 for oil spill into Columbia River Read More>>>Back to Top |
 One in five maritime incidents involve errors of communication says Maritime Accident Casebook in its latest podcast, The Case Of The Fallen Saviour. While a main cause for the featured incident was inadequate training which led to the serious injury of a seafarer when a freefall lifeboat launched accidentally, communication failures, from signage to spoken instructions, played key roles. Read More>>>Back to Top |
 MARAD's Chief nominated to be Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission and upon appointment designate Chairman. Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is now expected to decline 6 percent in 2008 compared with 2007 as the nation's slow economy continues to prompt merchants to carefully manage their inventories, according to the monthly Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Global Insight. Read More>>>Back to Top |
 A survey of levels of preparedness on the part of UK insurers and intermediaries for the new FSA regulations on Treating Customers Fairly has revealed that less than half of respondents say that all their staff are aware of TCF and what the FSA is trying to achieve. Moreover, the survey, by leading accountant and business consultant Moore Stephens, shows that 40 per cent of insurers have not yet incorporated TCF into their business strategy, and only 50 per cent of respondents overall are "extremely confident" of meeting the FSA's year-end 2008 deadline for compliance. Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Thomas B. Crowley Jr., Chairman, President & CEO of Crowley Maritime Corporation, will be honored with Mystic Seaport's third annual America and the Sea Award at a gala dinner held at the Rainbow Room in New York City, Wednesday, October 29. Read More>>>Back to Top |
 U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue crews suspend the search for a Coast Guard pilot missing after an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crashed last Thursday evening approximately five miles south of Honolulu International Airport. Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Massachusetts Maritime Academy's Admiral's Ball set for 14 November; Maritime Person of the Year to be Morten Arntzen, President & Chief Executive Officer of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Read More>>>Back to Top |
 American Maritime Officers Sept. 5 signed a memorandum of understanding with BGT Limited establishing an exclusive observation program for AMO members aboard liquefied natural gas carriers owned and operated by the company. Read More>>>Back to Top |
 7th Annual Marine Money Asia Program will feature top shipping company executives, commercial lenders, investment bankers, equity investors and networking opportunities will be virtually without parallel. Read More>>>Back to Top |
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