 | ABS Nautical Systems Debuts NS5 Enterprise at the 2011 Annual User Conference
By MarEx Staff The software development “brainchild” of ABS classification, ABS Nautical Systems, last week on September 12-15th in Houston, Texas introduced the next stage of their software solution for users and media alike: NS5 Enterprise. MarEx joined the annual conference in...
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 | Man Jumps Overboard From Carnival Cruise Ship Into Gulf of Mexico
On Friday night around 6:30pm, Carnival officials confirm passengers witnessing a male passenger aboard the Conquest jumping overboard while cruising near Cozumel in the Gulf of Mexico. When news of the event reached Carnival officials, the ship returned to the location where the man was last seen and began a search and rescue...
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 | Out of Touch? Or Worse?
By: Dr. Jim Giermanski, Chairman Powers Global Holdings, Inc. No one doubts the use of the international supply chain as a means to attack the United States and/or deliver illegal cargo of all types into the commerce of this country. Customs and Boarder Protection (CBP) claim that its Automated Commercial...
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 | Indonesian Ferry In Flames After Colliding with Barge, Death Toll Still Unclear
According to AFP reports, an Indonesian passenger ferry carrying 443 people has collided with a barge causing the ferry to catch fire. The KM Marina Nusantara had been travelling from eastern Java early Monday morning. As it approached Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province on Indonesian Borneo, the ferry loaded...
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 | VIDEO: WWII-Era SS Gairsoppa Discovered Carrying 7 Million Ounces of Silver
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. announced that it has confirmed the identity and location of the shipwreck site of the SS Gairsoppa nearly 4,700 meters below the surface of the North Atlantic, approximately 300 miles off the coast of Ireland in international waters. The SS Gairsoppa was a 412-foot steel-hulled British cargo ship that was...
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 | Port of Savannah is Second Busiest U.S. Port for Containerized Export Tonnage
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz announced to a crowd of more than 1,100 at the annual State of the Port Address today that the Port of Savannah, according to the U.S Department of Commerce, had become the second busiest container port for the export of American goods. “The demand for...
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 | NOAA Ship Rainier Returns to Alaska to Conduct Sea Floor Surveys in Support of Safe Navigation
NOAA Ship Rainier has begun a month long survey of the sea floor near Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island as part of a multi-year effort to update nautical charts for the area. In addition to supporting marine navigation, data acquired by the 231-foot hydrographic survey vessel will also support marine ecosystem studies and improve...
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 | Cargotec Wins First Ever West Africa Ship-to-Shore Crane Contract
Cargotec has received a breakthrough order for ship-to-shore cranes from the Bollore group of France, through its wholly-owned Unicaf subsidiary. The contract is for a total of four Kalmar ship-to-shore cranes to be delivered in the third quarter of 2012 to various ports in West Africa. The contract also includes an option for four more...
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 | Coast Guard Oversees Salvage of Corn Barges on Mississippi River
The Coast Guard continues the supervision of the salvage of sunken corn barges on the Mississippi River, Sunday, near mile marker 233. McKinney Salvage & Heavy Lift completed the salvage operations for one of three corn barges, Friday, owned by American River Transportation Company. The salvage of the second barge is...
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 | LoBiondo Holds Hearing to Focus on DHS Headquarters Relocation to St. Elizabeths
The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo (R-NJ), held a hearing to review the status of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) headquarters consolidation project, including the relocation of the Coast Guard’s headquarters to the St. Elizabeths Hospital...
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 | Port of San Francisco Receives $2.97 Million U.S. Department of Transportation Grant
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has announced that the Port of San Francisco was awarded $2.97 million for rail improvements aimed at improving segments of its freight rail track in order to enhance safety, livability, and economic development. The Port project will improve an approximately one mile-long spur...
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 | Setcom Completes Acquisition of Piratecom
Purchase unites two leading manufacturers of public safety communications systems.
Setcom™ Corporation, the premiere manufacturer of intercom systems and headsets for public safety vehicles and high-noise industrial environments has acquired Piratecom, the foremost producer of communications systems for marine...
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 | Richard D. Steinke Receives 2011 Connie Award
More than 200 turn out to for Port of Long Beach Executive Director Honored by the Containerization & Intermodal Institute Connie Award was presented by the Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII) to Richard D. S
teinke, who will retire this month as executive director of the Port of Long Beach. Mr....
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 | TEAM Wins PBB Contracts for 3 Major Cruise Terminals
TEAM contracted to deliver in 2012 a total of five Passenger Boarding Bridges to cruise terminals in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), Genoa (Italy) and Miami (USA). TEAM Ports & Maritime S.L.U. (“TEAM”), the world leading designer and manufacturer of sophisticated Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBBs) for cruise and ferry...
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