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The USCG, MTSA '02 and IMO - The New Faces of Security
The U.S. maritime world is rapidly changing direction as security becomes an ever larger and more important issue to the federal government. We have seen the Department of Homeland Security created, the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 become law,
Koch-Ellis Provides Service To Meet Pollution Prevention Standards Of MARPOL 73/78
In October 1983, Annex I of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution, known as MARPOL 73/78, entered into force for the maritime and shipping industry. This convention concerns pollution from oil. The regulation was created to reduce operational discharges from ships,
B&W Shipyard Delivers M / S ' W h i t e Nile'
B&W Shipyard, Copenhagen, Denmark, has completed the first of two Hamlet Multi-Flex ships of about 12,600-dwt for Sudan Shipping Line. The ship was named White Nile, after the river which joins the Blue Nile at the city of Khartoum, and which
Congressman John M. Murphy Presented With Maritime Industry's 'AOTOS' Award
P r e s e n t a t i o n of the coveted AOTOS (Admiral of the Ocean Sea) Award was made to Congressman John M. Murphy, Chairman of the Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee, for his distinguished service to the maritime industry. The award was
Parker Towing Announces Administrative Changes
Tim Parker Sr., chairman of the board, and Tim Parker Jr., president of Parker Towing Company, have announced the promotion of Charles A. Haun to senior vice president, operations, and the addition of Edward W. Peterson as vice president, sales.
Heightened Scrutiny On Ship Scrapping
Ever since two enterprising reporters for the Baltimore Sun decided, in 1997. to take a closer look at ship scrapping, first at a Baltimore shipyard dismantling a Navy ship, and subsequently an in depth review of scrapping conditions in Alang, India,