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Navy Bids Farewell to USNS San Jose

By The Maritime Executive

December 21, 2010

Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS San Jose marked the close of 39 years of service to the Navy fleet in a shipboard ceremony last Thursday in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The event paid tri...

U.S. Coast Guard Issues ALCOAST Note 575/09

By The Maritime Executive

December 20, 2010

Note addresses issue of seafarers' shore access as it relates to Maritime Security Act (MTSA) facilities. The US Coast Guard has issued an internal directive to USCG Captains of the Port (COTPs) to...

USCG's TWIC Program FAQs: April 2008

By The Maritime Executive

December 20, 2010

Summary: TWIC program FAQ's specific to enforcement issues. TSA and USCG are responsible for implementing the TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) program. The USCG is responsible f...

Licensing Rates for U.S. Maritime Academy Graduates Declining

By The Maritime Executive

December 16, 2010

Only Kings Point and Michigan boast 100 percent performance; overall licensing rate for state academies falls to 59 percent. Graduation and mariner licensing data released this summer by the U.S. Mar...

IMO Says No Weapons for Mariners

By The Maritime Executive

December 16, 2010

The Maritime Safety Committee of IMO said flag states should not allow mariners to use weapons for personal protection or to protect the vessel. Revised guidance on combating piracy agreed by IMO M...

Protecting Ships Against Armed Pirates

By The Maritime Executive

December 16, 2010

INTERTANKO sets out its piracy position Merchant ship protection How can pirate attacks and/or armed robberies on merchant ships be deterred, delayed or even prevented? How can merchant ships prepa...

MarEx OP-ED: Shipboard Security and Vessel Defense

By The Maritime Executive

December 16, 2010

OP-ED By Captain Jeffrey L. Kuhlman There are as many eyes focused on the problem of shipboard security and vessel defense as there are proposed solutions. Those interested in the problem typically...

Offshore Inland Announces New President, Tom Haley

By The Maritime Executive

December 16, 2010

Offshore Inland Marine, Oilfield Services (OIS) is pleased to announce Tom Haley has joined the global services company as President. Mr. Haley brings over thirty-five years of oil and gas industry...

Container Ship That Ran Aground Being Held for Inspection

By The Maritime Executive

December 16, 2010

(AUSTRALIA) - The MSC BASEL, bound for Singapore, ran aground Monday in Moreton Bay off Brisbane, Australia. Maritime Safety Queensland officials believe the ship may have been carrying hazardous m...

1,000-Ton-Capacity Crane Installed on MPI Adventure

By The Maritime Executive

December 16, 2010

On 19 October 2010, MPI Offshore celebrated a further milestone in the construction of the state-of-the-art wind turbine installation vessel MPI Adventure: installation of the 1,000-tonne-capacity...

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