Harvey Gulf International Marine, New Orleans, LA, ordered two additional 302 ft X 64 ft, dual fuel Offshore Supply Vessels from Trinity Offshore, Gulfport, MS. Harvey Gulf now has four dual fuel
Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., Seattle, WA, a Crowley company, has been chosen to design a custom “super pumper” fireboat to enhance the City of San Francisco Fire Department’s (SFFD) marine fire fighting
Already a regional shipyard powerhouse in the Pacific Northwest, Vigor Industrial, Seattle, WA, is set to add yet another piece. Alaska Ship and Drydock Inc. (ASD), Ketchikan, AK, intends to transition its
Signal Ship Repair (SSR), a division of Signal International, Inc., Mobile, AL, competitively bid and won a contract worth about $16 million by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to repair and
Titan Maritime, L.L.C., Pompano Beach, FL, and SMIT Singapore PTE, Ltd., Singapore, were each recently awarded $43 million ceiling-priced indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-award-fee contracts by the U.S. Navy for salvage, salvage-related towing, harbor clearance,
Hanne B. Sørensen has been appointed new CEO of Maersk Tankers effective February 13. Sørensen, the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Maersk Line, succeeds Søren Skou, who recently assumed the position as
Heavy sea conditions forced salvage workers from the Netherland’s SMIT and Italy’s NERI to suspend fuel removal operations today from the cruise ship Costa Concordia, which is grounded off of the island
Helping implement Mr. Franco’s vision for the last seven years has been his sister, Deborah Franco, who is the Vice President of HSQE, HR, and Administration for Harley Marine Services. She has been responsible for implementing ISO 9001 and 14001, ISM Code, Safety and Environmental Quality systems throughout all of the Harley Marine companies, as well as overseeing AWO Responsible Carrier Program and Occupational Health. She ensures company safety and environmental policies and procedures are developed and maintained in accordance with all applicable state and federal codes, standards, regulations and company procedures.
We talked with Deborah recently to gain some insight on some steps and strategies that Harley Marine has taken to implement its “green” vision, how its impacted their bottom line and what the company sees for the future.
You can listen to the podcast here.
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For the full article and interview with Deborah, see the December 2011 issue of Marine Log.
In the wake of the Costa Concordia grounding that has killed at least 12 passengers, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) sent a letter on January 19 urging U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral
W&O, Jacksonville, FL, has been recently named the exclusive distributor for Pres-Vac of its pressure/vacuum valve and inert gas systems in the U.S., as well as the only factory-authorized service center in