GE Marine announces timeline for Tier 3 compliance

DECEMBER 5, 2012 — The news at GE Marine’s Workboat International show today was the announced of the company’s timeline for meeting EPA Tier 3 and Tier 4i, as well as IMO

NASSCO lays keel of second MLP ship

DECEMBER 5, 2012 — Lyn Glenn, daughter of astronaut John Glenn, and Mrs. Helen L. Toolan, wife of Lieutenant General John A. Toolan, Jr., Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, were the

House passes Coast Guard Authorization Act

DECEMBER 5, 2012 — The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 has been passed by a House of Representatives voice vote. The bill initially passed the House in November 2011. 

Crowley makes senior leadership changes

DECEMBER 5, 2012 — Crowley Maritime Corporation has made changes to the senior leadership of its shipping and logistics business lines and has put their commercial marketing, sales, customer care and pricing

John Deere announces Tier III engine line

DECEMBER 5, 2012 — John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) unveiled new Marine Tier 3 PowerTechTM 4.5L and 6.8L propulsion and generator-drive engines at this week’s International WorkBoat Show. John Deere will meet

MSC agrees new cruise passenger safety measures

DECEMBER 5, 2012 — IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has agreed that rules to require passenger safety drills to take place prior to, or immediately upon, departure should be made mandatory, in

School offers grad degree in admiralty and maritime law

DECEMBER 5, 2012 — Given the legal and regulatory environment in which today’s marine industry operates, it’s no surprise to learn that there is a growing demand in the United States for

Bath Iron Works gets $70 million Navy contract mod

DECEMBER 5, 2012 — General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $70,491,916 modification under a previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-4311) to exercise option year 1 for DDG 51 and

Dredge shows big fuel savings after propeller and nozzle switch

DECEMBER 5, 2012 — A sand and gravel dredge owned by Scandinavian construction giant NCC is reporting a 14 percent improvement in fuel efficiency following an exchange and modernization of its propeller

West Coast port strike ends

DECEMBER 5, 2012 — Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced last night that the eight-day strike that had containerships backed up outside the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles has ended.

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