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.
TOTE orders two LNG fueled containerships from NASSCO
DECEMBER 4, 2012 — General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), reports that it has finalized a contract with TOTE, Inc., for the design and construction of
Cummins launches Tier 3 diesel line
DECEMBER 4, 2012 — Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) will be launching its full Tier 3 line of diesel engines for the commercial marine industry, from 6.7 to 60 liters, at the International