As Concordia death toll rises, EU takes new look at passenger vessel regs
Two more bodies have been discovered aboard the Costa Concordia, taking the confirmed death toll in the tragedy to 15. The bodies were found on Deck 4 of the ship, after the
Two more bodies have been discovered aboard the Costa Concordia, taking the confirmed death toll in the tragedy to 15. The bodies were found on Deck 4 of the ship, after the
Scottish offshore service provider MarineCo UK has placed an order at Damen Shipyards for two more High Speed Support Vessels (HSSVs). The newbuilds are to be delivered in May and October 2012.
Höegh LNG reports that has been informed by AB Klaipedos Nafta that Höegh LNG made the winning tender offer for a new LNG floating storage and regasification unit in Lithuania. A mandatory
Paris-headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon reports that Jaccar Holdings SA has acquired 945,000 additional shares in Bourbon. This takes Jaccar’s stake in Bourbon from 24.6 percent to 26.04 percent of the capital
Eric Deans, Director of Shipping Policy at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), has completed a Ph.D in Marine Policy at the University of Delaware. Dr. Deans, a well known shipping industry
Wärtsilä is to supply the power and positioning system for the two new Cat D offshore drilling rigs being built for Songa Offshore AS at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co.Ltd
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
General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego hosted a keel laying ceremony January 19 for the first Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ship. Mrs. Pat Mills was the honoree for the ceremony. She
Singapore based offshore services specialist Otto Marine Limited has issued a profit warning about the financial results of the company and its subsidiaries for the financial year ended December 31, 2011. The