DECEMBER 12, 2012 — Four exemplary United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) midshipmen were recently honored with Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships. The grants which will help support their senior year
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
OCTOBER 17, 2012 — “Despite the continuing uncertainty in the global economy and the tough market conditions, both our order intake and net sales developed well,” says Wärtsilä Corporation President and CEO
OCTOBER 14, 2012 —The U.S. Maritime Administration says that America’s six state maritime academies will receive an additional $2.3 million total from a government program that recycles obsolete vessels. Funding is being
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 — Rolls-Royce reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Certificate of Conformity for its C-engine range of marine gas engines. Neil Gilliver, President – Merchant,
AUGUST 8, 2012 — GE’s Power Conversion business (the former Converteam), a major supplier of electric propulsion technology for LNG ships, has recently received a series of new orders from South Korean
JUNE 29, 2012 —Clay Maitland has been named to the board of The Glacier Society, the non-profit foundation fighting to save the historic icebreaker U.S.S./USCGC Glacier from demolition. Mr. Maitland is managing
JUNE 25, 2012 — BIMCO announces today that the organization’s new U.S. Liaison Officer is to be Vice Admiral Brian Salerno, who this month retired from the U.S. Coast Guard as its
U.S. maritime unions say that cuts in manning levels and burgeoning paperwork loads are increasing the risk of maritime accidents worldwide. At a time when carriers have reduced crewing levels, ships’ officers
Renee Marazon, CEO of the Maritime Academy of Toledo Foundation, has announced that Daniel Kleiboemer has been named the Director of the foundation and is expected to oversee course development and curriculum
