The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, N.Y., today began work on a comprehensive strategic plan that will develop long-term objectives and institutional goals, says the U.S.Maritime Administration. The USMMA
After one year in service, Washington State Ferries’ 64 car ferry Chetzemoka has developed hairline cracks in its propellers, potentially from improperly cast stainless steel. The problem became public knowledge when State
U.K.-headquartered Teignbridge Propellers International plans to establish a manufacturing base in Dubai in order to support its existing operation and tap into new markets across the region and beyond. Teignbridge Propellers, an
Johan Roos, director of sustainability at Sweden’s Stena group since 2006, will join ferry industry trade association Interferry as executive director of EU and IMO affairs in September, working from an office
Judge Martin Feldman, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, today ordered the administration to move quickly on permits for new deepwater oil wells in the Gulf of
The Marine Well Containment Company today announced the completion and availability of an initial well containment response system that will provide rapid containment response capabilities in the event of a potential future
