American Cruise Lines appoints Director of Marine Operations

JULY 16, 2013 — Captain Andrew White has joined American Cruise Lines as Director of Marine Operations. Captain White recenty retired from twenty-seven years of service in the U.S. Coast Guard.  Thirteen

Napolitano to step down as DHS Secretary

JULY 12, 2013 — Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has confirmed media reports that she is stepping down as head of the agency whose components include the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S.

Bollinger appoints Richard K. Murphy as senior manager

JULY 9, 2013 —Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has appointed Richard K. Murphy as a senior manager working on Coast Guard and other governmental programs. Mr. Murphy joins Bollinger Shipyards following a successful 30-year

Ingalls gets $76.8 million funding for seventh NSC

JUNE 14, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division today received a $76.8 million fixed-price contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to purchase long-lead materials for Kimball (WMSL 756), the

Failure to report engine failure brings $75,000 penalty

JUNE 13, 2013 — Two Coast Guard investigators, one from Sector Anchorage, Alaska, and one from Marine Safety Detachment Dutch Harbor, Alaska, have assessed a $75,000 penalty for failure to report a

Tanker and tug collide in Houston Ship Channel

JUNE 3, 2013 — The Coast Guard yesterday responded to a collision between a tug pushing barges and a tanker in the Houston Ship Channel Sunday. There has been no report of

Tanker and bulker collide off Galveston

MAY 31, 2013 — The Coast Guard has been responding to a collision between two deep draft ships approximately 30 miles off the coast of Galveston today. There has been no report

Bollinger delivers sixth FRC to Coast Guard

MAY 22, 2013 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the Paul Clark, the sixth Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. “We are very pleased to announce another successful

Ingalls lays keel of NSC 5

MAY 21, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division last week authenticated the keel of the fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter, James (WMSL 754) in a ceremony at

Detention of bulker: “arbitrary and capricious”

MAY 10, 2013 — The Antonis G. Pappadakis, a 73,538 dwt Maltese-flag bulk carrier detained by the Coast Guard in Portsmouth, Va. after pollution allegations, could soon be released. When the Coast

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