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White House Names Hood To World Maritime University Board
The U.S. Department of State r e c e n t l y named Shipbuilders Council president Edwin M. Hood to a two-year term as U.S. representative on the board of governors of the new World Maritime University (WMU) established by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the agency of the U.
Bethlehem Begins Construction On 265,000-Dwt Tanker —Largest Vessel Built In The United States
Construction of the largest ship ever built in the United States started on January 23 as Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point Shipyard laid the first keel plate for a 265,000-dwt supertanker. The vessel, the first of five under contract at the yard,
Barge Industry Says USCG Proposal Could Paralyze Oil Transport
The U.S. Coast Guard has proposed that all petroleum-carrying ships and barges operating in U.S. waters be able to provide proof they have new, higher levels of insurance sufficient to pay the cleanup costs of a major oil spill—or stop operating.
Alabama Shipyard In Talks With Danish Shipbuilder
Alabama Shipyard, Inc. (ASI), Mobile, Ala., is in talks with a Danish shipbuilder which could lead to cooperation on the construction of 40,000-dwt double-hulled product tankers. According to Danny Sellers, president of Atlantic Marine Holding Company, Inc.
OPA 90 Could Scare Carriers Into Discontinuing Service To U.S.
U.K. Chamber of Shipping, the punishing liability component of the U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990 could lead some British carriers to discontinue service to the U.S. In the event of a serious oil spill, the U.S. pollution act, passed in the wake of the Valdez disaster,
S i g m a A w a r d e d M SC C o n t r a c t For 4 0 Bilge O i l y W a t e r S e p a r a t o rs
Sigma Treatment Systems, Inc. (Sigma) of Chester Springs, Pa., has received a contract from the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC) to supply 40 bilge oily water separators with bilge alarms. The contract also contains options for the purchase of 40 additional units.
A/S Vesta Incinerators Help Shipowners Meet Waste Regulations
Rules and regulations aimed at diminishing marine pollution through dumping of plastics and garbage are being increasingly enforced by various agencies such as the U.S. Coast Guard. The MARPOL Annex V regulation, which has been in effect for almost three years,
Continuous Synopsis Record
One of the numerous provisions in the December 2002 amendments to the International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS Convention) requires ships subject to the Convention to maintain a continuous synopsis record as of July 1, 2004. All is not going smoothly though.