maritime
Meeting the Ballast Water Challenge
Increasingly, environmental demands from governments and groups - large and small - will continue to shape the way in which the marine business is conducted. Pressure on ship and boat owners to keep the waters in which they work as pristine as possible has been building for years,
Targeting Greek Shipping's $16B Budget
Around the world, people involved with shipping are booking flights to Greece and preparing to do business at the Posidonia 2002 International Shipping Exhibition, held on the Piraeus waterfront from June 4-7. 2002. With the Greek market worth a conservative $16 billion per annum,
Change Of Shareholding At A & P Appledore International
A & P Appledore International Ltd., the marine industry's services group, has been acquired by A & P Appledore (Holdings) Ltd., a company formed by the senior employees of the company. The shares in A & P Appledore International Ltd. were in the
NASSCO Delivers S/S Coronado— First Of Three For Margate Shipping
On December 28, 1973, National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, Calif., delivered the S/S Coronado, a 38,300-dwt tanker to Margate Shipping Company of Philadelphia, Pa. The S/S Coronado, the first of three NASSCO- designed
Capt. James F. McNulty New Dean At Maine Maritime Academy
Capt. James F. McNulty, U.S. Navy (ret.), has been appointed as Academic Dean at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, replacing the retiring Dean, Capt. Edward E. Conrad. Captain McNulty is a native of Lawrence, Mass., and is a 1953 graduate of Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
D.J. Duffy Appointed Midwest Region Manager For Port Of Oakland
Donald J. Duffy has been appointed the Port of Oakland's manager of the Midwest Region, based in Chicago, it was announced recently by Ted Connolly, president of the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners. In his new position, Mr. Duffy will be r
Maritime Industry Impact On Nation's Economy Shown In MarAd Report
The Maritime Administration has released the results of the first major Government effort to analyze the impact of the U.S.- flag shipping and American shipbuilding industries on the nation's economy. The findings demonstrate conclusively that
Three-Year Navy Salvage Contract Awarded To Crowley
Crowley Maritime Salvage, Inc., San Francisco, Calif., has just been awarded a three-year contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., to provide offshore salvage services for the U.S. Navy in a major portion of the North and South Pacific Ocean Area.
Philip Monck To Manage New Natomas-Skaarup Marine Joint Venture
The Natomas Company, San Francisco, Calif., and Skaarup Shipping Corporation of Greenwich, Conn., has announced the formation of a joint venture between Natomas Trading Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Natomas, and Skaarup Shipping Corp.
Dates Set For International Symposium On Marine Salvage
The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and the Marine Technology Society have announced plans to sponsor an International Symposium on Marine Salvage to be held in New York City next year. The conference, scheduled for October 1-3, 1979,