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Norwegian shipowners offering 150 scholarshipsEmily Jade B. Valero, Sun Star Publishing, Inc.Monday, January 16, 2006 The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association (NSA) is offering 150 scholarship slots for incoming first year Marine Transportation and Marine Engineering students at the University of Cebu (UC). As a NSA scholar, one can enjoy two years of full scholarship with free board and lodging, book and...

Antigua & Barbuda flag, 40,306gt. M/V APL Panama grounded on sand Dec 25 while inbound to the Port of Ensenada in clear conditions. Reports are that the Master did not wait for a Pilot before continuing. My guess is his next job will be the Unemployment line.As of today, the ship is still hard aground and attempts have failed to...

http://www.he-alert.org/documents/newsletter/Alert!_10.pdfWhy regulation needs to be realistic Regulation is important, while compliance with it is essential for safe ship operation. Violations of the rules and regulations account for many accidents. The latest issue of Alert!, the International Maritime Human Element Bulletin focuses upon regulation, and concludes that while absolutely necessary, they need to be both realistic and practical.There was a famous...

NY ferry pilot, official jailed for 2003 crash www.chinaview.cn2006-01-10 08:06:06 NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (Xinhuanet) — The pilot at the helm of the New York Staten Island Ferry when it crashed in 2003, killing 11 people, and the city’s former ferry director, were given jail terms here Monday. Assistant Captain Richard Smith, who passed out in the pilot’s house of...

In a press release issued yesterday, Aker Yards and Alstom Marine announce their intention to join operations and create a new company, under the Aker banner, to take over operation of the St Nazaire and Lorient ship yards in France. Aker would own the lions share of the new company at 75% and Alstom the remaining 25%, until 2010, when...

Thanks JK for bringing up this topic on a previous post. I have been dragging ass lately, even though this topic has been making waves and rumours for quite some time in the local engineering community, which of course has a fair share of our peers from BC Ferries. My good friend sent me the article below, published recently in...

Vancouver Considers Bringing Back Fast Cat FerriesWednesday, December 21, 2005The CEO of the Washington Marine Group is downplaying environmental concerns as he considers the idea of bringing back the Fast Cat ferries to work a Vancouver to Nanaimo run, CKNW News Talk reports. The vessels would be run at a slower speed than previously, and officials say that improvements have...

December 16, 2005Report Says More Money Is Needed to Maintain the Country’s Aging Heavy IcebreakersBy ANDREW C. REVKIN http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/national/16ice.html The nation’s two heavy-duty icebreakers are nearing the end of their useful lives, and there is neither enough money to maintain them nor a plan to replace them, according to a report from a panel of the National Academies, the country’s...