Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
MARAD in the News: Personnel & Job Announcements
Several key personnel moves and executive job openings announced in a busy week for MARAD. USMMA Superintendent retires and Lauren Brand hired to lead MARAD's South Atlantic Gateway Office. •VADM Joseph Stewart Announces Retirement from U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Vice Admiral Joseph D. Stewart, Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, has announced his retirement from government service. VADM Stewart's career spanned over 44 years of public service to the United States as a Marine Corps officer and member of the civilian Senior Executive Service. "After 10 years at Kings Point and over ...
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Greening A Small Fleet
Interport Towing & Transportation refits 33-year old tug with new Cummins Tier 2 engines. When completed, the refitted boat will be as green as any of the tugs that are coming out of the yards this year. Cindy and Jon Smith of Southport Maine both have their tug licenses but these days they are mostly shore-based running Interport Towing & Transportation. The jointly owned company has three tugs that do coastal towing as well as providing support for marine construction. They also have a Tier 2-compliant Cummins-powered crew boat that does standby and transport work for dredging ...
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USDOJ: Shipping Company Sentenced for Pollution-Related Charges
WASHINGTON (July 9, 2008): Italian shipping company B.Navi Ship Management Services (B.Navi) was sentenced today to pay $1,500,000 and serve three years probation in connection with the illegal dumping of oily sludge, bilge wastes, and oil-contaminated ballast water from the M/V Windsor Castle, a 27,000 gross-ton bulk carrier vessel, Ronald J. Tenpas, Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, and Captain William Diehl, Commander of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston announced. Engine room operations onboard large ocean-going vessels such as the M/V Windsor Castle generate large amounts of waste oil. International and U.S. law ...
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