the maritime industry
Webb Institute Receives Endowment For Professorship From Lester Rosenblatt
The Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, located in Glen Cove, N.Y., has received an endowment for the establishment of a professorship to be named the "Mandell and Lester Rosenblatt Professor of Marine Engineering." Lester Rosenblatt, chairman and chief executive officer of M.
International Compactor Offers High-Performance Trash Compactors
— F r e e Literature A v a i l a b l e— With the world focusing on the clean-up of the atmosphere, rivers and lakes and the implementation/ enforcement of new Annex V-MARPOL 73/78 regulations, the maritime industry now faces a new challenge on how to handle its on-board trash and waste.
A Tradition Carried On
On Friday, April 30, 2004, the SUNY Maritime College Alumni Association distributed the first scholarship awards of its second century. Founded in 1903, the Alumni Association, a privately funded, volunteer managed, charitable association of graduates
Marine Machinery Association Reports On Defense Mobilization Base Forum
About 100 attendees at the recent Government Industry Forum on the U.S. Shipbuilding and Repair Defense Mobilization Base received the most comprehensive brief on the current status and future prospects for the marine industry. The significance of the issues discussed,
Marine Maintenance Seminar Scheduled For Oct. 28 In New York
The next Marine Maintenance Seminar sponsored by Meeting Resources, Inc. will be held on October 28 this year at the Vista International Hotel at the World Trade Center in New York City. Focusing on the need to probe managerial evaluation of maintenance systems and techniques,
PRMMI Appoints Hayes Port Manager In Baltimore
Puerto Rico Marine Management Inc. (PRMMI), agent for Navieras de Puerto Rico, recently announced the appointmment of Chris Hayes as port manager in Baltimore. Mr. Hayes, who began his career in the maritime industry in 1963 with U.S. Lines and then with Sea- Land,
Captain Wages Joins MSI As Director Of New Simulator Training Center
Capt. C.J. (Jerry) Wages, USN (Ret.) has joined MarineSafety International, New York, N.Y., as director of a new simulator training center to be established at Newport, R.I., for senior and intermediate level line officers attending the U.S. Navy's
Morgan Crane Moves To New Facility In Santa Ana, Calif.
Morgan Crane Company, Inc., the exclusive HIAB seacrane distributor for the U.S., has moved to a new facility in Santa Ana, Calif. The new address is 1300 Normandy Place, Santa, Ana, Calif. 92705. Morgan's new facilities will allow for greater
SPD In Joint Venture With Daeyang Electric
Philadelphia-headquartered SPD Technologies recently announced a joint venture agreement with Daeyang Electric Co., Ltd., of Pusan, South Korea, to provide Mil- Spec circuit breakers and switchgear for the Korean naval industry. SPD, one the world's
Study Finds No Causal Link Between Crew Size And Maritime Safety
A two-year study of the effect of crew sizes on maritime safety, recently completed by the Marine Board of the National Research Council, was unable to identify a causal link between manning levels and safety. The study was commissioned by the U.