Citing a steep decline in tourism and travel after the recent terrorist attacks on the U.S., American Classic Voyages Co. Oct. 19 filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code.
The fast sealift roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Denebola housed and fed New York City firefighters and other emergency personnel at a pier in Staten Island after the Sept. 11 airborne terrorist attack that destroyed the 110-story "twin towers" of the World Trade Center.
A second analysis, this one conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard, predicts a shortfall in U.S.-flag tanker capacity as single-hulled tank vessels are phased out of service under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA '90) unless more double-hulled tank vessels are ordered.
According to a report in The Times of London Oct. 12, bin Laden and his al-Qaeda terrorist network own FOC ships that transport weapons, supplies, drugs and recruits with little or no official scrutiny. Other reports said FOC shipping provides bin Laden with an easy way to raise and launder money.
Puerto Rico benefits from exclusive U.S.-flag ship services under the Jones Act, a new study has found.
Revenues from the Liberian cargo and cruise ship registry have been used to buy weapons for the West African country's ruling militia in violation of a United Nations arms embargo, according to a U.N. report dated Oct. 22.
AMO Member John Bessemer, AMO Member Charles Beverly, AMO Member Mark T. Gasinski, Congressman Gerald Solomon
Transportation leaders, including the Secretary of Transportation and the Commander of Military Sealift Command (MSC), Oct. 18 marked the 25th anniversary of the Ready Reserve Force in Baltimore, Md., aboard the Cape Wrath, a 697-foot specialized cargo ship operated by Crowley Liner Services and manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers.
The President Nov. 19 signed into law legislation to enhance security in the nation's aviation transportation sector and expressed interest in new measures to further safeguard other modes of transportation. Meanwhile federal and international maritime agencies and commercial groups continued to seek increased protection from terrorist threats.
The USNS Sumner, a Military Sealift Command vessel (T-AGS 61) manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers, filled a crucial role in the recent recovery and relocation of the Japanese fisheries training vessel Ehime Maru near Honolulu, Hawaii.
