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George Fegert Honored For Work With Shipyard Conference
The American Waterways Shipyard Conference (AWSC) honored its immediate past chairman, George J. Fegert, president of Gretna Machines & Iron Works, Inc., Harvey, La., at a recent meeting in Washington, D.C. Mr. Fegert, an active supporter of AWSC since its inception in 1976,
WEAKENING THE JONES ACT
— A Threat To Our Competitive Position — Most of us in the water freight transportation industry do not often think of the Jones Act and related cabotage laws as having much to do with the inland segment of the barge and towing industry, although clearly
New York Port Engineers Meeting Hears Paper on Computer Uses
The first meeting of the 1984-85 season for The Society of Marine Port Engineers (SMPE) New York, N.Y., Inc. was held at the Union Club in Hoboken, N.J. A good turnout of members and guests heard a presentation titled "Computer Applications for the Marine Port Engineer" by David A.
The USCG, MTSA '02 and IMO - The New Faces of Security
The U.S. maritime world is rapidly changing direction as security becomes an ever larger and more important issue to the federal government. We have seen the Department of Homeland Security created, the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 become law,
CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS
SHIP-trans-PORT Symposium Rotterdam, Netherlands Sept. 6-10 Sponsored by the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) and the Port of Rotterdam to celebrate the 50th anniversary of both organizations. Contact: MARIN, P.O. Box 1555, 3000 BN Rotterdam, Netherlands, Tel.