21 Sep

Crowley Awards Scholarship to Williams-Mystic Student

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News
(MYSTIC, Conn.; September 20, 2007) Crowley Maritime Corporation has presented its annual Thomas B. Crowley, Sr. Memorial Scholarship to Iris Lowery, a student in the maritime studies program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport, from Washington, DC. Crowley Chairman, President and CEO, Tom Crowley Jr., furnishes scholarship dollars to deserving students at the maritime academies and other select institutions in…
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21 Sep

National Marine Electronic Association to demonstrate at ConnectFest

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News
The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) is scheduled to demonstrate their newly developed NMEA 2000 Network at a special event called ConnectFest, scheduled to be held at the IBEX trade show in Miami Beach on October 11, and at the METS trade fair in Amsterdam on November 15.   The NMEA 2000 Network is an international networking marine electronics standard…
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19 Sep

Kidde Fire Systems announces new sales appointment to its Marine Division

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News
Ashland, Mass. – Kidde Fire Systems, a United Technologies Fire and Security Company, has appointed Daniel Sullivan to Marine Sales Manager for global sales of fire suppression systems covering the coastal commercial and leisure boat segments.Dan has 11 years experience in marine product sales as a manufacturer’s representative calling on marine OEM and aftermarket customers.  He has held a USCG…
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11 Sep

TITAN Salvage safely refloats containership in Mexico

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News
DANIA, FL -- Titan Salvage, Crowley Maritime Corporation's salvage and wreck-removal company, successfully completed the refloating of the M/V Maersk Diadema earlier this week at Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico.The 975-foot laden containership went aground outside the entrance channel on its approach to the harbor on September 2, 2007. After a failed attempt by the ship's crew, Titan was contracted by the…
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