24 July 2007; Newport, RI: Itabo Pilots from the Dominican Republic attended a customized shiphandling course from June 19 to 21. The course was designed around major ship maneuvering evolutions: traffic situations, arrival/departure, anchoring, and maneuvering in channels. The Pilots conducted numerous dockings and undockings at the Itabo coal jetty at Haina, Dominican Republic. Simulated bulk carriers used during this…

Suez LNG, Massachusetts Maritime Academy and the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots (MM&P) have reached an agreement to recruit, train, and supply U.S citizen mariners for service on the LNG tankers owned or chartered by Suez LNG. Suez LNG, in compliance with the deepwater port license agreement signed with Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton will cooperate with both…

Capt. Christopher Johnson, a ship pilot, was guiding the 952-foot Carnival Conquest up the Mississippi River in fog that limited visibility to less than half a mile. His radar showed that he was coming up on a tug and its tow, also headed upriver. Capt. Richard Beadon, an instructor at MITAGS, in the simulator control room. He set up the…