05 Jun

Stratos Global to offer news feature on its AmosConnect service

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News
The following is the text of a press release issued by Stratos Global Corp.: (BETHESDA, Md.) -- Stratos Global Corporation, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today introduced AmosConnect Crew CommCenter, the latest version of its popular AmosConnect Crew satellite communications service. AmosConnect Crew CommCenter features an enhanced user interface and additional internal-communications and newswire services…
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03 Jun

Foss Maritime wins EPA award for low-emission hybrid tug

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News
The following is the text of a press release from Foss Maritime:   (WASHINGTON) -- Foss Maritime has won the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Technology Award for development of its low emission ‘Green Dolphin’ hybrid tug, the first time a maritime operating company has ever received the federal government’s prestigious honor. Foss Maritime President and CEO Gary Faber and other…
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03 Jun

Feds to audit Coast Guard administrative law judge program

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News
The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard:   (WASHINGTON) -- The Coast Guard's Chief Administrative Law Judge, the Honorable Joseph N. Ingolia, announced Friday that the Coast Guard welcomes the pending U.S. Government Accountability Office's review of the Coast Guard's Administrative Law Judge program. "Objective review of our processes, policies and practices…
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02 Jun

Schooner Ernestina headed to Boothbay Harbor for overhaul

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News
(NEW BEDFORD, Mass.) -- The schooner Ernestina will have extensive repair work done at Maine's Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, the Standard-Times newspaper of New Bedford reported. Ernestina, which has been inactive since 2004, is the official tall ship of the commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Coast Guard may need to escort the wooden sailing vessel to Maine.   Click here to view the newspaper's…
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02 Jun

Stratos Global offers new Web-based vessel tracking service

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News
The following is the text of a press release issued by Stratos Global Corp.:   (BETHESDA, Md.) -- Stratos Global Corporation, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today introduced StratosOceanView(TM), a new web-based service that provides fleet managers with global fleet communication monitoring and vessel tracking. Available worldwide as a free service by the end…
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