Designed Ready to Meet EPA Low-Emissions in 2014. Most Powerful High-Speed Diesel Will Challenge Medium-Speed Engines. Cummins Inc., a manufacturer of diesel engines for the commercial marine industry, will introduce the new QSK95 engine…
August 201952 - In interservice air operation at Chang Pyong-ni, Korea, U.S. Navy, Marine and Air Force aircraft destroy 80 percent of assigned area.1959 - USS Thetis Bay (LPH-6) completes 6-day humanitarian operation after floods in Taiwan…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced $9.98 million in grants to 13 small shipyards throughout the United States to help modernize facilities, increase productivity, and help make the country’s small shipyards more competitive in the global marketplace…
1952 - USS Iowa bombards Chongjin, Korea.1973 - Launch of Skylab 2 mission, which was first U.S. manned orbiting space station. It had an all Navy crew of CAPT Charles Conrad, Jr., USN. (commanding), CDR Joseph P. Kerwin, USN and CDR Paul J…
On April 15, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced $14.7m in grant awards to help improve 17 small shipyards in 16 states. The funds will help these shipyards become more competitive by purchasing modern equipment and training workers…
Over 1,400 employees gathered at EMD’s headquarters and manufacturing campus in La Grange, Ill. to celebrate the company’s fifth year of independence since being spun off from General Motors Corporation in April 2005. Honored guests included U…
Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) announced its Q4 and twelve months 2009 results. For the quarter ended December 31, 2009, Conrad had net income of $2.8m and earnings per diluted share of $0.43 compared to net income of $7…
1852 - Commodore Matthew Perry sails from Norfolk, VA, to negotiate a treaty with Japan for friendship and commerce.1964 - USS Princeton (LPH-5) completes 7-days of humanitarian relief to South Vietnam which suffered damage from typhoon and floods…
1813- Capt. David Porter claims Marquesas Islands for the United States.1943 - Carrier force attacks bases on Tarawa and Makin begun.1943 - USS Nautilus (SS-168) enters Tarawa lagoon in first submarine photograph reconnaissance mission…
Conrad Industries, Inc. (Pink Sheets: CNRD) announced its third quarter and nine months 2009 results.For the quarter ended September 30, 2009, Conrad had net income of $2.8m and earnings per diluted share of $0.43 compared to net income of $4…
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) has named Neil Harrison Director Marine for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA). Working in close cooperation with the Cummins distributor network, Harrison will be responsible for all commercial marine business activities for the Engine Business Unit (EBU) within EMEA…
Conrad Industries, Inc. (Pink Sheets: CNRD) announced that it has been awarded a contract for the construction of a passenger/vehicle ferry with a value of $13m, which brings the current backlog to approximately $56.8m compared to $40.6m at June 30…
1800 - U.S. Schooner Experiment captures French Schooner Diana.1844 - Naval Observatory headed by LT Matthew Fontaine Maury occupies first permanent quarters.1874 - Supply Corps purser, LT J. Q. Barton, given leave to enter service of…
Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) announced that it has been awarded a contract for the construction of a shallow draft dredge with a value of $13.1m. The United States Army Corps of Engineers awarded the contract to Conrad…
Statia Victory, a 35,000 BBL, 290-ft Double Hull Tank Barge designed by Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) has recently been completed and delivered by Orange Shipbuilding Co., Inc. (OSB) in Orange, Texas, a division of Conrad Industries, Inc…