The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has released the second draft of IACS harmonised Common Structural Rules (CSR).The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) is pleased to announce the release…
The Department of Defense anounce contract awards to Huntington Ingalls, Lockheed Martin, & Electric Boat.Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, Va., is being awarded an $18,232,027 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-2110) for special tooling…
The tankship 'Harbour Feature' towed free of the Sarah Long Bridge, on the Piscataqua River in Portsmouth, N.H. after drifting alongside the bridge. Tug boats were able to safely tow the 473-foot, Portuguese-flagged, motor vessel Harbour…
Government of Colombia lawyers concede salvage company Sea Search Armada to be rightful owner of 50% of treasure proceeds.Lawyers representing the Government of Colombia (GOC) admitted recently in a U.S. court that Sea Search Armada (SSA)…
A dry bulk carrier has been delivered to the buyers & the contract for sale of a product carrier tankship has also been signed.The Great EasternShipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) has delivered its 1995 built Panamax dry bulk carrier Jag Arnav (about 71…
Employees of W&O, an international supplier of products and services to the marine industry headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., volunteered their time with the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Florida last week.The employees volunteered…
Harland & Wolff in Belfast have been awarded a valuable contract to help build a wind farm substation in the North Sea.The company will build substation jackets and piles for energy company E.On to help make up the foundations of the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm…
Cypriot Transport Minister, Tasos Mitsopoulos, states the nation's shipping registry will not be affected by turmoil in banking sector.The Minister downplayed the impact of Cyprus's banking crisis on the local shipping industry, pointing out…
Coast Guard inspectors conducted certificate of compliance examinations on two mobile offshore rigs heading for Cook Inlet.Inspectors from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, Marine Safety Detachment Homer and Marine Safety Unit Texas City successfully…
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) President Koichi Muto outlines business initiatives on his company's 129th anniversary.Extracts from his recent overview follow:In fiscal 2013, we will launch business initiatives based on a One-Year Management…
The 'MV Danio' has been successfully re-floated off the Farne Islands, off Northumberland, on the coast of NE England.Checks are still being made but so far there are no reports of any pollution, reports the Maritime and Coastguard Agency…
Sentinel Marine orders four multi-role offshore support Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels ERRV’s from Nam Cheong.The new vessels will feature Dynamic Positioning systems, redundancy of propulsion and thruster systems, cargo carrying capabilities and advanced rescue and recovery equipment…
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) awarded a $2.6-billion cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for work on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier 'Abraham Lincoln' (CVN 72). The work will be performed at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division where it arrived recently…
French catamaran dismasted in the South Atlantic sparked a search effort involving Coast Guard aircraft and an Amver ship.The crew of the 109-ft catamaran Mouse Trap activated their Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) after…
The small naval arresting rope entangler, or SNARE, helps stop boats from evading military & law enforcement inspections by entangling the craft's propellers.SNARE was designed by a team of engineers from NSWC Carderock, NSWC Dahlgren and the U…