The office of the new wholly owned Kongsberg Maritime Company, Kongsberg Maritime Tech LLC was officially opened in St. Petersburg, Russia on 23rd March 2010. The new Kongsberg Maritime company has been established to further strengthen Kongsberg…
On Friday 26 March 2010, a contract for two Damen ASD Tugs 2810 was signed between R.J. Lopez Ramirez (Managing Director CPA/CPT) and René H. Berkvens (Chief Executive Officer Damen Shipyards Group). The signing ceremony was witnessed by Alexis Daou (Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CPA/CPT)…
Jo-Kell Inc., an electrical distribution and engineering company, is now an authorized distributor of N-TRON, a company who develops, manufactures, and markets industrial network products. N-TRON’s products are used in a wide variety of applications including wind farms…
Starlight Marine Services, a full service marine transportation provider and subsidiary of Harley Marine Services, has collaborated with the United States Coast Guard to conduct on the water rescue training. The first training was conducted on January 15 and the more recent was on April 1…
Construction of the state’s second Kwa-di Tabil Class (64-car) ferry officially got underway April 19 at Todd Pacific Shipyards (Todd) in Seattle. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Secretary Paula Hammond and Assistant Secretary…
Jumbo Shipping’s latest vessel, HLV Jumbo Jubilee, has completed the loading, transport and discharge of four 700 tons spud cans from Dubai (UAE) to Arendal (Norway). The spud cans were discharged into the water and handed over to two tugboats…
A prototype for a series of Russian floating nuclear power stations will be protected against hull corrosion with a Cathelco impressed current cathodic protection system (ICCP).Designed to provide nuclear power in remote regions of the Arctic…
Drewry’s latest Container Forecaster is optimistic that a market‘recovery is underway but cautions that close monitoring of key market drivers is essential as the patient is not off the at-risk list yet. The latest container trade data suggests…
1871- Secretary of Treasury was authorized by Congress to employ crews of experienced surfmen at lifeboat stations at maximum rate of $40 per month, marking the end of the volunteer system. This was the beginning of direct Federal control over life-saving activities…
1796 - Congress authorizes completion of 3 frigates1861 - Norfolk Navy Yard abandoned and burned by Union forces.1914 - In first call to action of naval aviators, detachment on USS Birmingham sailed to Tampico, Mexico.1915 - First Navy contract for lighter-than-air craft awarded…
According to an April 17 report from Reuters, China's Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YAZG.SI) and a Middle Eastern investor will buy an indirect stake in Singapore-based oil-rig maker PPL Shipyard in a $113m deal.(Source: Reuters)
According to an April 19 report from JoongAng Daily, STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Korea’s fourth-largest shipbuilder, said it has won deals this month to deliver a total of four ships for a combined $250m.(Source: JoongAng Daily)
According to an April 19 report from the Taiwan News, after refraining from placing any order for new ships for the past two years, the head of the Evergreen Group now sees the opportune time to replenish his fleet with newbuildings. Dr. Chang Yung-fa…
According to an April 18 report from the Georgian Daily Independent Voice, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Romanian are jointly launching a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, designated as the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania Interconnector (AGRI). The…
The last operational World War II tank-landing ship, the USS LST-325, was scheduled to refuel at the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon during the weekend of April 16 on a visit to the city’s riverfront. This LST – which stands for Landing Ship, Tanks – is one of only two such ships preserved in the U…