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ASA Members Respond to Grounded Barge

Nov 19, 2009

On Nov. 18, two members of the American Salvage Association (ASA) successfully pulled a grounded barge, La Princesa, off Sandbridge beach in Virginia Beach, Va.  The barge had broken free from the tug Sentry and grounded on the beach near Little Island Pier in Virginia Beach…

Euronavy ES301 Surface Tolerant Anticorrosive

Nov 19, 2009

Sherwin-Williams offers Euronavy ES301, a solvent-free anticorrosive epoxy designed for application over marginally prepared surfaces.  Sherwin-Williams acquired Euronavy in December 2008.“Euronavy ES301 is an extremely durable surface-tolerant…

ABS Adds to Membership

Nov 19, 2009

At the recent ABS Council meeting in N.Y., 40 prominent members of the shipping and offshore industries were elected as new members of the international classification society. The ABS Council also elected two new members to the society’s Technical Committee…

This Day in Coast Guard History – Nov. 19

Nov 19, 2009

1943-CG Air Station at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York, was designated as helicopter training base.1984- The Coast Guard accepted the new HH-65A Dolphin helicopter for service.(Source: USCG Historian’s Office)

This Day in Naval History – Nov. 19

Nov 19, 2009

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…

Maersk Alabama Crew Repels Suspected Pirate Attack

Nov 18, 2009

MANAMA, Bahrain, Nov. 18, 2009 - The U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama's security team repelled an attack from suspected pirates this morning 560 nautical miles off the northeastern coast of Somalia, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command officials reported…

Spanish Fishing Vessel Alakrana Released

Nov 17, 2009

On Nov. 17 the hijacked Spanish Fishing Vessel Alakrana was released by pirates after spending seven weeks in pirate captivity. EU NAVFOR understands from the Spanish Government that earlier today, Alakrana got underway from the Somali coast and made her way to open sea…

Attempted hijacking of MV Lady Juliet

Nov 17, 2009

On 16 November in the Gulf of Aden, the Ukrainian Cargo Ship MV Lady Juliet (flagged St Vincent & The Grenadines) heading West was attacked by pirates firing Kalashnikovs and rocket propelled grenades. The attack commenced when two small skiffs…

Hijacked Ship in the Indian Ocean

Nov 17, 2009

Early on the morning of 11 November a Greek owned (Marshall Island flagged) vessel named the MV Filitsa was hijacked in the south Somali Basin, 400 nautical miles North East of the Seychelles. The Bulk Carrier with a deadweight of 23,709 tonnes…

New Navy Contracts

Nov 17, 2009

Seaward Marine Services, Inc., Fairfax, Va., was awarded a $9,096,597 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-D-4219) on Nov. 13, 2009, for waterborne hull cleaning and associated services to support the director of ocean engineering…

Northrop Grumman $635M Contract for Subs

Nov 17, 2009

The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $635m cost plus fixed-fee/level of effort contract for engineering, design and modernization support of new construction, operational and decommissioning submarines. The company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News…

Kurz, Widdows, USCG 2009 AOTOS Recipients

Nov 17, 2009

The United Seamen’s Service (USS) 2009 40th Annual Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (AOTOS) were presented to Donald Kurz, President and CEO of Keystone Shipping Co., headquartered in Philadelphia, and to Ronald Widdows, Group President and CEO of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) of Singapore…

Genco Shipping Agreement for Time Charters

Nov 17, 2009

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) has reached an agreement to enter into a time charter for the Genco Claudius, a Capesize newbuilding, with Cargill International S.A. for 10.5 to 13.5 months at a rate of $36,000 per day, less a 5% third-party brokerage commission…

NASSCO Lays Keel of Fifth Product Carrier

Nov 17, 2009

General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), laid the keel of the fifth ship of its State-class product carriers.  The ship will be named Evergreen State, the state nickname of Washington.NASSCO began constructing the future Evergreen State last May…

Imtech Onboard the Rainbow Warrior III

Nov 17, 2009

Imtech Marine Group (global technical services provider) has been commissioned to supply the entire “green” technical infrastructure on board Greenpeace’s new flagship Rainbow Warrior III. Together with a large number of other initiatives, this…

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