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Nine HII Employees Honored

Feb 08, 2013

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that nine employees from its Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding divisions were recognized for achievements in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)…

Matson Report Solid Financial Profits

Feb 08, 2013

Matson, Inc. a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, did well in Q4 2012 and the whole year; believes it can do better.Consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter 2012 was $398.3 million compared with $374.9 million reported for the fourth quarter 2011…

Legendary Research Ship on Sale

Feb 08, 2013

The R/V 'Cape Hatteras' is for sale after 31 years service to Duke-University of North Carolina Oceanographic Consortium (DUNCOC). Currently on the market with an asking price of $1.25 million, the ship's future owner will acquire a legendary…

Budget Worries Delay U.S. Carrier Group Deployment

Feb 07, 2013

The Secretary of Defense delays the scheduled deployment of 'USS Harry S. Truman' & 'USS Gettysburg'.The affected ships have begun formally notifying the men and women of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HST CSG) that they will not be deploying…

AAPA Spring 2013 Conference Speakers

Feb 07, 2013

Three luminaries will augment the speaker panel at the American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) upcoming conference.U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, the new chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick…

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Hearing Requested

Feb 07, 2013

US Congressional Ports caucus leaders request the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee to hold a hearing on the Fund.Congresswoman Janice Hahn (CA-44) and Congressman Ted Poe (TX-2) have addressed the following letter to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman…

TITAN Salvage Appoint New Executive

Feb 07, 2013

Crowley Maritime subsidiary Titan Salvage appoint Michael G. Johnson Vice-President of Business Strategy & Process.Johnson will report to TITAN’s Managing Director Rich Habib, and will be domiciled in the company’s Houston office. In his new role…

KVH Ships Three-Thousandth TrackPhone Terminal

Feb 07, 2013

KVH Industries passes the 3,000th mark with shipments of its TracPhone® terminal for the mini-VSAT Broadband network.Launched in 2007, KVH's maritime broadband service was the first to use spread spectrum technology that enabled small, easy-to-install onboard terminals to receive fast…

Congressional Maritime Caucus Formed

Feb 07, 2013

Rep. Cedric Richmond and Rep. Michael Grimm Announce the Formation of the Congressional Maritime Caucus; Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association applauds the announcement and looks forward to working with the co-chairmen.In an effort to…

WCA Expands its Management Team

Feb 07, 2013

With year-on-year membership growth exceeding 15 per cent, WCA Family has continued to expand its membership support and services staff.On 1 February Reha Erman joined as a regional manager for the Americas, having spent the previous seven…

HB Rentals Names Porter Director

Feb 07, 2013

Accommodations specialist, HB Rentals, a Superior Energy Services company, has promoted Norman Porter to Director – Eastern Hemisphere, announced HB Rentals President Deidre Toups. Based in HB Rentals’ Aberdeen office, Porter will be responsible…

Stork Technical Services Appoints HSSEQ Director

Feb 07, 2013

Stork Technical Services, a global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, has underlined its commitment to safety with the appointment of Steven Law to the role of HSSEQ Director – UK & Africa…

Singapore-based ASL Marine Reports Earnings Surge

Feb 07, 2013

ASL Marine Holdings financial report for 3 months ended 31, December 2012 shows earnings up by 39.8% Y-on-Y.ASL Marine Holdings Ltd., an integrated marine company offering comprehensive services in shipbuilding, shiprepair and conversion and ship-chartering…

Waterproof Charts Available from OceanGrafix

Feb 07, 2013

Nearly all nautical charts in stock are now available from OceanGrafix in new 100% waterproof format.Printed on a high-grade synthetic material, OceanGrafix’ s new waterproof charts are completely impervious to water.“Mariners face a variety…

Thome Group Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary

Feb 06, 2013

Thome Group, the first independent ship manager to establish in Singapore, was incorporated in Singapore in 1963.In the decades since 1963, Thome has grown to become one of the world’'s leading international ship managers and is now firmly in the top 10 managers globally…

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