The Director, Navy Staff, Vice-Adm. Richard W. Hunt, recommends the LCS council continue, looks to program future.In a recent memo to the Chief of Naval Operations , the Director, Navy Staff, Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt provided an update…
Police in Prachuap Khiri Khan arrest 4 crew of a fishing boat modified to carry 100,000 ltrs of untaxed diesel oil.The men confessed that the oil was provided by the vessel's owner, who ordered them to sell it while at sea, which they had…
Michigan Boating Industries Association (MBIA) applauds introduction of legislation to help marinas during dredging crisis.Senate Bill No. 215, introduced by Senators Brandenburg, Hansen, Casperson, Booher, Green, Walker, Robertson, Jones…
International Shipholding Corporation closes public offering of $25 Million of its 9.50% Series A cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred stock.Dividends will be payable on the Series A Preferred Shares at an initial rate of 9.50% per annum of the stated liquidation preference when…
The Apprentice School gymnasium at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division transformed.Using materials such as duct tape and marshmallows, NNS, in partnership with NASA Langley Research Center and the Peninsula Engineering Council (PEC)…
The Coast Guard has lifted the order restricting the movement of the conical drilling unit 'Kulluk' from Kiliuda Bay, Alaska.“I reviewed all of the relevant and available information and determined that Shell has met the requirements of the Captain of the Port Order…
The Maritime Employers Association & the Longshoremen's Union Local 375 sign a new 6 year collective agreement.The Maritime Employers Association and Local 375 CUPE Longshoremen's have just inked a new collective agreement which will allow…
The three New York, New Jersey based Coast Guard tugboats of these names celebrate their 50th Anniversary.To celebrate their years of service, the 65-foot harbor tugs steamed together north on the Hudson River, beginning at the Poughkeepsie Walkway over the Hudson to Kingston…
MIT Technology Review’s 2013 list of 50 disruptive companies shows that innovation is far from dead.Among the usual suspects such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google the publication of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
EU Naval Force welcomes French frigate FS Courbet to the EU Naval Force's operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia.After navigating the Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb strait, the French frigate FS Courbet has joined the EU Naval Force to…
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says the $10,500 fine sends a clear message to polluters of New Zealand waters.Southern Storm Fishing Ltd, owners of the fishing vessel Oyang 75, was sentenced in Christchurch District Court on a charge under the…
The Port of San Diego to improve the air quality around its Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal by providing Alternative Maritime Power (AMP).The Board of Port Commissioners approved a non-appealable coastal development permit to bring shore power to the marine terminal…
Rolls-Royce delivers advanced new Axial Mk1 waterjets for the latest US Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).Rolls-Royce Axial Mk1 waterjets are very power dense, delivering more cavitation-free performance for their size and power than any other waterjet…
Lindy Ghercke Wegener Friis has been appointed a trader in the company's head office.Lindy has previously been working in the sales department. He has now been appointed a member of the trading department in the company’s head office in Middelfart…
COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co. contracted by Energy Drilling Pte Ltd to construct a semi submersible tender assist rig.The contract is valued at over US$ 200-million, with an option for a second tender.The turn-key contract includes the…
