Crews from The Undersea Company of Port Townsend, Wash. have removed the 185-ton dock that crossed the ocean following the March 2011 tsunami.NOAA contracted with The Undersea Company to remove the dock from the remote wilderness coast in…
Heavy fuel oil on board the wrecked container ship is expected to leach out over time, but the ship's owners and insurers would prefer to leave it where it is. No decision had been made on leaving Rena on the reef, but draft assessments have…
Lockheed Martin recently completed successful demonstrations of its Gyrocam 15-inch Dual Sensor & 15-inch Triple Sensor to the Navy.The demonstration was conducted as part of a cooperative research and development effort with the Stiletto Maritime Demonstration Program…
JW Fishers, manufacturers of underwater search equipment, advise that transponders make locating underwater objects easy.Attempting to relocate underwater objects in a low visibility environment can be a difficult and time consuming task. Acoustic transponders solve this problem…
The sale of STX Pan Ocean Co. fell through as the Easter financial markets closed.No potential bidders expressed their interest in South Korea's leading bulk carrier, raising the possibility that the shipping line may be taken over by a state-run policy lender…
The continuing slump in global shipping is translating into brisk business for scrap yards at Gujarat's coastal town of Alang in India.Alang, which receives one out of every two ships destined for breaking, has retained the top slot amid stiff competition from Pakistan…
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…
