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Odyssey to Begin Commodity Salvage from Shipwrecks

Sep 24, 2012

Odyssey Marine Exploration has four shipwreck contracts in place & has acquired rare shipwreck location archive for its database.Odyssey Marine Exploration, pioneers in the field of deep-ocean exploration,  announce they have received project…

Cruise Ship Arrivals Set New Shetland Island Port Record

Sep 24, 2012

Lerwick Harbour, Shetland Islands, Scotland, logs best cruise season yet, with number of vessels visiting setting four new records.The records set in the 2012 season, which began in April and ended, Saturday 22 September, were 37,572 passengers…

Boating Safety Pocket Checklist Launched

Sep 24, 2012

NauticalCheck launch the world’s first multi-page, waterproof, pocket checklist, giving boaters immediate access to both critical safety information.According to the US manufacturers, NauticalCheck is unlike anything ever published in the boating industry…

US Navy's Third Littoral Combat Ship Commissioned for Service

Sep 23, 2012

Lockheed Martin-led team's second Littoral Combat Ship, 'USS Fort Worth' (LCS 3) commissioned by U.S. Navy in Galveston, Texas.USS Fort Worth, the second of the Freedom-variant in the LCS class, successfully passed Acceptance Trials in May and was delivered to the U…

Traditionally-built Ocean-going Ship Launched in Dubai

Sep 23, 2012

The Obaid bin Suloom Establishment for Manufacturing & Repairing Ships launch the first ocean-going ship of its kind 100 percent locally-made.According to a report on the Khaleej Times, the ship, named ‘Obaid’, was floated out into the water in the Al Jurf area of Deira…

Insights: Getting Ahead with EEDI: BV Provides Guidance

Sep 21, 2012

IMO’s Energy Efficiency Design Index is intended to improve energy efficiency of ships at the design stage. It will be mandatory for new ships contracted for construction or major modifications after 1 January, 2013 or delivered after 1 July…

Insights: “Greener” Ships Through Systems Engineering

Sep 21, 2012

Naval Architect Donald MacPherson’s approach focuses on optimizing systems, well before the optimization of individual components.“Pragmatic hydrodynamics” has long been a core element of the HydroComp brand. Our mission is to provide technical…

Rich Galuk Joins TMI

Sep 21, 2012

Thunderbolt Marine welcomes Rich Galuk as he joins TMI as Vice President and General Manager.  Rich has worked closely with TMI over the years in his duties managing the Savannah Bar Pilots' fleet of vessels & marine surveying.  Galuk's…

Rear Adm. Jonathon White Appointed Oceanographer of the Navy

Sep 21, 2012

Rear Adm. Jonathon White has assumed the title of “oceanographer of the U.S. Navy,” replacing Rear Adm. David Titley who retired in July.  Assigned to the staff of the chief of naval operations, White is now head of the Oceanography, Space and Maritime Domain Awareness directorate (OPNAV N2N6E)…

Containers Salvaged From Rena Wreck Number 1000

Sep 21, 2012

The Braemar Howells/Unimar latest update informs recovery milestone passed, there now remain 365 containers to recover.A total of 1368 containers were onboard the Renawhen grounded on the Astrolabe Reef nearly on 5 October 2011.Braemar…

Fleet Management System Via Tablet Devices

Sep 21, 2012

Blue Sky Network introduces new SkyRouter Mobile Satellite Tracking & Fleet Management application.Fleet managers can now stay constantly connected to assets via most iOS and Android and tablet devices.Blue Sky Network announces the launch of its New SkyRouter mobile application…

Aircraft Carrier Training Facility Opens In UK

Sep 21, 2012

A training facility has been opened to prepare Royal Navy sailors to man the first of the Queen Elizabeth-Class carriers, due in 2016.The first of the  65,000-tonne carriers is currently being assembled at Babcock's dockyard in Rosyth, and will be able to take up to 40 aircraft…

NNS Employee Gains 'Woman of Distinction' Award

Sep 21, 2012

Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) employee is honored  with a YWCA Women of Distinction Award.Stephanie Simmons, director of Navy Program Operations, was recognized in the science and technology category at a ceremony at Christopher Newport University…

Research Ship's ADVETO ECDIS-4000 Upgrade

Sep 21, 2012

Sweden's Adveto ECDIS-4000 system on board 'National Geographics Explorer' upgraded to fulfil IMO compliance standard.During the vessel's recent visit to Scandinavia the National Geographics Explorer was successfully upgraded with the latest software from ADVETO…

US Naval Submarine Modules Shipped by Barge

Sep 21, 2012

Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division ship two Virginia-class submarine modules to program partner General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB)This was the first for the program and part of the plan to increase shipment capacity in support of the U…

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Iraqi SOMO Identifies Tankers Loading Products Illegally at Ports

Iraqi SOMO Identifies Tankers Loading Products Illegally at Ports

AD Ports Group Signs Land Lease Agreement With Emirates Food Industries Group

AD Ports Group Signs Land Lease Agreement With Emirates Food Industries Group

CK Hutchison Deal Deadline Likely to be Extended

CK Hutchison Deal Deadline Likely to be Extended

Houthis Threaten Ships Linked to Firms Dealing with Israeli Ports

Houthis Threaten Ships Linked to Firms Dealing with Israeli Ports

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