Ingalls Shipbuilding authenticates the keel of U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter 'Hamilton' (WMSL 753) with sponsor's intitials welded in.Mrs. Linda Kapral Papp, wife of Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard…
The new pier will accommodate large U.S. Navy ships, including the newest LCS.Construction will be complete in 2014, and will increase the capacity of the company’s shipyard from five to seven ships. The project will permit the company to…
Globe Wireless announced an exclusive worldwide sales and marketing relationship with CrewCash, LLC (CrewCash), a payments company offering comprehensive prepaid solutions to the commercial maritime industry.CrewCash and ShipMoney is a new prepaid Visa® card program for captains and crew members…
A new position paper from DNV Research and Innovation, gives hope for a future of reduced emissions from shipping.With rising fuel prices and impending environmental regulations, the pressure is on for more efficient and environmentally friendly ships…
An attempt by US philanthropist to recover the bell of the sunken Second World War British battle-cruiser HMS Hood postponed.After more than ten days working in the North Atlantic in worsening weather and difficult deep currents, the recovery…
A collaboration between APL, Hyundai Heavy Industries and DNV will make APL's new ships more fuel-efficient.The new hull design will will make APL’s 10 new ultra large container ships some 20 per cent more fuel efficient per TEU compared with existing designs says DNV…
Korea's first naval rescue and salvage ship launched at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard.The 3,500-ton Tongyeong will go through a series of tests before being handed over to the Navy next year.The Navy's older rescue ships…
NSF International gains United States Coast Guard acceptance as Independent laboratory for ballast water management system testing. NSF International (NSF), an independent public health organization, has become the first Independent Laboratory…
Sweden's Cavotec Group strengthens customer base with acquisition of ground support equipment manufacturer Combibox, also of Sweden.Cavotec explains their success at generating added value for customers and the Group by applying technologies…
At SMM 2012, Raytheon Anschütz has honored their Croatian representative Crocon for the 100th Integrated Bridge System sold. The one hundredth delivery of an Integrated Bridge System was for the second newbuild of a Heavy Lift Carrier for…
Ship captain Mauro Balomaga, 44, and navigator Leonil Relon, 37, released after serving seven months in New Zealand prison.The pair were sentenced to seven months' jail in May for operating a vessel in a manner likely to cause danger, discharging a contaminant and altering ship documents…
KBR subsidiary Sweden's GVA signs license agreement with DSME for fabrication of semi-submersible rigs.GVA has signed a license agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd (DSME) in Korea for the fabrication of its GVA 4000NCS…
LMS Shipmanagement & Wallem Group team up to provide ship management, crewing, & marine technical services.International Shipholding Corporation (ISH) announce that LMS Shipmanagement, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, and Wallem Group Ltd…
McMurdo Marine Systems shows off its Oceania Marine Tracking Buoy System in Hamburg.“The Oceania Marine Tracking Bouy has been designed as a versatile tracking and monitoring system that can be tailored to suit a wide range of applications such as oceanography data monitoring…
US-based Smiths Detection wins contract from U. S. Navy for METMF(R) NEXGEN additional mobile weather information systems.Smiths Detection announce a US$7.6-million contract to supply the U.S. Navy with additional mobile weather information…
