The 'Chauncy Maples' project aims to bring health care to Lake Malawi's poor by renovating Africa's oldest motor ship.The charitable trust announce the purchase of a reconditioned Grove crane with 25 ton lifting capacity to lift the engine…
Panama Canal expansion will bring higher volumes, larger vessels, new trading patterns, trends analysed in a new report.As the completion of the Panama Canal expansion nears, a number of concerns have surfaced regarding the ability of U.S…
Portsmouth-based 'HMS Westminster' returns home from a Middle East deployment which included a £14-million drugs bust.During seven months away - clocking up more than 44,000 miles (71,000km) - the ship disrupted three groups of suspected pirates…
Telemar Group through its German subsidiary Telemar GmbH to provide broadband satellite communication for the 37-strong fleet.The Essberger Group, operating a fleet of35 vessels currently, is a diversified group with activities in t shipowning and shipmanagement…
Six researchers funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) honored with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.“ONR has always had an excellent ability to identify and foster young talent by keeping current with the most innovative research being done in various fields…
BiblioLabs & the British Library make hundreds of historic works from the popular 19th Century Historical Collection available.BiblioBoard is a free iPad® app that offers a platform to explore places, events, people and themes from across the centuries…
Caley Ocean Systems contracted by Babcock to supply rescue boat davits for new Irish Naval Service ship.The all-weather Caley davits are designed for rapid deployment, enabling boats to be held in readiness and launched in seconds, even in Sea State 6 (5 metre (16ft) significant waves) conditions…
Aker Solutions ASA: Second quarter results 2012.Aker Solutions' operating revenues were NOK 11.9 billion in the second quarter and NOK 21.7 billion for the first six months of 2012. The latter is 33 per cent higher that the same period in 2011…
GIE Nouméa Port & Vale NC go live with Tideworks’ TOS at two South-west Pacific ports.Tideworks Technology®, Inc., a provider of full-service terminal management and planning software solutions, announce that both Vale New Caledonia, at Prony Port in New Caledonia…
Victoria D. Harker joins Huntington Ingalls Industries board of directors.She is currently the chief financial officer for Gannett, an international media and marketing solutions company, having recently joined the company on July 23. She…
The crew of Coast Guard Station St. Ignace, Mich., has taken delivery of the station’s new 45-foot Response Boat-Medium.The station crew will be running tests on the new boat out of the St. Ignace Harbor within Lake Huron, to gain experience of its advanced capabilities…
Megayacht 'Nirvana' is spending her first summer season in the Mediterranean & will debut at this year's Monaco Yacht Show.At 88.50m (290.35ft) LOA, Nirvana is the seventh of the new generation Oceanco yachts to be launched earlier this year…
Capacity utilization analysis is a critical factor in determining both long-term contract freight rates & short-term spot rates for fully cellular vessels.PIERS announce it has issued an exclusive report titled 'The PIERS Capacity Utilization Report: Full year…
Counter-piracy warship 'HNLMS Rotterdam' frees captives from pirated dhow, the accused to face trial in The Netherlands.After a three day hunt by NATO and EU counter piracy forces, HNLMS Rotterdam in close cooperation with EU unit FGS Sachsen…
COSCO Corp. secures US$170-million order from Talland Navigation Corp. Ltd. for a jack-up drilling rig.COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of COSCO Shipyard Group Co. Ltd., has secured a US$170-million contract from Talland Navigation Limited Corporation…
