The US Coast Guard to celebrate its foundational anniversary aboard 'USS Slater' on the Hudson RiverThe United States Coast Guard, one of the country's five armed services,is a unique agency of the federal government. The service was founded on August 4…
Huntington Ingalls Industries Subsidiary AMSEC LLC wins U.S. Navy Total Ship Information Management System support contract (TSIMS) The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPort-e) task order contains…
U.S. Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announce successful completion of containment exercise.BSEE announce successful completion of the first-ever, full-scale deployment of critical well control equipment to exercise the…
Danaos Corporation reports (unaudited) Second Quarter and Half Year results for the period ended June 30, 2012.Highlights for the Second Quarter and Half Year Ended June 30, 2012: • Operating revenues of $146.7 million for the three months ended June 30…
Guidance on ECDIS for ships calling at Australian ports; Applicabilty: All owners and operators of Lloyd’s Register classed vessels trading to Australian waters.Further to Classification News No. 09/2012, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority…
Sonardyne Inc., Houston, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Chapman, founder of MECCO Inc., to its expanding team of sales agents in the United States. Based in Duvall, Washington, Mike has over 30 years of experience in the marine…
St Kitts & Nevis has become the latest of five flag state signatories to the Washington declaration condemning acts of violence against seafarers - joining Bahamas, Liberia, Marshall Islands and Panama. The move underpins major quality…
Employees at APM Terminals Mumbai achieved 500 Safe Days, without any Lost Time Injury (LTI), setting a record at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) at Nhava Sheva.APM Terminals globally lays a lot of emphasis on Safety at terminals and the…
FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FTI) said that Robert L. Potter has been appointed President of the company. Potter assumes this responsibility from John T. Gremp who remains Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).'Bob is an experienced…
A 34m Catamaran Passenger Ferry, Ava Pearl, designed by Incat Crowther and built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding , was delivered to Rhode Island Fast Ferry, where it will contribute to an expansion of operations.As a long-time operator of Incat Crowther ferries…
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents all sectors and trades and over 80% of the world merchant fleet, has called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to address some critical issues concerning the imminent…
Fire-fighting experts are onboard to inspect the situation, while towage ceases as vessel waits 100 miles off the British coastA team of firefighting experts has again boarded MSC FLAMINIA. It is as yet unsure when a one-by-one inspection of containers can commence…
Ithaca Energy (UK) awards Technip an EPIC subsea Greater Stella Area (at depth of 90 meters) development contract The Greater Stella Area (GSA) development is located in the North Sea, 280 kilometers East-Southeast of Aberdeen, Scotland at a water depth of approximately 90 meters…
Japanese export ship orders fell 8.5 percent in June from a year earlier, reveal figures by the Japan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA).Japanese export ship orders fell 8.5 percent in June from a year earlier to 499,370 gross tons, according…
Angola, Africa, maritime authority draws attention of masters to its ballast water management requirementsAll vessels coming from outside Angola must follow Angolan Executive Decree 12-05, article 10 regarding ballast water management. It…
