BAE Systems to help U.S. Marine Corps determine the future of its amphibious vehicle fleet under two contracts.The contracts are in regard to the Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) and Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC).The work includes conducting…
Scientists aboard Swedish icebreaker 'Oden' prepare Danish claims as they reach the North Pole.Denmark is one of three Arctic nations that are collecting data to prove that the seafloor under the North Pole belongs to them. The two others are Russia and Canada…
US Army Corps of Engineers battle extreme low-water conditions to keep the river' scommercial navigation moving.Five dredges are kept moving rapidly from one trouble spot to another to keep up with dynamic low water operational demands,…
ACE Recreational Marine Insurance releases ten tips to help recreational boaters protect their vessels during the hurricane season.“The best defenses to protecting your boat from hurricanes or any severe weather are planning, preparation and timely action…
Konecranes' Goliath gantry crane for Engevix Construções Oceânicas (‘Ecovix’) arrives at Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil.With a combination lifting capacity of 2,000 tons and rail span of 210 meters, the crane is the biggest Goliath gantry crane in the world…
Kongsberg Maritime to embed OSIsoft PI system in new Kongsberg information management system for marine operations.OSIsoft, provider of the PI System, provider of real-time data and events management systems and Kongsberg Maritime, a maritime and offshore technology provider…
HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has opened a 65,000-square-foot facility for large module submarine construction.Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has opened a new, 65,000-square-foot facility…
The Cat® Three60 Precision Control is an integrated propulsion and maneuvering system developed for the yachting market. The Caterpillar Three60 Precision Control combines yacht propulsion and control components into single or multiple joystick stations…
Recent christening at Ocean Industries Shipyard of the largest dredge ever built in Eastern Canada, the 'Ocean Traverse Nord'.The Ocean Traverse Nord was built this past year at Ocean Industries shipyard at Isle-aux- Coudres. A 25-million-dollar shipbuilding project…
The US Navy's Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) sets up a high-powered board to oversee introduction of LCS vessels into the Fleet.The council is to be made up of four Navy vice admirals to oversee continued fleet testing and introduction of littoral combat ship (LCS) sea frames…
The Port of Conakry in Guinea welcomes the 'Africa Mercy' – the world’s largest private charitable hospital ship. Previous assignments to the West African nation took place in 1992 and 1999. For the next ten months the state-of-the-art hospital ship…
Salvors report steel cutting on board the 'Rena' continued with very good progress made during the current stable weather window.Salvage (Resolve Marine) • An additional 70 tonnes has been removed from the forward section using the Bell 214 helicopter…
Korean Shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo reports net plunges on falling orders in second quarter of 2012.Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co.,reports that its second-quarter earnings dropped 76 percent from a year earlier mainly due to a decline in new shipbuilding orders reports Korea Times…
Russian Carrier 'Admiral Kuznetsov' returns to service after modernization at Murmansk branch of JSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center. History of the shipThe carrier (project name was Sovetsky Soyuz) was laid down at Chernomorsky Shipyard in Nikolayev on Sept 1…
The Superior Court issued an “Order to Compel” to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.The court order issued to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is for failing to address challenges brought by Campaign…
