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Austal Expands to San Diego

Oct 09, 2014

Office to provide local support to LCS and JHSV programs.On October 8th, Austal celebrated the opening of our San Diego, Cal., Operations Office with a ribbon cutting ceremony.  Joining Austal’s representatives at the ceremony were Mayor Cheryl Cox of the City of Chula Vista…

Dyrad Releases Latest Piracy Statistics

Oct 09, 2014

UK-based maritime intelligence provider, Dryad Maritime has released its Q3 maritime crime figures which show that piracy is continuing across the globe at similar levels to Q2, with incidents of cargo theft in Southeast Asia continuing to rise…

AMP's Allegretti Questions Jones Act Critics

Oct 09, 2014

Tom Allegretti, Chairman of the American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, today highlighted the continued renaissance of the nation’s maritime sector, particularly its robust response to meet new water…

OMV Could End CEO Contract

Oct 09, 2014

Austrian newspaper Die Presse said on Thursday the contracts of OMV Chief Executive Gerhard Roiss and the head of OMV's gas division Hans-Peter Floren may be cut short before they run out in 2017, citing a recommendation from a board subcommittee…

Saipem in Subsea Deal with Chiyoda, Xodus

Oct 09, 2014

Italian oil service group Saipem said on Thursday it had set up a venture with energy consultant Xodus Group and Japanese engineering company Chiyoda to develop business in the subsea sector.Saipem, 43 percent controlled by Italian oil major Eni…

U.S. Navy Spotlights Targets Media Risks

Oct 09, 2014

As the U.S. Navy remains ever vigilant, taking the fight to the enemy, recent media reports have highlighted potential risk from information carelessly or inadvertently shared on social media.There has also been a steady stream of reporting…

Maersk CEO Offers Advice for Market Growth

Oct 08, 2014

AP Moller-Maersk CEO, Nils Andersen, delivered the keynote at today’s Danish Maritime Days forum in Copenhagen where he offered several keys to enhancing the maritime sector on a worldwide scale. Andersen called the ship purchasing market attractive for investors…

Fallen Brazilian Tycoon Batista Faces the Law

Oct 08, 2014

A year after the epic collapse of his industrial empire, Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista's financial and legal troubles appear far from over.Once worth more than $30 billion and listed as the world's eighth-richest man by Forbes Magazine,…

USCG Rescues 4 Near Whittier, Alaska

Oct 08, 2014

The Coast Guard rescued four hunters stranded in Blackstone Bay near Whittier Monday.A 45-foot response boat-medium crew from Station Valdez safely transported the men and towed their skiff to Whittier.Watchstanders at the Sector Anchorage…

5-Star Accreditation for Naval Station Yorktown Galley

Oct 08, 2014

Scudder Hall Galley at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown (WPNSTA Yorktown) was awarded its sixth consecutive 5-Star accreditation, Oct. 2, from Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA). The 5-Star accreditation for food service excellence…

Christie and Grey Celebrates 100

Oct 07, 2014

U.K. based Christie & Grey, Ltd., a leader in vibration mitigation technology is celebrating a century of developing high performance, cost-effective vibration and shock isolation solutions for a wide variety of industries. The present company…

CGF To Honor Coast Guard Heroics

Oct 07, 2014

The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced today that at the upcoming 34th Annual Salute to the U.S. Coast Guard in New York City on October 9th…

NCE Opens Office in Alabama

Oct 07, 2014

Noise Control Engineering, LLC (NCE) opened a new office in Mobile, Ala. The office will be staffed by Nathan Jones, a Senior Engineer with more than 10 years of experience at NCE.“Our customers along the Gulf Coast region are a very important…

Polarcus Insiders Scoop up Shares

Oct 07, 2014

Polarcus announced that the following Primary Insiders of Polarcus have acquired shares in the Company:-    Peter Rigg, Chairman of the Board, has on 07 October 2014 acquired 150,000 shares at a price of NOK 1.40 per share. Following the transaction he owns 434…

Workers End Strike at Haifa

Oct 07, 2014

Workers at Israel's state-owned Haifa Port ended their strike on Tuesday, a day after they walked off the job in protest at a government plan to build private, competing ports.A spokesman for the Chamber of Shipping said the port workers…

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