American Shipbuilding Association Unveils 2002 Legislative Priorities
Increase the Naval Shipbuilding Rate to Maintain a Navy: The Bush Administration’s 5-year shipbuilding plan will drop the force to 244 ships. The first installment…
Oil Spill Experts Address High Density Oil Spills
Leading world experts in oil spill response have agreed a series of recommendations to deal with future spills of high density oil during the International Maritime…
NAVSEA Wins SECNAV Environmental Awards
Three Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) teams and an assistant project manager were among the winners of the Secretary of the Navy Environmental Award for fiscal year 2001.
NAVSEA Experts to Receive National Technology Award
The Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) is honoring two members of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) corporate team for their work on a environmentally-friendly…
NSWC Crane Named a DoD Top Installation
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is a winner of the 2002 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence. of people who operate and maintain U.S.
Sonsub Awarded Patent
Sonsub, Inc. has been awarded patent no. 6,350,085 B1 for a cable deployment system and method that is ideally suited to efficiently install 4D seismic cables on the seafloor.
ENSCO Will Use New Communications System
ENSCO International Incorporated announced that they will install a new communications system onboard all of its Gulf of Mexico jackup rigs. The company will provide VSAT…
Informal Meeting Discussed Bulk Carrier Safety
An informal meeting invited to consider bulk carrier safety issues has agreed that the approach currently being taken within IMO is the right one at this juncture…
The Maritime Transportation Antiterrorism Act of 2002
On March 20,the Maritime Transportation Antiterrorism Act of 2002 (H.R. 3983) was approved by the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and then…
KPMG To Provide Program Management Support To NAVSEA
KPMG Consulting, Inc., announced that it will provide long term program management support to the Naval Sea Systems Command's (NAVSEA) Undersea Weapons Program Office.
Sea Containers Announces 2001 and 4Q Results
Sea Containers Ltd. announced its results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2001. Net losses for the quarter were $9.1 million on revenue of $296 million…
Rear Admiral Bennis Will Lead Maritime and Land Security at TSA
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta named Rear Admiral Richard E. Bennis, USCG, (ret.) as the Associate Under Secretary of Transportation for Maritime…