Report: The State of U.S. Port State Control
(Photo: U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. Coast Guard released its report on Port State Control in the United States. In addition to its usual analysis of boardings of foreign vessels calling in U.S.
Connecticut Lobbies EPA for Discharge Elimination
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice stating that it received a petition from the State of Connecticut requesting that virtually all coastal…
Comment Request on National Ocean Policy
The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy issued a Notice stating that on April 20 it will make available for review and comment the preliminary draft of its recommendations…
$78M DD(x) Program Contract
establish a land-based testing facility in support of the DD(X) program. and enable leveraging of S-Band advanced radar investments. in Tewksbury, Mass. (66 percent), Moorestown, N.J.
Wärtsilä Engines for Russian Icebreaker
Wärtsilä won an order for four engines for installation on the first Sakhalin ice breaker to be built by the Kvaerner Masa-Yards shipyard in Finland. The vessel…
Grimaldi-Naples receives GM Award
Grimaldi Group has been elected General Motors’ supplier of the year due to its overall outcome as logistics provider. The award was granted during a ceremony held…
HOS Innovator Accumulates Good Safety Record
Sonsub announced that, as of February 10th, its HOS Innovator and Innovator 09 ROV Crews have accumulated an impressive 250,000 man-hours and over 1,000 days without a lost time incident (LTI).
WSF Accepting Propulsion Package Bids
A procurement contract for the complete propulsion systems for four (4) new 130-auto ferries to be designed and built under a separate shipyard contract. The propulsion…
Extended National Defense Tank Vessel Construction Assistance Program
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a Notice amending the schedule for submittal of competitive proposals for construction of new product tank vessels…
Wärtsilä to Power Australian FPSO
Wärtsilä Corporation won a contract to supply a 31.5 MW diesel power plant for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Mutineer-Exeter…
A'Rosa Blu in for Repair
Docked on 13th April 2004 as A’ROSA BLU at the Blohm + Voss Repair GmbH, the cruise vessel will leave the shipyard on 27th April as AIDAblu. (Photo Credit Blohm + Voss Repair)
V.Ships Wins easyCruise Contract
V.Ships Leisure, the passenger ship arm of V.Ships, the world’s leading ship manager and marine services group, has been nominated by easyGroup as the manager for it’s new easyCruise venture.
Construction Starts on New Maritime Tech Center
Maritime Technology Information Center. will house a collaborative environment for ship design and new concepts in naval engineering. The U.S. September 25, 2003. engineering solutions for the fleet.
Polar Star returns to Seattle
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star will be returning to Seattle Tuesday afternoon. The 399-ft., Seattle-based cutter is returning after a five-month deployment where…
INTERTANKO Welcomes New Chairman
INTERTANKO's Council unanimously elected Stephen Van Dyck as the Association's new Chairman during the recent Dubai Tanker Event. Van Dyck is chairman of Florida-based Maritrans Inc.
Coastal Marine Awarded Contract
Coastal Marine Equipment Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide the deck machinery for the Penn Maritime ATB (tug & barge) being constructed at Bay Shipbuilding…
Little USV, Big Applications
Air dropable, ship deployable and multi-mission configurable, big things do come in little packages. Northwind Marine’s unmanned surface vehicle (USV); the “SeaFox”…
BHO Refinances To Acquire Vessel
B+H Ocean Carriers Ltd. has acquired a 98,000dwt OBO, or combination carrier, committed to a Time Charter at $27,000 from delivery through March 13, 2006, plus or minus one month.
NY Senator Calls for Enhanced Security
Senator Schumer is calling for the installation of screening for persons disembarking from passenger ships in New York City. He wants the US-VISIT program to be instituted for such ships…
Ocean Exploration Bill Introduced
Senator Stevens (R-AK) introduced a bill (S. 2280) to establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Source: HK Law