Monday, February 22, 2010 Maritime News

Update on Hijacking of Tug Asta

Feb 22, 2010

The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre issued a special report on the hijacking of the tug Asta and the barge Callista (http://www.recaap.org/incident/pdf/special/2010/Special Report (Asta).

New Navy Contracts

Feb 22, 2010

Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, Tewksbury, Mass., is being awarded a $27,828,683 not-to-exceed modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-05-C-5346)

New USACE Contracts

Feb 22, 2010

Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc., Plain, WI., was awarded on Feb. 12, 2010 a $19,025,000 firm-fixed-price contract. This contract is for the design/build constuction

APL Intra-Asia Freight Rate Increase

Feb 22, 2010

Container shipping line APL announced plans for a general rate increase in the Intra Asia trade.  The proposed increases will affect all trade from the Far East to India and Pakistan.

RINA Classes First Offshore LNG FSRU

Feb 22, 2010

Genoa-based classification society RINA has taken a lead in the developing market for floating LNG terminals. It has been chosen to class the first offshore Floating

China Shipbuilding Gross Profit Up

Feb 22, 2010

According to a Feb. 19 report from Steelguru.com, China Knowledge quoted statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology saying the gross

Globus Maritime Delivers Dry Bulk Vessels

Feb 22, 2010

Globus Maritime Limited (AIM: GLBS) (LSE: GLBS), the owner and operator of Handymax and Panamax dry bulk vessels, announces that it has delivered the Handymax vessels

SEACOR Q4 Results

Feb 22, 2010

SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH) announced its results for the fourth quarter of 2009. Net income attributable to SEACOR Holdings Inc. for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 was $22.

GAC, Nat'l Maritime College of Ireland Initiative

Feb 22, 2010

GAC, provider of shipping, logistics and marine services, announced the launch of GAC Training & Service Solutions Limited (GTSS), a new initiative that will provide

SeaArk Completes Haiti Coast Guard Boats

Feb 22, 2010

SeaArk Marine, Inc. recently completed the first two boats of a five boat contract for the Haiti Coast Guard. The vessels were purchased through the Global Peace and Security Fund,

MCS Delivers Radar Services

Feb 22, 2010

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY) , a provider of open, embedded, high-performance computing systems, software, and services for image, sensor, and signal processing applications,

Raytheon Advances Ship Computing

Feb 22, 2010

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) achieved another in a series of milestones for the Zumwalt-class destroyer program with the successful Total Ship Computing Environment

Cosalt Names Cunningham to Lifeboat Div.

Feb 22, 2010

Cosalt Offshore, a provider of lifting, tooling and marine services to the oil and gas industry, has appointed Colin Cunningham to help drive the growth of its

New USCG Rescue 21 System, N. Calif.

Feb 22, 2010

The U.S. Coast Guard formally accepted and introduced its new Rescue 21 advanced communications system at Group Humboldt Bay on Feb. 16. This new capability, which

NOAA to Use New Hurricane Wind Scale

Feb 22, 2010

NOAA's National Weather Service will use a new hurricane scale this season called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.  The scale keeps the same wind speed

This Day in Coast Guard History – Feb. 22

Feb 22, 2010

1943- The USS Campbell, CG, under the command of CDR James A. Hirshfield and assigned to the international escort group A-3 that was escorting Convoy ON-166 through the North Atlantic,

This Day in Naval History – Feb. 22

Feb 22, 2010

1865 - RADM Porter's gunboats' bombardment cause surrender of Wilmington, NC . 1870 - After arriving on USS Nipsic, and supported by USS Guard and USS Nyack,

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