Rear Admiral Dwyer Takes Helm of PEO Carriers
Rear Adm. Dennis Dwyer relieved Rear Adm. Roland Knapp as Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Aircraft Carriers during a Change of Command ceremony on July 26 at the Washington Navy Yard.
NAVSEA Awards Contract for Fifth San Antonio-Class Ship
Naval Sea Systems Command recently awarded Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale Operations, New Orleans a $171,050,850 contract modification to a previous contract…
NAVSEA Awards Contract for DDG 102
construction of the next Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, DDG 102. (NGSS) on June 17, 2002. Under the terms of the MOU, BIW transferred construction of four LPD 17…
Lincoln Battle Group Deploys with NAVSEA Technologies
A variety of Naval Sea Systems Command programs will make their debut with the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Battle Group, which recently departed for a six-month…
L-3 to Acquire Westwood Corporation
L-3 Communications announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Westwood Corporation, a leader in shipboard power control…
Miami Port Temporarily Shuts Down
According to reports, the Port of Miami temporarily shut down and was partially evacuated Thursday after an artillery shell and a small missile were discovered in a shipping container.
P&O to Acquire Former Renaissance Ships
P&O Princess Cruises announced the acquisition of the former Renaissance vessels, R3 and R4, which will join its North American and Australian fleets. The 684 lower berth vessels…
ANT Jacksonville Change of Command
Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Jacksonville Officer in Charge Senior Chief Petty Officer Andrew M. Engle will pass command to Chief Petty Officer Timothy R. Tully, Thursday at 10 a.m.
Containerized Traffic Reaches New Record
For the third time since the beginning of the year, Le Havre broke its monthly record for containerized traffic as it handled over 155,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in July.
U.S. Customs Container Security Initiative Forging Ahead
The U.S. Customs Container Security Initiative (CSI) is a program launched by Commissioner Robert Bonner, on January 17 in a speech given at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Shippers, Carriers, Marine Terminals and the Trade Act of 2002
Buried in the Trade Act of 2002, which was signed into law Tuesday by President Bush, are several provisions of great potential impact on maritime interests involved…
Lease Financing of Coastwise Trade Vessels
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) to amend its regulations on documentation of vessels engaged in U.S. coastwise trade.
Seabulk International Reports 2Q Results
Seabulk International, Inc. has reported a net loss of $4.4 million or $0.41 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. In the year-earlier period, the…
