First LCS Contract Awarded
Lockheed Martin Corporation - Maritime Systems & Sensors, Moorestown, N.J. ($46,501,821) and General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine ($78,798,188) are each…
New York's New Faces
How many vessels entered New York Harbor for the very first time in the past year or two? Oh, probably a million. And probably most of them kept going, up the North River…
Marine Emissions: The ABC's
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part series on the ABCs of emissions requirements in the marine industry. Today environmental concerns are at the forefront of the…
Vessels: The Manitowoc Company Launches Second Staten Island Ferry
Marinette Marine Corporation, a subsidiary of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. launched the ferry Sen. John J. Marchi for New York City's Department of Transportation on Saturday, May 8. This 310-ft.
Gladding-Hearn Modifies Fast Ferry to Launch Torpedoes
Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding's fast ferry building expertise has taken an unusual turn, with the testing of a new torpedo-launching system for the U.S. Navy. Systems…
MV Kellie Chouest Aids in F-14 Recovery
Members from the San Diego-based Unmanned Vehicles Detachment (UMV) embarked aboard the 310-ft. MV Kellie Chouest, a research and salvage vessel, April 25 to recover…
Vessels: Washburn & Doughty delivers Independent
Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. delivered the 5,000 hp Z-Drive Tug Independent to Marine Towing of Tampa. The 92 x 32 x 13.7-ft. tug is designed for ship handling…
Navy to Christen Submarine
at a ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn. States. Carter is the only U.S. president to qualify in submarines. Navy and the submarine force. He is a 1946 graduate of the U.S.
Wegener Appointed as Regional Manager at Kvichak
Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc. announces the opening of its East Coast Support Office with the appointment of Carl F. Wegener as Regional Manager. Wegener was formally…
Overturned Boat Discovered in Miss. Sound
The Coast Guard is searching for possibly one or more people in the water after an overturned boat was discovered approximately six miles north of Patit Bois Island.Two…
TEN Sells Product Carrier Delos
Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN) announced the sale of the product carrier Delos to the Australian Navy. The Delos, scheduled for delivery later this month…
USCG Amends NVICs re Maritime Security
The U.S. Coast Guard has amended three of its Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars (NVICs) relating to maritime security. NVIC 03-03 regarding implementation…
Wärtsilä' Starts Prop Production in China
The joint venture company set up by Wärtsilä and CSSC (China State Shipbuilding Corporation) in China to design, manufacture and deliver Fixed Pitch Propeller (FPP)…
Electric Boat Contract Modified
Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $12,784,287 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-04-C-2100) for consolidated design agent, planning yard…
Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction – ANPRM
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) discussing possible strategies to reduce mortalities…
USCG Amends NVICs
The U.S. Coast Guard has amended three of its Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars (NVICs) relating to maritime security. NVIC 03-03 regarding implementation…
IBIA Welcomes Annex VI, but Warns Industry
in bunker fuel. particularly affected. bunker fuel, and imposing strict record keeping requirements on shipowners. the atmosphere benefits everybody. the IMO has…
A&P Birkenhead Works on HMS Bulwark
A&P Birkenhead Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has been awarded the contract for the ‘pre-acceptance’ drydocking of BAE Systems’ newbuild HMS Bulwark (L15) prior to…
C&C, Kongsberg Maritime Sign Agreement
Kongsberg Maritime, Inc., USA and Kongsberg Maritime, Norway have signed an agreement with C & C Technologies, Inc. for the sales and support of Hugin Autonomous Underwater Vehicles to the U.S.
U.S. Shipyards: Lean and Mean?
The National Shipbuilding Research Program – Advanced Shipbuilding Enterprise (NSRP-ASE), the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and the Navy's Office of Naval Research…
