A&P Southampton to Repair RFA Ship
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) fleet support vessel Fort George is to be repaired at the Southampton facility of A&P Group. It arrived at the yard on August 15…
CBP: Liquidation of Duties Destroyed on 9/11
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Notice stating that its practice is to suspend the liquidation of entries of merchandise subject to antidumping…
Wärtsilä's Engines Tested
The first two of the latest Sulzer RT-flex50 common-rail marine engine type developed by Wärtsilä Corporation, have successfully completed official shop tests and…
Rolls-Royce Stealth System to Start Tests on New Navy Ship
JET, for the first time. Department in Bayview, Idaho. working without rudders, shafts and propeller struts. wake and improving stealth. waters. at low speeds.
Grants Licenses To Build Seven F&G Designs
Friede & Goldman, Ltd. announced that it has completed licensing contracts for the construction of four JU-2000E jackup rigs and for three ExD semi-submersible designs.
Todd Shipyards to Overhaul NOAA Vessel
Todd Shipyards Corporation announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded to its wholly owned subsidiary, Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation…
Anteon Awarded $25.7M Contract by U.S. Navy
Anteon International Corporation announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command to support Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Class Ships homeported in Ingleside…
Coast Guard Responds to Oil Spill
Credit: U.S. The Coast Guard is responding to an inland oil spill at mile marker 32 of the Ouachita/Black River. These Aug. 22 photographs show the location where the motor vessel Tulsa…
Moored Cleaning Barge is Vessel for Purposes of Jones Act
Over a vigorous dissent, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled that a moored cleaning barge is a vessel for purposes of the Jones Act. In the instant case…
Passenger Ship Grounds and Takes on water
Swansea Coastguard are currently coordinating the evacuation of 15 crew from the passenger vessel Balmoral which has hit an underwater object and is taking water.
Northrop Grumman Awarded SPS Contract
Protection System (SPS). or during restricted maneuvering. no increase in manning. to be completed by March 2006. current fiscal year. the Internet with four offers received.
Guam Shipyard Awarded Navy Contract
firm-fixed-price for the regular overhaul of USNS Concord (T-AFS 5). Sealift Command. the total cumulative value of the contract to $7,046,851. in Santa Rita, Guam…
ONR to Christen Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator
The Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator (AESD), Sea Jet, funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), is a 133-ft. vessel located at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division…
OSI, Raytheon Team for IBS Opportunities
Offshore Systems International Ltd. ('IBS') market. new destroyers being built for the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. solutions going forward," said John Jacobson, President and CEO.
Inmarsat Profits Soar on Maritime Demand
Satellite operator Inmarsat pushed up profits as its first results as a listed company benefited from strong demand among maritime users. The group, which has 10…
St Vincent Gets New Coast Guard Vessel
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard is now better positioned to patrol the waters of the multi-island state following the commissioning of a new coast guard vessel on Monday…
This Day in Naval History - Aug. 24
1814 - British invasion of Maryland and Washington, D.C.; Washington Navy Yard and ships burned to prevent capture by the British. 1912 - Launching of USS Jupiter (AC 3)…
Mills Joins Healy & Baillie in Hong Kong
Healy & Baillie announced the addition of Peter Mills to the Hong Kong office. A former partner of shipping law firms in London and Hong Kong, he is well known in…
LM6000 Gas Turbine Passes Test
GE Transportation announced that an LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbine recently completed the 500-hour power generation phase of endurance testing towards American…
Damen Delivers Patrol Boat
On August 24, Damen Shipyards Gorinchem delivered the Damen Stan Patrol 2005 Zilvermeeuw to the Dutch Customs. This is the third vessel of this type, following the…
