TSA and Coast Guard Facilitate Homeland Security Exercise
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the U.S. Coast Guard facilitated a port security exercise in Tampa on November 16, that evaluated the preparedness…
Corps of Engineers Hopper Dredge Report
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the report that it submitted to Congress on its Hopper Dredge Fleet. The Corps owns and operates four hopper dredges. The…
This Day in Naval History - Nov. 18
1890 - USS Maine, the first American battleship, is launched. 1922 - Cdmr. Kenneth Whiting in a PT seaplane, makes first catapult launching from aircraft carrier…
IMO Prize for Martinez
The prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2004 has been presented to Mr. Luis Martínez of Mexico, who has spent a lifetime in high profile positions in the…
Fincantieri Forms New Company in U.S.
Italian shipbuilding powerhouse Fincantieri has formed a new company, Fincantieri Marine Systems North America, Inc. FDGM, Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of Fincantieri…
Motia Continues Tanker Expansion
from STX Shipbuilding, Korea. Pool. very high quality product carriers. for product tankers. carry Italian crew. STAR HULL NB, +AUT-CCS, VCS, Green Star (Clean Air & Clean Sea).
VT Shipbuilding, Merwede Sign MOU
The UK’s VT Shipbuilding and the Netherland’s Merwede Shipyard signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together on naval warship procurement programs outside the UK.
Ingram to Break Ground on New Paducah Facility
facilities. The groundbreaking ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. building site, located at 900 South Third Street. County. support operations in Paducah since 1984.
M/V LeConte Delayed in Returning to Service
The M/V LeConte will be late returning to its schedule in northern Southeast Alaska due to a one-day delay in finishing up work on the vessel’s annual overhaul in Ketchikan.
Xiamen: 10-Year Plan to Build Shipbuilding Base
A ten-year development program has been drawn up to develop Xiamen, a port city in southeast China's Fujian province, into a shipbuilding base by 2015, www.ChinaView.com reported.
SCI to buy 26 Ships
Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) will acquire 26 vessels over the next 16 months, according to a report published today in the Business Standard. The company…
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Team Honored by U.S. Coast Guard
The U.S. National Security Cutter. just two weeks after Hurricane Katrina. Grumman and Lockheed Martin Corporation. U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. community into the decks of this ship is a legacy.
ACL Announces New VP
American Commercial Lines Inc. announced the appointment of Michael P. Ryan as Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing. Mr. Ryan brings more than 24 years of combined experience in logistics sales…
Brazil Implements Ballast Water Convention
The IMO issued a Circular forwarding a communication from the Government of Brazil stating that, effective 15 October 2005, Brazil has implemented domestic legislation…
Gulf LNG Clean Energy Marine Terminal Project – Meeting
The U.S. Coast Guard is preparing a letter of recommendation as to the suitability of the Pascagoula Bar, Horn Island Pass, Lower Pascagoula Bay, and Bayou Casotte…
Ship's Acceptance Delayed
Another delay in the U.S. Coast Guard's acceptance of the new icebreaker Mackinaw won't affect the ship's Dec. The skipper and crew have been beset by a series of…
LNG to be Delivered
According to officials from ExxonMobil Corporation, the LNG from Qatar will be delivered to the Gulf Coast to a terminal that is currently under construction on…
CP Ships and Hapag-Lloyd Announce Australasian Service
Asia, the Mediterranean and North Europe via the Suez Canal. ships. via the Panama Canal. supports these services is expiring.
Arlington Tankers to Acquire Product Tankers
Arlington Tankers announced that the Company has entered into an agreement to acquire two modern 47,000 deadweight ton double-hulled product tankers from the Stena…
TBS Acquires Vessel
TBS International Limited has expanded its fleet of vessels by taking delivery of the M.V. Comanche Belle. The M.V. Comanche Belle, which will be renamed the Huron Maiden…
