CSC Wins $20.5M Navy Contract
Computer Sciences Corp., Falls Church, Va., is being awarded a $20,595,223 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for information technology services for the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC).
This Day in Naval History - Aug. 19
1812 - USS Constitution captures HMS Guerriere. 1818 - Captain James Biddle takes possession of Oregon Territory for the United States. 1967 - Operation Coronado IV begins in Mekong Delta.
Exmar Confirms Vessels Sale
EXMAR confirmed that an agreement in principle has been reached for the sale of nine pressurized vessels. The vessels have a capacity of 3,200 - 3,500 cbm each and were built between 1990 and 2001.
Solstad Orders Large Construction Vessel
Ulstein Verft AS will build a large construction vessel for Solstad. The contract is worth around $98.8 million and the vessel will be delivered in May 2007. “We…
Aker Yards to build PSV for Olympic
Aker Yards signed a contract worth approximately $22.8 million with Olympic Shipping to build a Platform Supply Vessel of the MT 6009 design. Delivery is scheduled for December 2006.
World’s Largest Cruise Ship Launched
The first of three ultra-sized cruise vessels for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Freedom of the Seas, was floated out recently at Aker Yards in Finland. "Seeing…
Schat-Harding to Exceed SOLAS Standards
beyond SOLAS requirements. North Sea oil platforms. Statoil's Veslefrikk B platform in the North Sea. president of Schat-Harding. structure of the canopy deformed and a hatch failed.
TSA and U.S. Coast Guard Initiate Homeland Security Exercises for U.S. Seaports
Administration (TSA) and the U.S. system port security exercises today in San Francisco. Area Maritime Security (AMS) Committee. secure. governmental agencies and private industry.
Grounded Barge Leaking Sulfuric Acid in Texas
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Press Release stating that a tank barge grounded in Chocolate Bayou and leaked an unknown quantity of its cargo of sulfuric acid. The remaining cargo is being offloaded.
Bisso Pulls 700 Tons on 200 Ton Jackets
Bisso Marine was contracted to remove four structures in the Eugene Island area. The 105 ft., 200T jacket structures were designed, built and installed in 1958,…
Damaged Pipeline Recovered
Upon completion of the second successful pipelay, 22,000’ x 6” in the Ship Shoal area, BISSO MARINE pipeline division reconfigured the DLB BIG CHIEF to recover 14…
T&T Bisso Wins Salvage Contract
The alliance between T&T MARINE SALVAGE of Galveston, TX, and BISSO MARINE, of New Orleans, LA, known as T&T BISSO, LLC has been awarded a contract to salvage two…
Salvors Warn that STS Restrictions Could Lead to Another Prestige
Salvage operations involving the ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of cargo and bunkers from tankers and other vessels should be exempt from new controls proposed by Spain…
Master Prosecuted for Wrong Crossing
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said that the master of a cargo vessel was fined £500 and ordered to pay costs of £500 for violation of the Collision Regulations.
Panama Canal Lock Lane Outages
The Panama Canal Authority issued an Advisory stating that the east lane of the Miraflores Locks will be out of service during the period August 16-20 and the east…
Nelson Named MARAD Chief Counsel
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta announced the appointment of Julie Nelson as Chief Counsel for the Department’s Maritime Administration. “Julie brings…
NAVSAC Meeting Set
The Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (NAVSAC), sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard, will meet in Arlington, Virginia on September 7-9. Topics on the agenda include…
Broadwater LNG Project
The U.S. Coast Guard is in the process of preparing a Letter of Recommendation as to the suitability of Long Island Sound for liquefied natural gas (LNG) traffic.
U.S. Economic Sanctions re Burma
The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended and reissued the Burmese Sanction Regulations. The sanctions, which come into effect immediately, ban virtually…
Winter Nominated as Secretary of the Navy
Northrop Grumman Corporation confirmed that President George W. nominate Donald C. Winter, 57, to become Secretary of the Navy. Winter currently serves as corporate…
