Miss USA Tours Submarine
Shipbuilders Stanley Britt and Deborah Jordan were among the employees who met Miss USA Chelsea Cooley during her visit to Northrop Grumman Newport News. Both Britt…
T&T Bisso Responds to BP Thunderhorse
T&T BISSO has been mobilized to the disabled BP THUNDERHORSE semi-submersible in Mississippi Canyon area Block 776, to begin the salvage operations. T&T BISSO responded…
This Day in Naval History - July 14
1813 - Lt. John Gamble, the first Marine to command a ship in battle (prize vessel Greenwich in capture of British whaler Seringapatam). 1853 - Commodore Matthew…
This Day in Naval History - July 13
1863 - USS Wyoming battled Japanese warlord's forces. 1939 - Appointment of Rear Adm. Richard Byrd as commanding officer of 1939-1941 Antarctic Expedition. 1943…
U.S. Pacific Fleet Welcomes New Commander
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- Adm. Gary Roughead assumed command over the Navy’s largest area of responsibility as Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, when he relieved Adm. Walter F.
Dennis is No Menace in GOM
Hurricane Dennis, a 140 MPH hurricane roared through the eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico July 8-9 but caused little damage to oil platforms, drill rigs or to the shipyards in its path.
OSI to Acquire Defense Contracting Company
Offshore Systems International Ltd. acquire a United States defense contracting company. employee base. is a supplier of technology and services to the U.S. key defense prime contractors.
NOAA and VT Halter Launch Another Fisheries Survey Vessel
VT Halter Marine, Inc. launched the second of four planned NOAA fisheries survey vessels. christened Henry B. N.H., on behalf of the ship’s sponsor, Mrs. Hampshire.
BP Assessing Damage to Thunder Horse Platform
following the passing of Hurricane Dennis. 30 degrees. has not yet begun production of hydrocarbons. The situation was discovered at approximately 8:30 a.m. Monday morning by a vessel in the area.
Celebrity Orders New Ship
Celebrity Cruises will build a new cruise ship and launch a new class of landmark ships, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and German shipbuilder Meyer Werft announced…
VLCC Cargo Handling Simulator Launched
Kongsberg Maritime has released a new Neptune Cargo Handling Simulator model. The new model is called VLCC-Double Hull. The new Double-Hull model is developed following…
LPD 17 Completes Acceptance Trials
Acceptance Trials of the future USS San Antonio, lead ship of the LPD 17 class, were conducted Jun 27-30, and witnessed by the Board of Inspection and Survey. "The…
930-TEU Ship Joins Indian Ocean Service
MacAndrews is set to add the 930 TEU Cape Bonavista to its Swahili Express Service which provides a fixed-day fortnightly service between the Indian sub-continent…
Navigational Safety Program Starts Sea Trials
The QinetiQ Platform Support Services Group is to fit ORPHEUS, a new navigational safety tool, to a Royal Navy frigate. ORPHEUS will be installed on HMS Northumberland…
Deepwater Frontier Gets Two-Year Contract
Transocean said that its High-Specification drillship, the Deepwater Frontier, was awarded a two-year contract by an international oil and gas operator. The contract…
Berglund Joins OSG
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. appointed veteran shipping executive Mats Berglund as Senior Vice President to lead OSG's Crude Transportation Strategic Business Unit.
Back to Work in Dennis' Wake
A transportation operator at Northrop Grumman's Pascagoula shipyard directs a 100-ton material transporter carrying a 13,800-volt power substation past a Goliath gantry crane.
SNAME Introduces Innovation Sessions
In response to feedback from exhibitors, SNAME will introduce Innovation Sessions during the SMTC&E and SPS, scheduled to be held in Houston on October 20-21, 2005.
Speed Record Set at Sub Races
New world speed records were set earlier this month in both men’s and women’s divisions of the International Submarine Races, an engineering design competition that…
India Launches Dredging Project
The Indian prime minister will inaugurate a deep sea dredging project on Saturday, called the Sethusamudhram Shipping Channel Project, to remove sand stone on two…
