Curtiss-Wright Awarded $14.6M in Contracts
Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced it has been awarded $14.6 million of contracts from Northrop Grumman Newport News to design and manufacture engineered pumps…
NOAA Awards Hydrographic Survey Contracts
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) stated that it awarded five-year contracts, totaling $50 million each, to five hydrographic service providers…
National Maritime Day Set for May 22
A little known American commemorative date is approaching on May 22. Working behind the scenes, a group of Washington, D.C., maritime industry officials hope to…
Ferry Master Convicted of COLREGS Violation
Maritime New Zealand stated that the former master of the Cook Strait ferry Aratere was convicted of failing to navigate the ferry in accordance with the collision…
Weist Promoted at Crowley
Puerto Rico/Caribbean liner services group effective March 15. role, Weist will relocate from the New Orleans area to Jacksonville, Fla. Maureen Cunningham, vice president, operations. office.
DPW Controversy Continues
In its daily press briefing, the White House included a lengthy discussion of the process that led to the Administration’s approval of the acquisition by Dubai Ports World (DPW) of U.S.
Stolt-Nielsen to Buy 3 Used Tanker Ships
The AP has reported that Stolt-Nielsen SA is buying three used tanker ships for about $40 million. The company said its wholly owned subsidiary, Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group…
Vinashin Wins Contracts
Reports indicate that the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) inked 18 contracts with both domestic and foreign partners in Ha Noi on Feb. 22. The contracts…
Johnson Promoted to Manager at Crowley
Puerto Rico/Caribbean group. president, operations. company's Gulf operations for the last 27 years. devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Johnson has a degree in Business…
This Day in U.S. Naval History
1795 - The U.S. Navy Office of Purveyor of Supplies is established. This is officially recognized as the Navy Supply Corps Birthday. 1919 - USS Osmond Ingram (DD 255)…
Keppel secures contract for Qatargas LNG carriers
Keppel Shipyard Limited (Keppel Shipyard) has entered an Alliance Service Agreement for the drydocking of a fleet of Moss Rosenburg (MOSS) type of Liquefied Natural…
Kursiu links Sweden, Germany and Lithuania
south-eastern Sweden. The service will also call at Klaipeda in Lithuania. strategically located port, with excellent infrastructural links. new service will perform two vital functions.
Crowley's First Russian Flagged Vessel Starts Work
Crowley Maritime Corporation's Marine Services unit announced the deployment of the Crowley Alliance, the company's first Russian flagged and crewed vessel serving…
Water Taxi Insurer Sues Coast Guard
Insurers for the company that ran the water taxi that capsized in the Inner Harbor, killing five people, sued the U.S. Coast Guard on Feb. 17, claiming the military…
TOP Tankers to Announce 4Q Results
TOP Tankers Inc announced plans to release its fourth quarter and 2005 year-end results on February 27 at 7:35 AM EST. The company's management will host a conference…
Petronet Acquires Stake in LNG carrier
Petronet LNG signed a time charter agreement to take a 23 percent stake in an LNG vessel which will supply additional fuel to its re-gasification terminal in India.
Signal to Repair Boomtown Barge
Signal International will begin repairing the hull of the Boomtown Casino barge next week. The barge, heavily damaged during Hurricane Katrina, was moved to Signal last week for hull repairs.
CNOOC to Explore Waters off Guinea
CNOOC Ltd. signed a production sharing contract to explore for crude oil and natural gas and develop an area offshore of Equatorial Guinea. The contract area covers 2…
Report: Ferries to Ease Traffic
The planned South City ferry service will remove an estimated 265 cars from Bay Area bridges during rush hour, according to an environmental impact report released last week.
Strike Leaves Passengers Stranded
Seamen decided on Feb. 21 to extend their strike action, creating supply problems to Greece’s islands while also isolating passengers in different parts of the country.
