Queen of North Grounds, Passengers Safely Evacuate
On Wednesday, BC Ferries' Queen of the North, hit a rock off Gil Island in Wright Sound. BC Ferries Emergency Operations Center confirms that all 101 passengers…
Aker Kvaerner Awarded Drilling System Contract
Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract with Discoverer Invest Ltd in Singapore for delivery of drilling systems and equipment to a Frigstad D90 ultra deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig.
OSI Awarded Contract with the U.S. Office of Naval Research
Offshore Systems International Ltd. (OSI) has been awarded a contract worth $1.1M including all options with the United States Office of Naval Research (ONR). Under the terms of the contract…
USCG Established Sectors Juneau and Anchorage
The US Coast Guard has stated that it established Sector Juneau and Sector Anchorage through the realignment and renaming of various field commands. The changes should be transparent to the public.
Chambal Signs Contract with Hyundai Unit
Reports indicate that Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd. said on Wednesday it has signed a shipbuilding contract with South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Company Ltd.
Lockheed Martin Awarded $20.8M Contract
The U.S. Aegis Combat System upgrade ship-set for a cruiser modernization program. operational cost efficiency of up to 22 existing Aegis-equipped cruisers. installed…
Coast Guard, Dept. of Ecology to Conduct Investigation
The Coast Guard, the Washington State Department of Ecology and the City of Seattle Public Utilities continue to investigate the cause of the patches of light oil…
Blue Star Maritime to Sell Catamaran
The delivery of the vessel is expected to take place by the end of March. Part of the sale price will be paid when the vessel is delivered, while the credited amount…
Ship Collision Kills Three
Three Chinese sailors aboard a cargo ship were killed and nine others are missing following a collision with another vessel near Inchon Port of the Republic of Korea (ROK) yesterday.
RCL Appoints Martin as VP and Treasurer
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has named Thomas Martin Senior Vice President and Treasurer. He assumes responsibility for financing, cash management, banking and credit agency relationships…
Bay Marine Designs New Research Vessel
Bay Marine, Inc., a Barrington, RI Naval Architecture company, recently completed their a technologically advanced ship design. Company president, Dave Bonney, recently…
BW Group May Sell Shares in Offshore Unit
Helmut Sohmen, chairman of BW Group Ltd. may sell shares in its offshore unit as producers order oil platforms to drill fields in deeper water, according to a Bloomburg report.
NAVSEA Hosts LCS Forum
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) held a media forum Wednesday to educate reporters about Human Systems Integration (HSI) Directorate and the Littoral Combat Ship…
Transatlantic Rederi Signs SVDR Contract
Transas won the contract to fit the Transatlantic Cargo ship fleet with Simplified Voyage Data Recorders (S-VDR) starting immediately. S-VDRs, as they are known in the maritime industry…
This Day in Naval History - March 21
1917 - Loretta Walsh becomes the first woman Navy petty officer when she is sworn in as a chief yeoman. 1919 - The Navy installs and tests a Sperry gyrocompass,…
Atwood Oceanics Announces Vicksburg Contract
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (a Houston based International Offshore Drilling Contractor) said that the VICKSBURG (owned and operated by its wholly owned subsidiary Atwood…
Keppel to Develop Qatar Shipyard
Keppel Offshore and Marine has signed an agreement with Qatar Gas Transport Company to jointly develop and manage a major new facility in the Port of Ras Laffan in Qatar.
U.S. Navy Ships Return Fire on Suspected Pirates
From U.S. An armed suspected pirate looks over the edge of a skiff, in international waters off the coast of Somalia. USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and USS Gonzalez…
Book Review: Tugboats of New York
"Tugboats of New York" is one of those rare constructions where everything works just about perfectly. The text is insightfully, appreciatively, and masterfully written.
Prime RIBs
The Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) has become an invaluable part of 21st century Coast Guard cutters. "Often the mission of the cutter is to get a RIB and its crew on scene for interdiction…
