Conventional Trident Missiles Will Aid Terror War
Arming submarines with nonnuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles will give America a necessary quick-strike weapon in the war on terror, the vice chairman of…
DryShips Takes Delivery of Its 28th Vessel
DryShips Inc. announced t that it has taken delivery of m.v. Hille Oldendorff a 2005 built, 55,566 deadweight ton, or dwt, handymax drybulk carrier which it acquired recently. m.v.
Korean Navy Launches New Submarine
Korea launched a new submarine on Friday. The 214 class Sohn Won-il was launched from Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan. The Shon Won-il accommodates a crew of 40.
Ship May Replace Sunken Ferry
Reports indicate that B.C. Ferries has made an offer on a ship that could be in service to replace the sunken Queen of the North by the beginning of next year. The…
Port Accident in Romania Kills Five
According to reports, five people were killed when a floating crane crashed and hit a tugboat in Romania's Black Port of Constanta. An inspector in Constanta said…
Tanker Named in Stockholm
Concordia Maritime's Swedish-flagged product tanker Stena Primorsk, the third P-MAX tankers in a series of eight, will be named on 9 June. The total investment for…
Diana Shipping Inc. to Acquire New Vessel
Diana Shipping Inc. 7,000,000 shares of common stock priced at $9.50 per share. Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. joint global coordinators and joint book-running managers for the offering.
Oil Tankers Collide Off England's Isle of Wight
Bloomberg has reported that two oil tankers collided off England's Isle of Wight, the U.K.'s Maritime and Coastguard Agency said. None of the crewmen on the vessels…
Raytheon Awarded Navy Contract
Raytheon Technical Services Co., LLC, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $31,539,432 fixed-price with award fees requirements contract for logistics support for the…
U.S., Singapore Navies Practice Boarding At Sea
Singapore Strait A combined boarding at sea united the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) teams of USS Crommelin (FFG 37) and the Republic of Singapore navy…
Washington State New Contingency Plan Rules Proposed
The Washington State Department of Ecology released proposed Oil Spill Contingency Plan Regulations. The proposed rules would totally replace the current ones and…
Court Ipholds LNG DWP License
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the decision of the Secretary of Transportation to grant a license for the construction and operation of the…
House Passes DHS Appropriations Bill
The US House of Representatives passed the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (H.R. 5441) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland…
