New Patrol Vessel for Falklands
The ship that is to replace both the Castle-class ships, for patrol duties in Falklands waters, was launched last week. HMS Clyde is a River Class design with a…
Two Coastal Mine Hunters Decommissioned
Two Osprey-class coastal mine hunters were decommissioned June 15 in formal ceremonies at Naval Station Ingleside, Texas. USS Osprey (MHC 51), the lead ship in the Osprey-class…
Jamaica Joins Container Security Initiative
help thwart smuggling of nuclear and other radioactive material. was co-signed by U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). stop…
ACL Shares Spike in Premarket Trading
Shares of American Commercial Lines Inc., a barge operator, spiked in premarket trading after the company raised its 2006 outlook on pricing strength and improved efficiency benefits.
Port to Purchase Intrusion Barriers
Tampa Bay Business Journal has reported that the Tampa Port Authority has received a $1.3 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security that will be used…
MarAd Approves Ship Sales and Transfers
The Maritime Administration (MarAd) has approved three vessels sale and transfer under section 9 of the Shipping Act, of 1916, as amended. MarAd has given approval to Industrial Resources…
Scuttling Creates Refuse Leading to Prosecution
The US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts stated that a local man who scuttled his fishing boat off the coast of Gloucester was prosecuted for violation of the Refuse Act of 1899.
ExxonMobil Awards Design Contracts
ExxonMobil has awarded four engineering design contracts for a possible second world-scale steam-cracking complex in Singapore. The complex is to be located at the…
JJ. Marie Appointed to Board of AFRAS
JJ. Marie, President and CEO of Zodiac of North America (ZNA) has been appointed to the board of the Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS) _ a non-profit organization…
New Software to Aid Ship Recovery
Ocean Technology Foundation historian Peter Reaveley spent more than 30 years researching the battle between Bonhomme Richard and Serapis, using everything from…
North Sea Drilling Applications Reach High
Stv is reporting that the number of applications for companies applying to drill for oil in the north sea is at a 30 year high. Government ministers say fields are…
Iran to Build Tankers with Belgian Financing
Reports indicate that Iran has signed a contract with Belgian shipping company Exmar to build 10 liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers. Iran sits on the world's second largest reserves of natural gas…
Ferries Used in Terror Training
According to reports, Sydney Ferries will be used in a range of anti-terrorist training drills by NSW police on the harbor this week. NSW Transport Minister John Watkins said the ferries…
Sunken Sub Appears to be USS Lagarto
Navy divers completed six days of diving operations June 16 on wreckage in the Gulf of Thailand believed to be that of the lost World War II submarine USS Lagarto (SS 371).
Superferry Engine Installation Completed
Installation of the four MTU 8000 Series engines is now complete in the first of two, Austal Auto Express 107 metre vehicle-passenger ferries for Hawaii Superferry…
Rutter Wins VDR Contracts
Rutter Technologies has won contracts to supply its Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) to the Norwegian Kristian Gerhard Jebsen (KGJS) fleet and to the Greek shipping group…
Labroy Marine Wins Contracts
CNA has reported that Labroy Marine has clinched another four shipbuilding contracts worth $54.3 million . The contracts are to build four vessels for delivery in 2008.
