Rickmers-Linie Adds Ships to Middle East/India Service
Rickmers-Linie, Hamburg, signed a long-term chartering agreement with Samudera Indonesia, Jakarta, securing additional modern capacity to complement its existing…
Kongsberg Maritime Debuts “Portable Classrooms”
Kongsberg Maritime has developed a new way to train its customers wherever they are in the world: the 'Portable Classroom', intended to be used at customer sites…
Containerships Christened at HDW-Gaarden
On July 28, two containerships were christened Rio Adour and Rio Ardeche at ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems’ HDW-Gaarden in Kiel. Both ships were ordered by MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Steamship GmbH & Co.
Documentary Planned on SS United States
Reston, Virginia based company, Rock Creek Productions, Inc. is producing a historical documentary entitled The Big U. The film focuses on the life and times of…
Aker Yards to Build Ships for Maritima
Aker Yards ASA will build two bunkering tankers worth about $25.7m for Maritima, which is owned by Compagnie Fluviale de Transport (CFT), a French company providing…
Seaspan Orders Containerships
Container shipping operator Seaspan Corp. signed an order for four new container vessels to be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. in South Korea. Reuters reported that four 5…
Navy Competition Tests Underwater Robots
Facing an exodus of institutional brain power as baby-boomer scientists retire, the Navy is turning to a younger pool of talent for its underwater robotics program, the Washington Post reported.
Judge Hears Arguments on Gulf Leases
A judge on August 8 did not immediately rule on a request by Gov. Kathleen Blanco to block an upcoming sale of federal natural gas and oil leases in the western Gulf of Mexico.
Aker Yards, Kleven Finalize Agreement
Aker Yards finalized the transaction with Kleven Maritime to acquire Kleven Florø AS and Kleven Design AS. Aker Yards has acquired Kleven Florø and Kleven Design…
New Radiotelephones
Two new VHF radiotelephones with integral DSC and novel message replay functions, the Debeg RT 5022 and RT 5020, have been introduced by SAM Electronics. Designed…
Keel Laying of Color Line’s Second Cruise Ship
The keel of the cruise ship to be named Color Magic was laid at Aker Yards. Both Chairman of the Board Olav Nils Sunde and CEO Trond Kleivdal from Color Line were present…
NMC Opens First Office in West Virginia
The Coast Guard National Maritime Center opened its first office in Martinsburg, W.Va., in support of its mariner licensing and documentation program restructuring and centralization project.
Lean Forum 2006 Set for September
The National Shipbuilding Research Program, in conjunction with NAVSEA Lean, is sponsoring its fourth Lean Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Forum September 12-14, 2006…
Bourbon Sees Strong Growth
Bourbon’s first half revenues totaled $445m, up 14.6 percent compared with the same period in 2005. The Offshore Division, which is the beneficiary of the largest…
CapRock Expands
CapRock Communications expanded its international presence with a support center in Luanda, Angola based on an increase in the demand for satellite communications…
Netherlands Changes Ship Registration Law
Recent changes to Dutch law safeguarding the right of free establishment in Europe mean that ship registration regulations in the Netherlands have been relaxed.
Aker Yards Revenue Up 52 Percent
Aker Yards ASA reported a record high EBITDA $62m for the second quarter of 2006, an increase of 59 percent compared with the second quarter of 2005. The total order…
FLIR Systems Wins Contract
FLIR Systems Inc. is being awarded a maximum $34.8m firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for enhanced targeting sights (ETS) for Special…
BIW Awarded $115.8M Contract
Bath Iron Works Inc. (BIW) is being awarded a $115.8m cost-plus-award-fee/cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyer detailed design, and…
ASRY Expands Slipway Development
ASRY completed the final design and specification for the new slipway, to be launched in the last quarter of 2007. The original design called for a single slipway…
