Navy Christens New Guided-Missile Destroyer
The latest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Sampson (DDG 102), will be christened Sept. 16 during a ceremony at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. The ship is named in honor of Rear Adm.
Katrina-Damaged Businesses Can Apply for Navy Funds
According to Defense News, shipbuilders and other companies who do business with the U.S. Navy and are still dealing with the effects of Hurricane Katrina can begin…
Connaughton to Visit Port of VA
The nation’s new top maritime official, Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton, will make his first trip outside Washington to the Port of Virginia on Friday, September 15.
Submarine Comes Together at Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman reached a construction milestone on August 31 when it completed the final hull welds of the Virginia-class submarine North Carolina (SSN 777). This accomplishment…
Shipbuilding Yard Planned for Tuticorin
According to reports, the Tuticorin Port Trust plans to establish a shipbuilding yard on its premises, to be built on build-operate-transfer (BOT) or lease basis.
Techno-Sciences Awarded IMSS Contract
Techno-Sciences, Inc., Beltsville, Md., is being awarded a $16.1m cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to upgrade and integrate the existing Indonesian Integrated Maritime…
USN Ships Available for Donation
The US Navy stated that the test craft ex-Sea Shadow and the Hughes Mining Barge, along with several other vessels, are available for as a static museum/memorial to qualified applicants.
DHS Awards Contracts for Advanced Radiography Equipment
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded contracts totaling an estimated $1.35 billion for development and acquisition of advanced radiography equipment…
Globalstar Partners with OCENS
Globalstar, Inc., will with software and communications company, OCENS, to launch a new suite of data services. OCENS Mail, WeatherNet and GRIB Explorer products…
Increase of Pilot use into Baltic Sea
On the September 6, the members of the Joint Pilotage User Group (JPUG) INTERTANKO, INTERCARGO, ICS, OCIMF, BIMCO, Danish Maritime Authority and Danish Royal Administration…
Ellicott Dredges Receives Export Achievement Award
The U.S. Commerce Department awarded Ellicott Dredges, a Division of Baltimore Dredges, LLC, its 2006 Export Achievement Award on September 8. The Award was presented…
Hearing – Homeland Security: The Next Five Years
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs conducted a hearing entitled Homeland Security: The Next Five Years. As explained in her opening statement, Senator Susan M.
First Phase Completed at Changxing Shipbuilding Base
The first phase of the Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding Base has been finished and is already in operation on Changxing Island, Shanghai. Built by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)…
NOAA Issues New Coast Pilot for Alaska
In order to promote safe navigation and enhance marine conservation, NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey and the National Marine Protected Areas Center have partnered…
Port of NY and NJ Sets Cargo Record
Fueled by a continuing increase in Asian trade, the Port of New York and New Jersey set a new cargo record during the first six months of 2006, surpassing 1.8m loaded 20-ft.
New President of the MacGregor Group
Olli Isotalo was named president of MacGregor. He was previously president of Bromma, the container spreader specialist belonging to Cargotec Corporation. Isotalo has an MSc in Engineering…
US, Chinese Navy Carry Out Joint Communication Drills
The visiting Chinese missile cruiser 113 (Qingdao) and U.S. missile cruiser 93 (Zhongyun) cooperated on a six-hour marine communication and mobile drill near Hawaii on September 10.
Nigerian Oil Loadings Normal
Oil tankers loaded crude normally from Nigerian export terminals on Wednesday morning, the first day of a three-day strike by oil unions to protest about violence against oil workers…
PetroCom, LLC To Be Acquired by H.I.G. Capital Affiliate
PetroCom LLC has entered into a binding agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a Miami-based private investment firm. Headquartered in New Orleans…
Ferry’s Certificate of Inspection Revoked
The Coast Guard is urging Virginia and Maryland users of White's Ferry in Montgomery County to seek alternate travel routes after the Ferry's Certificate of Inspection…
