Lockheed Martin Launches First of Two Slice Crew Vessels
(SCTV) the company is building for Hoteleria y Servicios Petroleros, S. C.V. of Mexico on Saturday. Servicios Petroleros, S.A. de C.V. Gulf of Mexico's Campeche Basin Oil Field…
Hornbeck Offshore to Commence Exchange Offer
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. announced the commencement, on Friday, March 3, 2006, of its offer to exchange any and all of the $75,000,000 aggregate principal…
Washington State issues Notice of Violation to USACE
The Washington State Department of Ecology has cited the US Army Corps of Engineers for spilling approximately 50 gallons of hydraulic oil into the Columbia River from a dredge on October 17, 2005.
MarAd Ends Hurricane Relief Effort
The Training Ship Empire State left New Orleans on Friday, March 3, marking the end of an unprecedented six-month mission for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd).
Guiding National Ocean Research Investment
The NSTC Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST) of the US Council on Environmental Quality is hosting a Public Workshop on the Ocean Research Priorities Plan.
Coast Guard Issues Final Report on Oil Spill – final report
The Coast Guard issued its final press release on the response to the oil spill into Arthur Kill. Active shoreline cleanup has been suspended. Excavation and cleanup at the wharf area continues.
Navy Budget Debated in Congress
PICTURED: Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Mullen, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Honorable Donald C. Winter and Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Gen. Michael W.
U.S. Navy on Patrol
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) pass the Rock of Gibraltar as it makes the transit from the Mediterranean Sea to Atlantic Ocean.
ExxonMobil Marine Fuels to Supply Houston Market
ExxonMobil Marine Fuels has begun supplying marine fuels in Houston, Texas, with immediate effect. ExxonMobil will offer 180cSt, 380cSt and 500 cSt marine fuel as…
Canadian Shipyard wins $45M Order
Canadian Shipbuilding and Engineering has won a $39.6 million order for three new ships that will keep the St. Catharines, Ont., shipyard running at full employment for the next two years…
Daewoo Shipbuilding Wins $470M Order
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has won a $470 million order to construct a drillship for the first time. The order was placed on a turnkey basis by the…
Mersey Ferry Services Disrupted
Mersey ferry services are at risk of chaos after part of its landing stage at the Pier Head sank. Fire crews were called out to help evacuate staff and remove equipment from the landing stage…
Port Security Questions Remain
According to the Homeland Security Department, between 2004 and 2007 it will have spent $10 billion on maritime security investments. However, industry and government…
U.S., India to Increase Maritime Security
The U.S. and India agreed to beef up maritime security to prevent the use of shipping containers for smuggling weapons of mass destruction and other trans-national crimes, the Times of India reported.
Oil Spills Pollute Jakarta Waters
The waters in the Kepulauan Seribu Seribu National Park (TNKS) in the Java Sea north of Jakarta were last week polluted by oil spills from oil rigs of China National…
Chinese Yards to Build More LNG Tankers
Chinese shipbuilders are gearing up to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers as the government approves more projects to import the fuel. China's first home…
Stallion Acquires BLR
Stallion Oilfield Services Ltd., a provider of fully-integrated drilling support services, has completed the acquisition of BLR Construction Companies, L.L.C., which…
Caspian Sea Navy to Reconstruct Vessel
The Caspian Sea Navy of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) announced a tender on purchase of equipment and spare parts for the refurbishment of Ali Amirov vessel.
Navy Dismisses Sub Purchase Pressure
Navy officials held firm to a decision to buy only one submarine annually for the next several years, despite a strong reaction from lawmakers concerned that the…
Dahlgren Engineers Ready USS Ronald Reagan
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division engineers, working with their counterparts from other Navy commands and industry, recently completed work to…