Coast Guard Establishes Mariner Physical Exam Requirements
The Coast Guard recently published two Federal Register notices relating to physical examination requirements for merchant mariners, based on National Transportation…
Seattle Cleanup of Lower Duwamish Waterway
The US Environmental Protection Agency EPA has entered into an agreement with the City of Seattle and King County. These two parties will clean up portion of the…
USCG Address Passenger Ships with Unfit Survival Craft
The US Coast Guard issued a policy letter outlining enforcement action to be taken when its inspectors find passenger ship survival craft (lifeboats or life rafts)…
Synergx Wins New Contract at Cruise Ship Terminal
Casey Systems, a subsidiary of Synergx Systems, has secured a new contract in the ongoing renovation of the cruise ship terminal on the Westside of Manhattan. The…
CIBER Awarded $2.3m Port Freeport Project
CIBER, Inc. $2.3 million. port users. integrated solution. operation. will implement. the U.S. state, federal and private organizations. year. technologies," said…
Stolt-Nielsen Orders Four Tankers
Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (SNTG), a subsidiary of Stolt-Nielsen S.A., announced that it has signed an agreement with SLS Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. for four 44…
Sea Containers to Be Delisted From NYSE
Sea Containers Ltd., a container leaser and operator of ferry lines and high-speed train services, on Monday said it expects to lose its listing the New York Stock…
General Dynamics Sets High for the Year on Pentagon Spending Approvals
Shares in military contractor General Dynamics Corp. rose to a fresh 52-week high Monday after Congress approved on Friday a supplemental spending bill with money…
Hornbeck Offshore Closes New Revolving Credit Facility
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. has closed on a new five- year senior secured revolving credit facility that increased the amount of the borrowing base, extended the maturity…
Veson Nautical’s IMOS Selected by Neste Oil
Veson Nautical, the US-based maritime software developer that delivers outstanding chartering, operations and accounting solutions to marine cargo transportation managers across the globe…
Report: Miss. Shipbuilding Should Boom
According to the Sun Herald over the next few years Mississippi's shipbuilding industry should see its share of the defense spending bill passed by federal lawmakers lastThursday.
Congress Passes Port Security Bill
Congress has passed the Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006, the first legislation of its kind to authorize an annual federal funding level…
Aker Kvaerner Awarded Drilling Equipment Contract with Daewoo
Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd in South Korea for delivery of drilling facilities for an ultra deepwater…
SMM2006 Breaks Attendance Record
The SMM 2006, 22nd shipbuilding, machinery & marine technology, international trade fair hamburg, closed on Friday at the end of this four-day event, setting up a new visitor record.
Northrop Grumman to Christen George H. W. Bush Carrier
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) will be christened on Saturday, Oct. 7 at Northrop Grumman's Newport News shipyard. The ship's namesake…
UNO gets $3.6m Grant for Welding Robot Tech
The University of New Orleans received a $3.6m grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects agency last week to develop automated tools for programming robots to weld ship components.
Daewoo Raises Order Goal
According to Bloomberg, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world's second-largest shipyard, raised its target for new orders this year to a record…
Davis Surveying Acquires America-Pacific Group
Davis & Company, Ltd., a nationwide marine survey and engineering firm, has acquired the American-Pacific Group, a marine surveying firm based in Pine Grove, CA.
House, Senate Close to Deal on Port Security
Reuters has reported that House and Senate negotiators have a tentative agreement on legislation to strengthen security at American seaports, a key senator said on Thursday.
MMHE Eyes Partnership
According to Business Times, Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd (MMHE), a wholly-owned unit of MISC Bhd, is seeking to collaborate with other shipyards…
