North Carolina Sub Pressure Hull Completed
The Virginia Class North Carolina (SSN 777) on August 31 saw the completion of its pressure hull. This marked the completion of final welds that join sections of…
Navy Signs NLOS-LS Integration Contract
Navy and Army officials held a contract signing ceremony at the Army’s Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. On August 28 to signify the cooperation between the services…
CVN 78 Ship Specifications Signing Scheduled for Sept. 5
The Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) Ship Design, Integration and Engineering Directorate and the Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Carriers (PEO Carriers)…
Dual-Purpose Ship Receives Officers
In Hamburg, one of the largest training ships in the world, the Chicago Express, has for the first time taken a group of future officers on board – eight nautical…
Aker Yards to Build Two More PSVs
Nordcapital Holding in Hamburg, Germany and Aker Yards announced an agreement to build another two Platform Supply Vessels (PSV's) of the type UT 755 LN. The two…
Jury Verdict in GlobalSantaFe Patent Lawsuit Released
According to GlobalSantaFe Corporation, a Houston jury has returned a verdict upholding the dual drilling activity patents of Transocean Inc. and ordered GlobalSantaFe…
Transocean Awarded Drillship Contract
Chevron Corporation awarded Transocean Inc. a drilling contract for the construction of an enhanced Enterprise-class drillship, the third such contract award for…
Chemline Acquires Steelcote
Chemline acquired the assets of Steelcote Manufacturing Incorporated, manufacturer of various coating and mastic applications for steel and non-ferrous metals, concrete…
Ferry Being Used for Research
According to reports, a ferry that travels several times daily between Woods Hole and Martha's Vineyard is now doubling as a research vessel that measures water…
Excel Maritime Enters Charter for M/V Forteza
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd., announced that it has chartered M/V Forteza for a period of about 12/14 months at US $28,000 per day to a first class European charterer.
Marine Electronics Company Navico Emerges
Today, a company to be known in the development, production, marketing and sales of marine electronics comes to life, under the name of Navico. The launch of Navico…
Teekay Shipping Buys Stake in Petrojarl
According to reports, Teekay Shipping Corp., said one of its subsidiaries bought a 40 percent stake in Norwegian oil services provider Petrojarl ASA. Financial terms were not disclosed.
MarAd Releases Annual Report
The Maritime Administration (MarAd) released its Annual Report for fiscal year 2005. The 68-page report addresses activities of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF), the Maritime Security Program (MSP)…
USCG – Tropical Storm Ernesto Update
The US Coast Guard stated that the ports of Wilmington and Morehead City have been closed due to the approach of Tropical Storm Ernesto. It also said that cargo…
MAN Diesel Becomes a European Company
The conversion of MAN B&W Diesel AG into a European Company (Societas Europaea, or SE for short) has been successfully concluded. At the same time the company will change its name into MAN Diesel SE…
Northrop Grumman Awarded $95.8m Navy Contract
the detail design of the U.S. Navy's 21st century DDG 1000 destroyer. information that will be used in support of the design. more than $300 million through 2013.
Shipowners Balk at Double-hull Tankers Cost
According to Inq7.net, Philippine’s shipowners are asking for more time to replace their single-hull tankers with double-hull vessels because the capital and maintenance…
Port Fined for Security Breaches
The Coast Guard recently slapped the Port of Beaumont with $16,000 in fines for three incidents of security breaches. All three incidents, considered violations…
Blackwater to Create New Maritime Subsidiary
Blackwater unveiled its plans to create a new subsidiary, Blackwater Maritime Security Solutions. Blackwater Maritime Security Solutions (BMSS), in a strategic partnership…
$45M Oil Well Contract for Trinidad
Rowan Companies announced a $45m contract to drill four offshore oil wells in Trinidad and Tobago. The Rowan Gorilla III will soon relocate to Trinidad to begin a one-year term contract.
