General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Construction of Fifth T-AKE Ship
General Dynamics NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics announced the start of construction on the fifth dry cargo-ammunition ship in the U.S. Navy’s T-AKE program.
MAN B&W Completes Engine Assessment Report on Green Plus
Biofriendly Corporation announced the completion of a report by MAN B&W. The report shows the details of an engine maintenance inspection on a 14,063 ton container…
DHS Launches $1.2b Nuke Port Security Plan
UPI has reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a $1.2b plan to deploy more advanced radiological screening devices at U.S. ports. By 2011…
Submersible Retrieves Data, Takes Video from Sunken Ferry
An underwater video released Tuesday by B.C.'s Transportation Safety Board shows images from inside the sunken Queen of the North ferry during a dive by a remote-controlled submersible last month.
St. Lawrence Seaway Traffic Gains
The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Seaway System stated that traffic and tonnage volumes on the Seaway have posted strong gains, with total tonnage at the end of the…
NTSB Sends Team to Investigate Cruise Ship Steering Incident
The National Transportation Safety Board has sent a three-member team to Port Canaveral, Fla., joining representatives from the Coast Guard as the preliminary investigation…
Rear Adm. Blore Tours Cutter
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Gary T. Northrop Grumman's facility in Pascagoula, Miss. James Anton, executive vice president of Integrated Coast Guard Systems, left…
Fire Strikes Providence Dock as Tanker Unloading
According to reports, a fire broke out at a Motiva Enterprises LLC fuel terminal dock in Providence, Rhode Island, on Tuesday night, shutting the terminal. A 25…
Admiral: Navy Task Force Ready for Any Contingency in Lebanon
While U.S. authorities in Cyprus are expecting to evacuate at least 5,000 Americans from Lebanon, they are preparing for any contingency, the commander of U.S. Naval…
Sea Containers Completes Sale of Ferry Business
Sea Containers Ltd. announced that it has completed the sale of its Baltic ferry subsidiary Silja Oy Ab to Estonian ferry operator AS Tallink Grupp. The sale, which was announced on June 12…
Matson Draws $70m from Credit Line
Matson Navigation Co. Inc. says it has drawn $70m under a $105m revolving credit facility in connection with its latest containership purchase. The 10-year senior…
Coast Guard Urges Mariners to Monitor Tropical Storm
Coast Guard personnel along the mid-Atlantic coast are strongly urging all mariners to closely monitor Tropical Storm Beryl as it is expected to make its way north over the next few days.
IMO Issues Statement on Situation in Eastern Mediterranean
The IMO issued a satement expressing concern for the safe evacuation by sea of persons affected by the escalation of hostilities in the eastern Mediterranean and…
Aker Kvaerner Partnership Wins LNG Contract
Aker Kvaerner in joint venture (50/50) with Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) was awarded a contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of…
Cruise Ship Lists, Passengers Injured
The Crown Princess, Princess Cruises’ 947-ft. vessel that was launched in June, listed heavily yesterday after leaving Port Canaveral, injuring several passengers.
Iwo Jima ESG to Assist in Evacuation Efforts
U.S. Navy photo by Lithographer Shanika L. U.S. Sailors and Marines from the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)…
Celebrity Cruises Orders Third Solstice Ship
Celebrity Cruises announced that it has ordered a third 118,000 gross-registered-ton Solstice-class ship. German shipbuilder Meyer Werft will build the new tonnage…
Ship Island Excursions to Sell Ferry
The Sun Herald has reported that Ship Island Excursions, a Gulfport harbor-based passenger ferry service, announced that it would sell one of its three ships because of a dramatic falloff in business.
NOAA Launches New Marine Science Portal
View of the USS Monitor wreck, which sank on Dec. 31, 1862, and now teams with marine life. NOAA and Immersion Presents launched oceanslive.org, a marine science…
Solar-Powered Ferry offers Debuts in London
In a story reported by CNN, Britain's biggest solar-powered boat debuted Tuesday on a lake in London's Hyde Park. The Serpentine SolarShuttle -- powered entirely…
