QinetiQ Launches ARKs for Hazardous Environments
QinetiQ recently launched a range of Appliqué Robotic Kits (ARKs) designed to convert the current in-service military JCB 4CXM or CAT320B families of vehicles into…
QinetiQ Launches ARKs for Hazardous Environments
QinetiQ recently launched a range of Appliqué Robotic Kits (ARKs) designed to convert the current in-service military JCB 4CXM or CAT320B families of vehicles into…
Simulated Exercise Completed in the Gulf of Finland
Thought to be the first of its kind in the world, Russia, Finland and Estonia all cooperated together as part of an EU funded long term project on Gulf of Finland…
M.C.A. Approves Name Changes for Certifications
For many years the M.C.A. approved Professional Yachtmaster Certification with STCW basic safety training is¬sued by IYT has been confused with the recreational…
Mobile Crane Operator, Inspector Classes Offered
North American Crane Bureau has multiple Mobile Crane Inspector and Operator safety training classes coming up soon. Mobile Crane Operator Training is set to start on Oct.
Puget Sound Gets $1.7m for Restoration Projects
Fourteen projects to restore Puget Sound, Hood Canal and associated marine waters will take a big step forward this summer with funding from the National Fish and…
OCR Begins Arbitration Against ISI
Ocean Rig announces that it has begun London arbitration proceedings against Irving Shipbuilding, Inc. (ISI) in relation to ISI's role in the completion of Erik Raude in 2001 and 2002.
BV Approval for Rolls-Royce
Bureau Veritas has awarded basic concept approval (approval in principal) to the Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine power station for LNG carrier propulsion in conjunction with electric drive.
Australian Yard Gets Funds for Expansion
The South Australian Government has approved another $115m to expand the Osborne shipbuilding site in Adelaide. Reports said that the South Australian Premier Mike…
Aker Yards to Build Platform PSVs for Island Offshore
Aker Yards has signed a contract with Sneingen AS, a company within the Island Offshore Group in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to deliver two UT 755 LN platform supply vessels.
Aker Kværner Forms FPSO Operations Entity
Aker Kvaerner and the Norwegian ship owner Aktieselskabet Borgestad ASA established a new company named Aker Borgestad Operations AS, combining expertise within…
Northrop Grumman Paints '77' Designation on Carrier's Island
On June 15, Northrop Grumman Corporation employees Charles Pierce and Jimmy Shoulars painted the carrier designation "77" onto the island of the nation's newest aircraft carrier, George H.
Keppel Secures Contracts for Icebreakers
An artist impression of the icebreaker and the ice breaking supply ship, which Keppel Singmarine is building for LUKOIL. The vessels are due for delivery between end 2007 & mid 2008.
Fire Damages Three Boats at NOAA Center
The AP reported that a fire swept through an old wooden pier, damaging two National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) buildings and three of the agency's boats.
Coast Guard Activates Rescue 21 in Gulf States
The U.S. Coast Guard has begun using a new command, control and communications system known as Rescue 21, for search and rescue, marine environmental protection…
Canadian Coast Guard Gets More Funding
The Canadian Press has reported that the federal Canadian government has approved an additional $45m for the Canadian Coast Guard this year, in an effort tokeep…
Blount Boats to Construct Ferry for PIADC
Blount Boats, Inc. shipyard at Warren, RI has contracted with the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) of the United States Department of Homeland Security…
Law Firm Warns on Shipbuilding Contracts
London law firm Lawrence Graham LLP says owners contracting for new ships should be extra careful about communication with the yard to ensure that they do actually get the ship they want…
Vinashin Wins $4.5b Contracts in Six-Month Period
The Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) signed shipbuilding contracts with foreign partners, including those from Japan, Germany and Israel, worth…
Omega Navigation Announces Delivery Tankers
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc., a provider of global marine transportation services announced that it has taken delivery of two product tankers, the Iasonas…
