TBS Commercial and V.Ships form V.Ships Lasa Agencies
V.Ships Agency and TBS Commercial Group are pleased to announce the formation of a Joint Venture in Brazil called V.Ships Lasa Agencies. The new JV, which combines…
MarAd Publishes Foreign-Flag Crewing Practices
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has published Foreign-Flag Crewing Practices, a review of crewing practices in U.S.-foreign ocean shipping. The report is a comprehensive…
USS Newport News Commanding Officer Relieved of Command
Rear Adm. Douglas J. McAneny, commander, Combined Task Force 54, completed administrative personnel actions involving select members of the USS Newport News (SSN 750) crew, Jan.
NSRP Executive Board Selects New R&D Projects
The Executive Control Board of the National Shipbuilding Research Program Advanced Shipbuilding Enterprise (NSRP ASE) has announced the selection of eleven new research…
Lost Fishing Boat Sank, Coast Guard Says
The Coast Guard said that it had found a New Bedford, Mass., fishing vessel missing since Friday night submerged 36 feet in Nantucket Sound. The four crew members are missing.
Stena Bulk Reinforces Moscow Office
In 2006, Stena Bulk transported nearly 10 million tons of oil from the large Russian port in Primorsk, equivalent to a market share of about 15%. As part of its…
BC Ferries Issues Findings into Incident
BC Ferries released the findings of its internal investigation into the January 9, 2007 incident where the MV Quinsam unexpectedly pulled away from the dock at…
Increased Funding Sought for Coastal and Marine Conservation
The Bush Administration announced major budget increases totaling more than $140 million to support coastal and marine conservation efforts in Fiscal Year 2008,…
Hearing on USCG Deepwater Program
On Tuesday, January 30, the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will conduct a hearing…
Value Verification of Hydro and Statoil Completed
Statoil and Hydro have completed a value verification process following the agreement between the companies' boards of directors to merge Hydro's oil and gas activities with Statoil.
A Second Look: Defense
The Associated Press reported that the Street gave a motley review of defense titans Lockheed Martin Corp.'s and Northrop Grumman Corp.'s outlook for the year, a…
Fabricators in Danger of Losing Out on Oil Rig Boom
According to the Edge Daily, Malaysia oil rig fabricators need to upgrade their services and technology or lose out on fast-growing global demand for shallow, deep-water and ultra-deep oil rigs…
