Electric Boat Awarded Contract
Electric Boat Corporation, Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $42.8m cost-plus-fixed-fee modification under previously awarded contract for consolidated planning yard…
Mediterranean Shipping Co. Announces Executive Promotions
Mediterranean Shipping Company Inc. has announced key executive promotions effective immediately. Barry Indig has been promoted to vice president, Global Accounts…
Navy Takes Delivery of New Orleans LPD 18
The Navy accepted delivery of the second in the LPD 17 class of amphibious transport dock ship on Dec. 22. The acceptance of the future USS New Orleans, marks the…
Crowley Christens the Marty J
Crowley Maritime Corporation yesterday christened the Marty J, the first of three Heavy Lift 455 Series barges, which have been under construction at Gunderson Marine in Portland, Oregon.
Hawaii (SSN 776) Delivered to the Navy
General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) delivered Hawaii (SSN 776), the third Virginia Class submarine to the Navy on Dec. 22. Hawaii is GDEB’s 100th nuclear powered…
Corpus Christi Maintenance Project Completed Early
The USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705) project team at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY) completed the Guam-homeported submarine’s Docking Selected Restricted…
McMoRan Crosses Main Pass Hurdle
McMoRan Exploration Co. said MarAd approved McMoRan's license application for its Main Pass Energy Hub(TM) (MPEH(TM)) project. MARAD concluded in the Record of Decision…
UK Grounded Vessel Refloated
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) issued a press notice stating that the cargo vessel that grounded after departing the port of Montrose has been refloated and returned to port.
Pilot's License Suspended Following Damage to LNG Facility
An administrative law judge has suspended Pilot John C. McCarthy III's license Friday for eight months, with additional 12 months probation, after ruling that the…
Coast Guard Medevacs 18-Year-Old From Cruise Ship
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater rescue crew medically evacuated an 18-year-old male from a cruise ship 250-miles southwest of Clearwater Beach, Fla. Tyler King, fell 20 ft.
Cargo Vessel Refloated
According to the BBC, a stricken cargo vessel which ran aground near a harbor has been re-floated following a major operation. The MV Emsland, laden with 1,776 tons of timber…
Feds OK LNG Terminal off La.
Petroleum producer McMoRan Exploration Co. has received final approval for a $1 b liquefied natural gas project off Louisiana's coast, including storage caverns in an offshore salt dome…
Kirby Corporation Purchases Tank Barges
Kirby Corporation announced the purchase of the stock of Coastal Towing, Inc., the owner of 37 inland black oil tank barges, for approximately $19.3m. Kirby has…
Caspian Charters Vessels to Reservoir Exploration Tech
Caspian Services’ subsidiary Caspian Services Group Ltd., has signed a contract to provide three vessels to Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA (RXT), a marine…
SCI May Turn to Chinese Shipyards
Shipping Corporation of India mayturn to Chinese shipyards for acquisitions of its future tonnage covering tankers, tugs and bulk carriers. The major shipbuilders…
Kongsberg Completes Refit of Navigation Bridge
Kongsberg Maritime Simulation concluded a $1 million refit of the largest simulated navigation bridge in the world at the end of 2006. The simulator is located at…
GE Capital Solutions Acquires CitiCapital’s Marine Finance Division
GE Capital Solutions said it has acquired CitiCapital's Marine Finance division, an Irving, Texas unit of Citigroup. CitiCapital Marine finances and leases commercial…
Jamian Joins MTLA
Maritime Transport & Logistics Advisors (MTLA) announced the addition of John Jamian, former Acting Maritime Administrator for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration…
Gadot Chemicals Tankers Considers Floating GCT
Gadot Chemicals Tankers and Terminals Ltd. is considering floating its subsidiary, Gadot Chemical Terminals (1985) Ltd. (GCT). According to reports, GCT currently…
U.S. Navy Patrols Somalia's coast
U.S. naval forces have deployed off the Somali coast to prevent leaders of defeated Islamic militias escaping. Kenya has also significantly tightened border security…
