Bill Introduced Re: Ballast Water Exchange
Representative Kirk (R-IL) introduced a bill (H.R. 801) to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to require application to…
USCG – Exams for Certain Deck and Engine Licenses
The US Coast Guard National Maritime Center (NMC) issued guidance regarding administration of examinations for certain deck and engine licenses. In order to accommodate…
General Atomics Awarded Contract
General Atomics, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $10.7m cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Integrated Power Systems Research and Development (IPS).IPS provides…
Report: European Shipbuilding Industry Boosts Welding Equipment
The European welding equipment and consumables market for shipbuilding applications is facing mounting competition from suppliers based in East Asia. However, healthy…
Aker Yards to Build Residential Cruise Ship
Residential Cruise LineLtd. (RCL), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (M.O.U.) with Aker Yards to build the world's largest residential cruise ship, the Magellan.
Defense Budget Bodes Well for Bath Iron Works
Plans for construction of the Navy's next-generation destroyer at Bath Iron Works and a Mississippi shipyard remain on track, Pentagon officials said Monday as they…
Radio Holland USA Opens RH Long Beach Branch Operation
Radio Holland USA Inc. has appointed William Thompson as the branch Manager of the Long Beach, Calif., office. Historically, the Long Beach office has been a service…
Bush Budget Boon to Shipyard
Shipbuilding in Pascagoula would gain, but big farms in the Delta would lose under President Bush's $2.9b budget proposal for next year. Released Monday, the budget…
Bill Gates and Paul Allen Cruise in Super Yacht
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and the world’s richest man is currently on an Antarctica cruise in one of the largest and most luxurious private super-yachts belonging to his associate Paul Allen.
FEMA's Marine Debris Removal Projects Detailed
As the work to clean up beaches, waterways and the Mississippi Sound continues, four of 16 projects are finished and two others are nearing completion. The U.S.
ACL Announces Proposed Wage Increase for Shipyard Employees
American Commercial Lines Inc. announced plans to increase wage rates for hourly production and maintenance employees at the Company’s Jeffersonville, Indiana manufacturing…
Shipyard Begins Building Tugboats for Dutch Firm
The Da Nang-based Song Thu Co laid the keels for four 5,000 hp tugboats at a ceremony on Saturday. The 24-metre long, 11-metre wide vessels, known as ASD (Azimuth stern driver) 2411…
Italian Navy First NATO's Operational Mission for Todaro Submarine
The first operational mission took place on February 5 for the new Italian submarine type U-212A Salvatore Todaro in the air naval system by Nato, engaged in Mediterranean…
FY 2008 $4.8b Budget Request is Highest Level of Funding for USACE
Although it represents a decrease from the FY 2007 spending level President Bush’s FY 2008 proposed budget nonetheless requests the highest level of funding ever…
Diana Shipping Announces New Capesize Vessel Acquisition
Diana Shipping Inc. has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with an unaffiliated third party for the purchase of a Capesize dry bulk carrier of approximately 175,000 dwt…
USCG To Hold Final Public Hearing on Tug Valour
The Coast Guard will hold the final public hearing for the investigation into the January 2006 sinking of the tug Valour, which claimed the lives of three crew members.
MarAd Maintenance & Repair Reimbursement Pilot Program
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) is amending its regulations relating to the maintenance and repair reimbursement program for ships enrolled in the Maritime Security Program (MSP).
Initial Cleanup Completed on NS Savannah
A historic nuclear-powered ship that probably attracted more barnacles than tourists while serving as a floating museum off Mount Pleasant has completed the first leg of its rehabilitation.
India Intends To Become Significant Maritime Player
India’s defense minister declared the country’s intention to be able to project maritime force throughout the Indian Ocean, underscoring the shift toward a littoral-warfare capability.
Double Hull Tankers Announce 4Q Results
Double Hull Tankers, Inc. announced that it plans to release its fourth quarter 2006 earnings on Friday February 9 prior to market open, and will host a conference call at 09:00 a.m.
