Virginia – Vessel Sewage Discharges
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are…
North of England Reaffirms A Rating
North of England P&I club has had its A / stable rating reaffirmed by Standard and Poor’s and gained further tonnage at the annual renewal to reach a total of approximately 70 million GT.
Furuno to Offer Sirius Marine Weather on NavNet VX2
Furuno and SIRIUS are working together to provide satellite weather information on the award winning NavNet vx2 line of multifunction navigation units. Furuno will…
Hornblower Conducts Marine Master Planning for Ferry
Hornblower Marine Services (HMS) has secured a Marine Master Planning Contract with Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) for its Cape May-Lewes Ferry operation.
STX Gets First Order for LNG Tanker
STX Shipbuilding Co., received its first order to build a liquefied natural gas tanker. The shares climbed to a record. Spain's Empresa Naviera Elcano SA agreed to buy the vessel for $225m…
PSC Gets $42m Contract To Build Chemical Tankers
Penang Shipbuilding and Construction Sdn Bhd (PSC) inked an agreement to build three chemical tankers valued at $42m for Gagasan Carriers Sdn Bhd. The two-year contract…
T-AKE 2 Completes Acceptance Sea Trials
The USNS Sacagawea, the second of nine new combat logistics force ships, successfully completed acceptance sea trials on January 31. Converteam Inc. is part of a…
BP Shuts Down Offshore Oil Field in Arctic After Small Leak
BP PLC has shut down an offshore oil field in the Arctic Ocean after a small leak was detected in a gas line, a company official said. The shutdown of the Northstar oil field has taken about 40…
Lowe's Awards Horizon Lines with 2006 Platinum Carrier Award
The Lowe's Companies Inc. Home Improvement Transportation Division has awarded Horizon Lines with its most prestigious honor, The 2006 Platinum Carrier Award for…
Merger Between BAE Systems and VT Close to Completion
BAE Systems and VT Group were reported to be close to completing a $1.9b merger of their shipbuilding assets. The tie-up, which it was reported could happen in about five weeks…
Crowley to Add RoRo to Central America Liner Services
To better serve shippers needing more vessel space and unsurpassed schedule integrity, Crowley Maritime Corporation's Latin America liner services unit will add a new larger…
Art Anderson Associates Receives AWB Award
The Association of Washington Business (AWB) recently presented Art Anderson Associates with one of fifteen Better Workplace Awards, given to Washington businesses…
LCAC Contract Awarded
Vericor Power Systems, LLC, Alpharetta, Ga., is being awarded a $29,626,920 firm-fixed-price delivery order to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-D-4107) for the manufacture…
This Day in Naval History - Feb. 21
1861 - Steven R. Mallory, a former chairman of the U.S. House Naval Affairs Committee, is appointed Secretary of the Navy of the Confederate States. 1943 - American…
USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group Arrives in 5th Fleet
By Lt. Nathan Christensen, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, U.S. USS JOHN C. STENNIS, At Sea (NNS) -- The USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSSG) entered the U.S.
Oregon Shipbreaking Bill Introduced
State Senator Verger introduced a bill (SB 432) to allow shipbreaking in Oregon only in a graving dock or a floating drydock. If enacted, the measure would prohibit…
China to Deliver LNG Ship
According to Xinhua said that the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship made in China will be delivered in September. With a capacity of 47,200 cubic meters is…
Golar LNG Sells Newbuild
Golar LNG announced an agreement to sell its existing interest in new building DSME hull number 2244 to Maran Gas for $92.5m, this represents an implicit vessel price of $201 million.
Edoc'sHELM Selected by Penn Maritime
Connecticut-based Penn Maritime Inc. (Penn) has selected Edoc’s HELM Marine Operations Software to replace their existing scheduling and invoicing system. Penn’s…
New Report: Alignment of Marine Propulsion Shafting Systems
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers released a 60-page technical bulletin Practices and Procedures for the Alignment of Marine Main Propulsion Shafting Systems.
