Bataan Continues Maritime Security Operations
Ships of the Bataan Strike Group performed maritime security operations (MSO) Feb. 25 to March 1 in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command's area of responsibility.
Deep Sea Supply Vessel to be Delivered in 2007
Deep Sea Supply PLC has through its subsidiary DESS Cyprus Limited entered into an agreement with Java Marine Lines Pte Ltd. for a 1 year firm bareboat charter of…
Cutter Conducts Historic Port Visit in Liberia
The Portsmouth-based Coast Guard Cutter Legare completed a historic five-day port visit in Liberia Feb. 19. With a recent end to Liberia's long civil war, Legare became the first U.S.
Hearing to be Held on Coast Guard's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, will lead the Subcommittee in examining the Coast Guard's fiscal year 2008 budget…
USS Carl Vinson Steps the Mast in Solemn Ceremony
Invoking millennia of maritime and shipbuilding tradition, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), currently in drydock at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard, stepped its…
Omega Navigation Announces Charters for the Two Newbuildings
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. has secured three year time charters at a daily rate of $25,500 for its two recently acquired newbuilding product tankers, the Omega Emmanuel and the Omega Theodore…
BAE Systems Receives $11m Contract
The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), the first in its class, gets assistance from a tugboat as it prepared to moor at its new homeport at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. in 2006.
Horizon Offshore Signs Contract in Northeast
Horizon Offshore, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Horizon Offshore Contractors, Inc. signed a contract with Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, an affiliate of Spectra Energy Corp.…
This Day in Naval History - March 07
1778 - Continental Navy frigate Randolph (32 guns) engages HMS Yarmouth (64). Randolph explodes and sinks with the loss of all but four men. 1958 - Commissioning of USS Grayback (SS 574)…
Bay Shipbuilding Rebuilds Its Winter Fleet
The workload for many businesses, often slows down during the frigid winter months. That's not the case at Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay. According to a report by WBAY…
Admiral Loy, USCG Joins U.S. Naval Institute Board
Adm. James Loy USCG Ret. The U.S. Naval Institute (USNI), the professional association of the Sea Services, today announced that Admiral James Loy, currently a senior counselor at The Cohen Group…
Rescue Tug Dispatched to Aid Cargo Ship
The rescue tug stationed at Neah Bay this weekend is assisting a cargo ship safely into Port Angeles and remains on standby while engine repairs are completed. The…
MOL Establishes New East Coast Service
MOL will soon be initiating a new direct service between the East Coast of South America and the U.S. MOL will be replacing its current AXL Service with the Americas Container Express (ACX) Service.
AAPA Forum to Focus on Technology Solutions
“Moving Goods: More, Better, Faster, Safer” is the theme for the American Association of Port Authorities’ 2007 Operations, Information Technology & Safety Seminar…
Kongsberg Norcontrol IT Helps Demonstrate Future of Maritime Navigation
Specially adapted Kongsberg Norcontrol IT C-Scope software formed the platform for an in depth MarNIS (Maritime Navigation and Information Services) demonstration…
Undersea Surveillance Aligned Under Naval Oceanography
Commander Undersea Surveillance (CUS), head of the Navy’s Integrated Undersea Surveillance System (IUSS), was elevated to an echelon IV command Feb. 28 to serve…
USS Howard Departs Persian Gulf
USS Howard (DDG 83) completed conducting maritime security operations (MSO) on Feb. 28 for Combined Task Force 158 in the North Persian Gulf in support of U.S. 5th Fleet.
STX Shipbuilding Swings to Profit in 2006
STX Shipbuilding Co., said Monday that it swung to a profit in 2006 from a loss a year earlier on rising demand for high-priced ships. Net profit reached $43.3m last year…
Virginia (SSN 774) Class Submarine Program Achieves Multiple Milestones
successfully completed her Post-Shakedown Availability (PSA) and began regular fleet service. the spring of 2009, VCSP will reach Full Operational Capability. is a key asset in the war on terror.
China Ship to Build $308m Worth Tankers
China Shipping Development Co. Ltd. said on it planned to build six oil tankers worth $307.56m for delivery in 2009 and 2010 to help expand its ocean shipping business.
