Merchant Marine Ceremony to be Held
On June 12, there will be an observance at the United States Navy Memorial honoring members of the United States Merchant Marine who sacrificed their lives, and…
Telenor Satellite Developing New Service
Telenor Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Telenor of Norway, announced that it is developing a new broadband communications line of services for the maritime industry…
Tanker Named at Jiangnan Shipyard
A.P. Moller - Maersk Group announced that the naming of the newest vessel, a chemical/product tanker of 16,500 tons, took place. The vessel was built at the Jiangnan shipyard for the A.P.
Bay Ship & Yacht Overhauls Golden Gate Ferry District’s Marin
Bay Ship & Yacht announces they will soon complete the full refit of the Golden Gate Ferry, Marin. The vessel arrived in the shipyard on November 13, 2006, and will…
Shoup Sailors Feel the Heat in Fire Fighting Simulator
A group of 16 Sailors assigned to USS Shoup (DDG 86) got “hands-on” firefighting training at Fremont Maritime Services in Seattle on June 6. “Our training is designed…
Coast Guard Responds to Vessel Aground
The Coast Guard is responding today to the scene of a fishing vessel that ran aground in Mantoloking, N.J. The Coast Guard was notified a that the Danielle, a 48-ft.
Ship Loading Indiana Steel For Export to Spain
About 11,000 tons of Indiana-made steel will set sail for Spain. The Julietta arrived at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor and was being loaded with hot-rolled steel…
U.S., Norway and Spain to Train Warships Together
According to the Ventura County Star, Naval Base Ventura County threw a party Saturday for visiting warships from Norway, Spain and a newly built U.S. destroyer.
ASA Forms Partnership with Coast Guard
The American Salvage Association (ASA) and the United States Coast Guard have executed the Marine Salvage and Firefighting Quality Partnership with a Memorandum…
Moyer to Assist Severn Trent Management Services
Severn Trent Services has announced that Gary Moyer will work with Severn Trent Management Services in a full-time consulting capacity. In this role, Moyer will…
ACP Releases Second Quarter Metrics
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) released second quarter (Q2) operational metrics today for fiscal year 2007. In Q2, there was an increase in net tonnage, total transits and booking slot utilization.
Lockheed Martin MS2 Division Awarded Contracts
Lockheed Martin's MS2 Division of Syracuse, N.Y., is being awarded a $10.5m cost plus fixed fee (CPIF) contract for engineering support to the Navy's SQQ-89A(V)15…
INEC Call for Papers
The Call for Papers for the 9th International Naval Engineering Conference and Exhibition (INEC 2008 – April 1-3, 2008, Hamburg, Germany) has been published by The Institute of Marine Engineering…
Iridium Rolls out Satellite Fax Service
Iridium Satellite announced the commercial rollout of its new satellite fax solution, which will permit users to send and receive documents over the Iridium network…
Cabrillo Port: Record of Decision Issued
On June 5, 2007, Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton issued a Record of Decision (ROD) denying BHP Billiton’s application for a Deepwater Port license for…
Four U.S. Ships Participate in 2007 Portland Rose Festival
A Portland fireboat greets the guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) with red white and blue water streams as she passes under the Willamette River's Steel Bridge.
Carter Hall Conducts Coalition Operations in the Gulf of Aden
USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fort Austin (A 386) and its embarked helicopter detachment 857th Royal Naval Air Squadron, and Federal German Ship…
Fowler Assumes Command of U.S. Naval Academy
Vice Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler relieved Vice Adm. Rodney P. Rempt as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy during a change of command ceremony held in Alumni Hall on June 8.
Mahan Participates in MIO Drill
USS Mahan (DDG72) participated in combined Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) with the Russian frigate, RFS Neustrashimy (RFS 712), June 6 as part of the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2007.
Gates Recommends Mullen to Replace Pace as Chairman
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced June 8 that he will recommend that President Bush nominate Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen to replace Marine Gen.
