Navy Forms New Team for Acquisition and Modernization
In order to better oversee the Surface Navy’s growing number of complex acquisition and modernization programs, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research…
NAVSEA Works to Hire Wounded Vets
The Naval Sea Systems Command joined more than eighty government offices and private companies at Walter Reed Army Hospital for Hiring Heroes, a one-day job fair held on June 20.
USNS Comfort Transits Canal
Capt. Ed Nanartowich, civilian shipmaster for Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), communicates with his crew while transiting the Panama Canal.
This Day in Naval History - July 13
1863 - USS Wyoming battled Japanese warlord's forces. 1939 - Appointment of Rear Adm. Richard Byrd as commanding officer of 1939-1941 Antarctic Expedition. 1943…
Lightering Ops Commence on Grounded Tanker Off NYC
Crews were expected to begin lightering 110,000 barrels of low sulfur fuel oil from the grounded tank ship White Sea to Bouchard Barge B-230 last night (July 12) at 10:00 p.m.
TOP Tankers Acquires Drybulk Ships for $149m
in China. of 18 months at a daily net rate of $25,650 on a bareboat basis. One 1995 built panamax vessel of 73,506 dwt, built in South Korea. net rate of $29,700.
Shipbuilding in Vietnam Soars
The shipbuilding industry in Vietnam has - much like the rest of the shipbuilding world - experienced a boom in the past several years with total contracts reaching…
CSIC IPO?
China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC) will reportedly seek an initial public offering (IPO) in 2007, according to a report on www.chinadaily.com.cn. CSIC is currently…
New Navy Acquisition Deputy Appointed
U.S. "We are pleased to note that the Secretary of Defense has agreed with the position of the Committee on Armed Services that an officer in the grade of Vice Admiral…
Congressman on TWIC: Too Many Questions Remain Unanswered
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, convened the Subcommittee to examine the roll-out…
TOTAL Doubles 500 cSt Offering at Fos-Lavera
TOTAL Marine Fuels has doubled its capacity to provide 500 cSt bunker fuel at the French port of Fos-Lavera, near Marseilles. TOTAL began offering the fuel at Fos-Lavera in January of this year…
Quintana Finalizes Timecharters for 9 Ships
Quintana Maritime Limited has secured the final nine Kamsarmaxes under its master time charter with Bunge S.A. for 2010 at an average daily rate of approximately $22…
HIYU to Return to Service
The 34-car M/V Hiyu, the smallest and most unique car ferry in the Washington State Ferry fleet, returns to the San Juan Islands inter-island route this Monday, July 16…
