Safe Boats Awarded Navy Riverine Contract
SAFE Boats International, a U.S. based boat manufacturer, has been contracted to provide a new asset to the United States Navy’s Riverine force. The vessel, designated…
Alion Awarded $23.1m Contract to Support COMOPTEVFOR
to support the Commander Naval Operational Test and Evaluation Force (COMOPTEVFOR). research and provide technical and analytical support for acquisition and fleet…
Raytheon Awarded $23m for Navy Mine Hunting Sonar
The Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Company a $23.2m contract to provide AN/AQS-20A mine hunting sonar engineering services and support. This award…
OSHA Releases New Guidance on Traffic Safety in Marine Terminals
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a new guidance document, Traffic Safety in Marine Terminals , to…
NASSCO Awarded $100m Contract for Tenth T-AKE's Long-Lead Materials
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics , has been awarded a $100m contract from the U.S. Navy to purchase long-lead materials for…
Schlumberger Announces 2Q Results
Schlumberger Limited reported second-quarter revenue of $5.64b versus $5.46b in the first quarter of 2007, and $4.69b in the second quarter of 2006. Net income, before charges and credits…
USS Kidd Arrives in San Diego
Kidd (DDG 100) arrived at her homeport here at Naval Station San Diego on July 19. The ship is named in honor of Rear Adm. Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941. sector in Pascagoula, Miss.
Center for Security Forces Command Helps Prepare Sailors
By Lt. j.g. As the Navy continues to provide support in the global war on terrorism, the need to properly prepare Sailors to be successful in individual augmentee…
PVA Comments on EPA Marine Engines Emissions Rule
In a recent letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) said that more understanding is needed before an efficient…
SCI to Buy 12 Vessels
The Union Cabinet allowed the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) to buy 12 vessels. SCI will acquire four Aframax tankers of about 1,10,000 dead weight tonnage (DWT) each…
Dockwise Acquires Offshore Kinematics
Sealift Ltd, the parent company of the Dockwise group of companies has signed an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Offshore Kinematics Inc (OKI) and Ocean Dynamics LLC (ODL).
Chertoff Delivers Speech on Port and Maritime Security
The Department of Homeland Security released the speech delivered by Secretary Michael Chertoff at the Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events in Los Angeles.
USCG Homeporting of National Security Cutters
The US Coast Guard issued a notice stating that its final environmental assessment relating to the planned homeporting of four National Security Cutters at Coast Guard Island…
APM Terminals Opens New Terminal in Morocco
APM Terminals Tangier, S.A. and the Akwa Group, a Casablanca, Morocco-based partner have announced the opening of Morocco’s newest container terminal to serve the…
Hyundai Wins Order for O&G Platform
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) signed a contract with Elf Petroleum Nigeria Ltd. (EPNL), a Nigerian subsidiary of French oil company Total S.A., to build…
NASSCO Awarded T-AKE 10 Funds
General Dynamics, National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $100,000,000 fixed-price-incentive modification under previously…
Keppel Wins $230m in Ship Contracts
Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd (Keppel Singmarine), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), won four contracts worth $230 m to build…
Transocean, GlobalSantaFe to Merge
Transocean Inc. and GlobalSantaFe Corporation said that their boards of directors have unanimously approved a definitive agreement for a merger of equals. Based…
