Tognum Signs Contract for Gas Turbines
Tognum’s subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen and Vericor Power Systems, based in Georgia, recently signed a new contract to run until 2012 for the supply of gas turbines…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Mesa Verde LPD 19
The Navy accepted delivery of Mesa Verde (LPD 19) from Northrop Grumman Ship Systems on Sept. 28. This marked the third of the San Antonio class of amphibious transport…
Electric Boat Corp. Wins $5.7M Navy Contract
Electric Boat Corp. (a General Dynamics Co.), Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $5.7m modification under previously awarded contract to exercise an option for maintenance…
NEI Treatment Systems Receives Ballast Water Management Certification
After many months of review and many years of testing, NEI Treatment Systems’ Venturi Oxygen StrippingTM (VOS) ballast water treatment system has been issued a Type…
CVN 21 Program Manager Change of Command
Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Aircraft Carriers recently held a change of command ceremony for Capt. Michael Schwartz, who was relieved of his duties as CVN 21 program manager.
International Maritime Prize Awarded Posthumously
The prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2006 has been awarded posthumously to Mr. Igor Ponomarev (Russian Federation), who was the serving chairman of IMO's…
This Day in Navy History
October 12, 1914 - USS Jupiter (AC-3) is first Navy ship to complete transit of Panama Canal. 1944 - Aircraft from Carrier Task Force 38 attack Formosa. 1957 - RADM Dufek arrives at McMurdo Sound…
