Gulf Island Earnings Steady
Houma, La.-based Gulf Island Fabrication reported steady earnings and higher revenue recently. The company’s net income during the quarter that ended Sept. 30 was $10m…
International Markets Keep Tidewater Earnings Strong
New Orleans-based Tidewater Inc. reported its second quarter earnings recently, citing improving rental rates throughout international markets. During the quarter that ended Sept.
This Day in Navy History
Oct. 31: 1941 - German submarine U-552 sinks USS Reuben James (DD 245), which was escorting Convoy HX 156, with a loss of 115 lives -- First U.S. ship lost to enemy action in World War II. 1943 - Lt.
Hearing on Implementation of the SAFE Port Act
The Subcommittee on Border, Maritime & Global Counterterrorism of the House Committee on Homeland Security conducted an oversight hearing on Implementation of the SAFE Port Act.
Triton Marine Wins $17.6m Deal
Triton Marine Construction Corporation*, Bremerton, Wash., is being awarded a $17,600,000 (base and two options) firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction…
MSC Ship Provides CVN65 Vital Supplies
Deck department personnel unload a pallet of supplies from Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) into the hangar bay aboard nuclear…
United Seamen’s Service Marks Anniversary
The world and the American maritime industry have changed dramatically since one of America's darkest hours, World War II, when United Seamen's Service was born to aid exhausted…
Consortium Win $1.2B Petrobras Deal
In the foreground is the P-52 FPU departing the yard on 11 September 2007. The consortium of Keppel FELS Brasil S/A and Technip Brasil Engenharia, Instalacoes e Apoio Maritimo S/A (Technip)…
Euroseas Ltd. Announces Public Offering
Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA), an owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes…
Marine Environment Initiative Launched
Demonstrating its fervent commitment to preserving the marine environment, the commercial maritime industry launched the North American Marine Environment Protection…
Tsakos Energy Navigation Announces Three-Year Time Charter
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (TEN) (NYSE: TNP) announced three-year time-charters to a major European oil company for the 2007-built 1A ice-class suezmax tanker…
Kongsberg Norcontrol IT Completes Upgrade
the Humber Estuary VTS. by Associated British Ports (ABP) Hull & Goole to ensure safety of navigation as shipping traffic in the region increases year on year. and…
Cummins China Announces Additional QSK60 Sales
Guangdong Hongsheng Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. have begun building the first of two offshore supply vessels for Yudhi Shipping Pte. Ltd. The broker on the project is Hocean Trading & Development.
IMO Releases Emergency Guidelines
The IMO issued a circular forwarding guidelines on the control of ships in an emergency. The purpose of the guidelines is to provide member governments, ship masters…
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Exxon Valdez Appeal
The US Supreme Court issued an order granting the petition for a writ of certiorari in the case of Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker and denying certiorari in the cross-petition of Baker v.
Crowley Donates $250K to Webb
Crowley Maritime Corporation presented a $250,000 check Monday to the Webb Institute, a college of naval architecture and marine engineering in Glen Cove, N.Y.,…
MARAD Pilot Program Deadline Extended
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a notice stating that closing date for filing applications to enroll in the Maintenance and Repair Reimbursement Pilot…
USCG Seeks Applications for LMRWSAC
The US Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee (LMRWSAC). The LMRWSAC advises to agency on…
TTS Keyon Marine Equipment Established
A venture between TTS and Keyon, the Chinese steel structure fabricator, is expected to offer significant contribution to TTS’ worldwide production capacity. The…
Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center Established
The Navy established the Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center (NOMWC), Oct. 26, at Stennis Space Center (SSC) with Cmdr. Paul Oosterling as its first commanding officer.
