SCC to Meet June 12
The Shipping Coordinating Committee, sponsored by the US Department of State, will meet in Washington, DC on June 12. The purpose of the meeting is to prepare for…
Golar LNG Announces Q1 Results
Golar LNG reports its highest ever quarterly net income at $53.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, as compared to $36.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006.
San Diego (LPD 22) Keel Laying
Shipyard workers at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' (NGSS) Ingalls Operations laid the keel for the future USS San Diego (LPD 22) during a ceremony May 23 at the Pascagoula shipyard.
SAIC Wins Navy Contract
procured via publication on the Federal Business Opportunities website and posting to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems e-Commerce Central website, with two offers…
Grand Alliance Enhances Routes
response to the increasing cargo volume. service loop, and an additional eighth vessel will be deployed for the service. deployed in EUM will be in an average capacity of approx. present 4,400 TEU.
Dockwise Christens Super Ship in China
Dockwise Yacht Transport , a group company of Dockwise, recently merged with Sealift Ltd, has christened the largest and most modern yacht carrier in the world.
Fleet Floats into NYC
USS Wasp (LHD 1) passes the Statue of Liberty as the ship enters New York Harbor during the parade of ships on the opening day of the 20th anniversary of Fleet Week New York.
This Day in Naval History - May 25
1952 - USS Iowa (BB 61) bombards Chongjin, Korea. 1973 - Launch of Skylab 2 mission, which was first U.S. manned orbiting space station. It had an all Navy crew of Capt. Charles Conrad Jr.
Bocimar Announces Fleet Expansion
CMB confirms that its subsidiary Bocimar International has sold its newbuilding Panamax vessel Jiangnan 2345 (2007 – 76,000 dwt). The net sale price amounts to $65m.
Kearsarge ESG Conducts Rescue at Sea During COMPTUEX
Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group (KSGESG) assisted in the rescue of three mariners aboard a sailboat in distress May 18. The crew of the 48-foot S/V (sailing vessel) Sea Fever…
Danaos Secures Charters for Two Containership Orders
Danaos Corporation has secured 18 year bareboat charters for each of two 6,500 TEU containerships. These vessels are part of the recently placed order with Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co.…
Northrop Grumman Presents Risk Reduction Approach to BAMS Program
Northrop Grumman Corporation has unveiled its testing and risk reduction approach for its Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) offer to the U.S. Navy. cycle costs. BAMS will supply the U.S.
Expansion Continues at the Australian Marine Complex
The expansion of Western Australia’s shipbuilding capabilities is set to continue with the construction of two crucial common-use facilities at the Australian Marine Complex ( AMC ) at Henderson.
Aegean Marine to Acquire Bunkering Tanker
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. Shipping AB, an unrelated third party. of the vessel on May 25, 2007, when it will be renamed the Aegean Princess. dwt. The…
Euroseas to Expand Fleet to 11 Vessels
Euroseas Ltd., an owner and operator of drybulk carriers, container ship and multipurpose vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for dry bulk and containerized cargoes…
President Bush Delivers Commencement Address at USCGA
The White House released the text of the commencement address delivered by President George Bush at the graduation ceremony at the US Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.
MarAd Releases Transportation Statistical Snapshot
The Maritime Administration has issued a new publication, U.S. Water Transportation Statistical Snapshot, a pocket-sized reference book containing updated statistics on the U.S.
ABG to Acquire Vipul Shipyard
ABG Shipyard Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for acquisition of Vipul Shipyard (Vipul) situated adjacent to the Company’s existing shipyard at Magdalla Port…
China Overtakes Korean Shipbuilding
South Korean shipbuilders were overtaken by their Chinese rivals in new orders acquired in the first four months of the year, a London-based market researcher said on Wednesday.
Multi-Agency Operation Focuses on Containers in Port of Baltimore
The Coast Guard, along with other federal, state and local agencies, will conduct a joint operation today at the Maryland Port Administration's Seagirt and Dundalk…
