JDPS Debuts Its Highest HP Engine
John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) recently introduced its new 12.5L marine propulsion engine. The 6125SFM75 offers 610 hp (455 kW) and is the most powerful engine offered by John Deere.
Singapore Hosts Multilateral Maritime Security Seminar
Singapore is hosting a series of multilateral maritime security activities that include a two-day weekend sea exercise involving 18 warships and a seminar, the Jakarta Post reported.
Shreveport Making Final Cruise After 37 Years Of Service
Amphibious transport dock USS Shreveport (LPD 12) arrives in Souda Bay for a scheduled port visit. Shreveport is part of the Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group on…
Pacific Northwest Service Members Learn Emergency Response
Sailors, Marines and Soldiers visited Naval Base (NB) Kitsap Bangor for a three-week emergency medical technician (EMT) course which concludes May 18. Service members…
Warde Joins Blank Rome
Blank Rome LLP announced that Conor T. Warde has joined the as an Associate in the maritime group. Warde brings experience in international maritime law and will be based in Blank Rome’s Washington…
TUI Orders 8 Container Ships
TUI AG has ordered eight container ships to expand its shipping division, AFX reported. TUI in December said it had outstanding orders for 65 Boeing aircraft, including 24 previously ordered planes.
Senate Passes Water Resources Development Act
The Senate passed the hallmark water resources legislation, commonly referred to as the WRDA bill, by a vote of 91 to 4. This legislation authorizes important U.S.
USS Helena Commanding Officer Relieved of Command
Commodore of Submarine Squadron 11, Capt. Paul N. Jaenichen, relieved the commanding officer of USS Helena (SSN 725), Cmdr. William A. Schwalm, due to a loss of…
General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Construction of Seventh T-AKE Ship
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics announced the start of construction on the seventh dry cargo-ammunition ship in the U.S. Navy's T-AKE program.
Wärtsilä Opens New Training Center in Korea
Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academy (WLSA) opened a new training center in Jisa, near Pusan in South Korea. The new training center supports the growing use of Wärtsilä…
TOTAL Opens Up Bunker Supply in Fiji
TOTAL Marine Fuels has now begun supplying bunkers in Fiji, following its acquisition of the shares and business interests of Shell Fiji Limited. Total is offering…
Giancola Joins Goldsmith & Ogrodowski
Russell D. Giancola, formerly law clerk to the Honorable Ronald W. Folino, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has joined Pittsburgh-based admiralty defense firm…
Northrop Grumman Names Baugh to Director in the Technology Development
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Newport News sector has appointed Dale Baugh to the position of director of aircraft carrier life cycle support programs. He reports to Irwin F.
Greek Oil Tanker Runs Aground
A Greek oil tanker carrying 81,200 tons of crude ran aground in Denmark but there was no immediate danger of an oil spill, authorities said. The Greece-registered…
Raytheon's Maritime Mission Center Receives Shingo Gold
Raytheon Company's Maritime Mission Center, Portsmouth, R. I., is a 2007 gold medal recipient of the Northeast Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing. The Maritime Mission Center is a 768…
Samsung Heavy Industries Wins $771m Contract
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., has received a $771m order to build six container ships from a European company. The vessels will be delivered by July 2010, it said in a filing with the Korea Exchange.
Bush Asks Senate to Finalize Law of Sea Treaty
President Bush issued a statement supporting U.S. accession to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a clear sign to the new 110th Senate to act quickly…
Gould Named Managing Director of Kelvin Hughes
Russell Gould has been appointed managing director of Kelvin Hughes Ltd, part of the Specialty Engineering Division of Smiths Group plc. Russell joined Kelvin Hughes…
All in the Family
Just when you think there is no longer the “follow in your footsteps” career path, Burger has seen the opposite trend. At this moment, there are 15 father/son teams…
Cavotec MSL Announces Completion of Secondary Share Placement
Cavotec MSL Holdings Limited said that an $18m secondary share placement to institutional and other habitual investors was executed on April 19. The placement was…
