This Day in Naval History - Nov. 30
1942 - In Battle of Tassafaronga, last major naval action in Solomons, U.S. forces stop the Japanese attempt to reprovision the Japanese troops on Guadalcanal. Six U.S.
Tano Capital Invests $15m in ABG Motors
Tano Capital, LLC has invested $15m in Mumbai-based ABG Motors, a newly created arm of ABG Engineering & Construction, through its affiliate in a private equity transaction.
RET NV Orders Damen Fast Ferry 3007
RET and Damen have signed a contract for a Damen Fast Ferry 3007. The above acquisition by RET is the result of having been awarded the new ferry service in the Port of Rotterdam…
Toisa Pegasus Launched and Named
Bermuda-based Toisa Limited. The launch will took place on November 24 at Merwede Shipyard and was performed by Lorena Vázquez de Hernández, wife of José Hernández Cantarell, President CICSA.
Cosco Busan Gets Repairs at SF Yard
Shipyard crews in San Francisco are working on patching up the container ship Cosco Busan, which was damaged when it ran into the Bay Bridge on Nov. The accident tore a 200-ft.
STX Wins $264m Tanker Order
South Korea's STX Shipbuilding Co. said it had secured a $263.9m order from the Middle East to build four petrochemical products tankers. The ship(s) would be delivered by June 20…
Port Director Takes Helm at Indiana-Burns Harbor
Peter Laman will become the new port director at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor on Dec. Laman, a New Orleans resident for the last eight years, has 25 years of…
Genoil and Aquamation Form Alliance
Genoil Inc. announced that they have executed a Joint Operating Agreement with Aquamation Inc., to collaborate in industrial water treatment projects & process plant…
Iridium Satellite Names New Executive VP
Iridium Satellite announces the appointment of John Roddy as executive vice president for ground operations and product development. With more than 27 years of telecommunications…
Bollinger Delivers ATB Unit to Bouchard
Bollinger delivers the ATB unit, B. No. 282 and tug Ellen S. Bouchard, the second of two 80,000 BBL OPA’90 tank barges and retrofitted tug to Bouchard. Bollinger Gretna…
NOAA PORTS Installed in Mobile Bay
Mobile, Ala. has become the 14th location in the United States to install the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System. that can reduce the risk of vessel groundings…
ABS Elects Members and Corporate Officers
At the recent Board of Directors and Council meetings of the international classification society ABS, 26 prominent members of the shipping and offshore industries…
Technology Associates Opens Office in India
A naval engineering company, has opened an office in India that will double its size. Technology Associates, which has 17 employees in New Orleans, will add 24 workers…
Fire Reported on Shell Facility
A small fire broke out on Shell's North Cormorant platform, which was quickly extinguished. Reports indicated that there was no need for any of the 106 staff to…
Boskalis Orders Two Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers
Dredging concern Royal Boskalis Westminster nv has placed an order with shipyard IHC Holland for the construction of two innovative 12,000m³ hoppers. The order…
Cargotec to Convert RoRos
Cargotec's MacGREGOR has received an order for conversion of car decks in six RoRo vessels. The conversion will take place during 2010–2012 and the value of the order exceeds $14.8m.
Chesapeake Firm to Recycle Ships
Two government ships, currently moored at a shipyard near Baltimore, Md., will be recycled at the Bay Bridge Enterprises facility in Chesapeake, Va., under the terms…
Aker Kvaerner Gets Subsea Contract
StatoilHydro on behalf of the Morvin license group, awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a complete subsea…
Wärtsilä Engine Achieves Emissions Certification
Wärtsilä has achieved Tier 2 marine certification under the emissions control legislation of the US EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency) for the Wärtsilä 26…
This Day in Naval History - Nov. 29
1775 - Capt. John Manley in schooner Lee captures British ordnance ship Nancy with large quantity of munitions. 1890 - First Army-Navy football game (Navy won 24-0). 1929 - Cmdr.
