Lloyd’s Register Issues Green Passport to Crowley Barge
Lloyd’s Register North America, Inc. has issued a Green Passport to the Crowley Petroleum Services barge 650-3 that was recently christened in Mobile, Ala., for entry into the company’s U.S.
VDGIF Gets 2 New Safeboats
Osborne Boating Landing. Portsmouth harbor areas. The event included brief remarks by Secretary of Natural Resources L. Preston Bryant, Jr., Secretary of Public Safety John W.
Transas to Supply Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy With Simulator
Transas USA announced the supply of a Full Mission Ship Handling simulator to the Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy (formerly Tidewater School of Navigation ) based in Virginia Beach, VA.
WSF Announces Change of Service
Washington State Ferries (WSF) announced that the regular vessel on the Point Defiance-Tahlequah route, the Rhododendron, will be out of service until mid-September for repair.
USS Pearl Harbor Arrives in Panama
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Alexia M. USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) arrived in Vasco Nunez de Balboa on Aug. 25 after completing a series of theater…
Conrad Awarded Ferry Contract and Other Contracts Totaling $36.6m
Conrad Industries, Inc. announced the award of a contract for the construction of a ferry, and the signing of contracts for the construction of sixteen barges and a major ferry repair…
CRS Issues Report on Ballast Water Management
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report on ballast water management to combat invasive species. It provides background on various approaches to…
Study: Cruise Industry Generated $35.7b to U.S. Economy
The North American cruise industry last year generated $35.7b in gross U.S. economic output and supported 348,000 American jobs paying $14.7 billion in wages, according…
VT Group names Harrison Finance Director
VT Group has appointed Philip Harrison as its new finance director with effect from November 19. Harrison joins VT Group from Hewlett-Packard where he has been vice president finance for Europe…
Pakistan President Approves Strengthening Shipbuilding Industry
Pakistan President President General Pervez Musharraf said shipbuilding industry can become the country’s great asset due to its potential and would contribute…
Omega Reports 2Q Results
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc., a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, announced today its financial and operational…
Euronav Announces Half Year Results
Euronav NV posted a rise in final first half net profit to $135.5m from $124.7m, and said its final first half sales dropped to 329.1 mln usd from 349.1 mln last year.
Panama Canal Releases RFQ
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) released yesterday a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the construction of the new set of locks to be built under the Canal’s Expansion Program.
AHT Built at Sapor Shipyard
AHT Built at Sapor Shipyard Powered by two KTA50M2. The anchor handling tug Omni Akira has now been delivered by Sapor Shipyard of Sibu, Sarawak, East Malaysia.
New Study Details Economic Benefits of U.S. Seaports
Last year, United States deep-draft seaports and seaport-related businesses generated approximately 8.4 million American jobs and added nearly $2 trillion to the economy…
Fairbanks Morse Engine Secures Funding
Fairbanks Morse Engine, an EnPro Industries company, will install low load upgrade kits on the LSD - 41/49 class of U.S. Navy ships following a $4 million federal…
Container ships delayed by Belgian Strike
Reuters reported that more than 41 container ships were stuck outside the Belgian ports of Antwerp and Ghent on Monday due to a strike by pilots, which is to continue on Tuesday…
Superferry Security Zone Enforced
The Coast Guard is enforcing a previously announced security zone around the Hawaii Superferry that extends 100 yards whether it is under way or at anchor. Violations…
NASSCO Begins Construction of New Line of Commercial Ships
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics began construction of its first product carrier ship for U.S. Shipping Partners. NASSCO is…
Navy Secretary Receives Philadelphia Award
Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy, will receive the Commodore John Barry Distinguished Citizen Award at the annual Navy League Dinner to be held on August 28. Drexelbrook in Drexel Hill. Dr.
