Freedom Tests New Gas Turbine Engines
Lockheed Martin and Marinette Marine Corp. Testing of the Rolls Royce MT-30 gas turbine engine is a significant step as the ship prepares for sea trials this summer.
This Day in Naval History - May 03
1861 - USS Surprise captures Confederate privateer . 1898 - Marines land at , , and raise flag. 1949 - First Navy firing of a high altitude Viking rocket at White Sands, NM.
Little Opposes New User Fee Proposal
Before there is any discussion of raising taxes on the industry, Waterways Council, Inc. urges an intense, focused effort to examine why it takes so much longer…
Dryships Continues Fleet Renewal and Expansion
DryShips Inc., a provider of marine transportation services for drybulk cargoes announced that the company has entered into agreements to sell the Panamax vessel MV Waikiki 75…
Cosco to Grow Offshore and Shipbuilding Business
Cosco Corp. Singapore Ltd. aims to draw one third of its business each from ship repairs and conversion, new shipbuilding and offshore marine engineering services.
Great Lakes Coal Trade Up 27 Percent in March
Coal shipments on the in March totaled 1.6 million net tons, an increase of 27 percent compared to a year ago. March by 34 percent. Strong demand for coal loaded…
Hornbeck Offshore Q1 Profit Up
Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc., posted higher quarterly earnings, but missed market expectations, even as it reaffirmed its full-year earnings outlook, Reuters reported.
Intracoastal Builds Another Lugger
Intracoastal Iron Works, Inc. of Bourg, will deliver another of their popular 72.5 x 28-ft. lugger-type boats this June with one more to follow in September. The…
Rolls-Royce Wins Deck Safety Orders
Rolls-Royce has signed contracts with a value of about $99m covering delivery of safer deck operations equipment for four anchor handling vessels; two of the contracts are with Karmsund for Ezra in…
Navy Announces Commissioning of Submarine North Carolina
The Navy's newest attack submarine will be commissioned May 3, during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony at . Designated SSN 777, the fourth submarine of the Virginia-class…
Makin Island Sailors Prepare to Defend their Ship
Thirty-five Sailors from Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) (LHD 8) graduated the Damage Control Familiarization Safety, Environmental and Occupational Health Programs…
This Day in Naval History - May 01
By the Navy News Service 1898 - Battle of Manila Bay, Adm Dewey defeats Spanish at Manila, Philippines 1934 - LT Akers demonstrates blind landing system at College Park, MD in OJ-2 aircraft 1945 -
