Master of Marine Engineering Program Announces New Course Offerings
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Master of Marine Engineering (MMarE) degree program, a distance-learning master’s program, begins its third year this September…
This Day in Naval History - July 21
1823 - After pirate attack, Lt. David G. Farragut leads landing party to destroy pirate stronghold in . 1944 - Invasion and recapture of begins. 1946 - In first…
OceanFreight Announces Long-Term Time Charter
OceanFreight Inc. announced that it has entered into a time charter contract for the Panamax dry bulk carrier, M/V Augusta, at a gross rate of $42,100 per day for…
LNG Facility Expansion Halted Due to Leakage Concerns
The US Court of Appeals for the vacated an order of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granting permission for expansion of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at Cove Point.
NOAA Deploys Smart Buoy
The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office will deploy a “smart buoy” at the mouth of the to take observations of the Bay's changing conditions. A part of the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS)…
Cummings to Join Kick-Off of MERC
On July 22 Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (Md.-7), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, will join the Maryland Department of Transportation…
Ocean Tankers Awarded Contract
Following a public Government Tender, the company was awarded the Contract last April 21, for (a) the study and construction of the necessary infrastructure (SPM…
A.P. Moller - Maersk Employs MAN Diesel Engines
A.P. Moller - Maersk has ordered 18 × MAN B&W 6S80ME-C9 engines for a series of container ships. All of the engines will be built by HHI-EMD, Hyundai’s engine division…
WSDOT Ferries Division Continues Biodiesel Testing
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Ferries Division will begin operating its third vessel – Klahowya – with a biodiesel fuel blend on Saturday, July 19.
