AMOS Adds Ocean Ship Management
Management, based in . Ship Management office and on board the first vessel, the MCP Athens. be delivered in 2009. Mini Container Pool, or MCP, is a commercial pool of the same-type of feeder vessels…
California Passes Law to Reduce Emissions
The California Air Resources Board adopted a regulation that eliminates 15 tons of diesel exhaust daily from ocean-going vessels. The new measure requires ocean…
Omega Commercial Finance Corp. Acquires Casino Cruise Ship
Omega Commercial Finance Corporation announced that it has finalized its acquisition of a luxury casino cruise ship with Oceans 21-Miami LLC and its majority shareholder.
Hyundai Heavy Reports Q2 Profit Jump
Profits from affiliates and higher interest income added to second quarter net profit, the company said. Hyundai and other South Korean shipbuilders are poised to…
American Superconductor and Navy Test HTS on USS Higgins
American Superconductor Corporation, announced that it has supplied critical components to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Naval Surface Warfare Center…
This Day in Naval History - July 29
From the Navy News Service 1846 - Sailors and Marines from sloop Cyane capture . 1918 - Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, visits . 1945 - warships bombard .
Donjon Purchases Tug
Donjon Marine Co., Inc., a provider of multi-faceted marine services including marine salvage, heavy lift, dredging and related emergency response services, has purchased the tugboat, the 81-ft.Meagan Ann, formerly the Scorpius, from Constellation Maritime, a subsidiary of Foss Maritime. The Meagan Ann is a twin-engine, 2,250 hp coastal towing tug, built in 1975 and rebuilt in 1988. The Meagan Ann will join Donjon’s tug fleet and support its marine transportation and dredging operations.
McCain Urges for More Offshore Drilling
The Wall Street Journal reported that John McCain again issued a plea for more offshore oil drilling, suggesting it would not take long for consumers to see the benefits.
Freedom (LCS 1) Begins Builder's Sea Trials
The nation's first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1) was put to sea for the first time, marking the beginning of Builder's Sea Trials for the first-in-class coastal surface combatant. The 378-ft. Freedom, designed and built by a Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin Corporation-led industry team, is conducting Builder's Sea Trials in Lake Michigan. The trials -- which are a coordinated effort between the U.S.
Newbold in Entrepreneur Finals
Mark Newbold, who qualified for the finals after winning the western region’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the products category, established Strategic Marine…
Aker, FLC Transaction Complete
Aker Yards and FLC West have completed the previously announced transaction in which FLC West comes in as a 70 percent shareholder in three shipyards in Germany and Ukraine.
