Louisiana Touts its Offshore Oil Drilling
— Flying in National Guard Black Hawk helicopters 500 feet above the bayous and marshes along the Mississippi River delta last week, officials tried to show visiting…
This Day in Naval History - July 30
1918 - Units of First Marine Aviation Force arrive at . 1941 - Japanese aircraft bomb USS Tutuila (PR 4) at ; First Navy ship damaged by Axis during World War II.
Freedom Begins Builder's Trials
The first ship in the Navy's new Littoral Combat Ship class, the future USS Freedom (LCS 1), began Builder's Trials on July 28. LCS is a fast, agile, focused-mission ship designed to defeat asymmetric "anti-access" threats such as mines, quiet diesel submarines and fast surface craft. The 378-foot Freedom is being designed and built by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team. Builder's trials test the vessel's propulsion…
Eleventh Tug Sold By Marcon International This Year
Constellation Maritime of Boston, MA sold the 2250 bhp twin screw tug Scorpius"(ex - Joseph T, Olympic, Georgeann) to Donjon Marine Co., Inc. of New Jersey fors…
Study: Closure of the St. Lawrence Seaway Not Needed to Fight Invasive Species
Closing the St. Lawrence Seaway to ocean-going vessels is not the answer to ending the further introduction of aquatic invasive species (AIS) into the Great Lakes…
USNS Pililaau Completes Offload
Military Sealift Command large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Pililaau anchored two miles off the coast of , July 22. A platform of floating Navy barges called a roll-on/roll-off discharge facility is attached to the ship's stern ramp and a motorized Navy causeway ferry approaches. During an at-sea offload, military personnel drive wheeled and tracked vehicles from the ship’s cargo hold…
LNG Tankers Bound for Boston
Two ships carrying liquefied natural gas are bound for the LNG terminal in , according Bloomberg News. Suez SA's Suez Matthew is due in and is carrying 126,540 liquefied 4.47m cubic ft.
Star Bulk Carriers Updates Ownership of Insider Holdings
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announced that F5 Capital, a company affiliated with Mr. Nobu Su, one of the Company's directors, filed a Schedule 13D report with the…
Austal Submits Final Phase II JHSV
Austal submitted its final Phase II Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) submission to the US Navy this week following a design and review process. Austal was one of three bidders awarded a Phase I contract in January and it is anticipated that a single Phase II contract will be awarded in late 2008 for the construction of up to ten ships. The Austal JHSV Team’s low risk, technology solution is comprised of Austal , Austal Ships () and General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems (GDAIS).
