Inchcape Shipping Services Opens in PNG
Inchcape Shipping Services announced the opening of its own offices in . Concurrent with the new launch, the company has been awarded the agency for ANL and CMA/CGM in PNG.
Navy Accepts Delivery of Destroyer Stockdale
The Navy accepted delivery of the guided-missile destroyer Stockdale from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works during a ceremony in on Sept. 30. Designated DDG 106…
POSCO,GS Group to Make Joint Bid for Daewoo
POSCO and GS Group said they are teaming up in the race to buy Daewoo, Reuters reported. POSCO, the world's fourth-largest steelmaker, and GS Holdings, the holding…
Mullen Says Navy Faces Shipbuilding Challenges
The Press-Register reported that the U.S. Navy's shipbuilding program faces challenges from cost growth and other issues, Adm. Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Mullen, the former chief of naval operations, voiced concern about growing violence in and said that military officials must do more to encourage troops with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, to seek help.
Navy Awards Harris Corporation $37m Contract Modification
Harris Corporation has been awarded a potential $37m contract modification by the U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, California, to supply…
NATO Sends Ships to Somali Coast
According to reports, NATO joined international forces to protect vessels off 's coast, sending military ships to the waters where pirates are negotiating the release of a tanker. The pirates softened their ransom demands for the Ukrainian ship hijacked two weeks ago in a brazen high-seas attack. Pirates have seized more than two dozen ships off Somalia's coast this year but the MV Faina has drawn the most international concern because of its dangerous cargo — 33 tanks and other heavy weapons.
StatoilHydro Reports Higher Volumes on Dagny
StatolilHydrop is reported the size of the Dagny discovery in the is being upgraded to contain between 130 and 170 million barrels of oil equivalent after drilling of a sidetrack well has been completed. The purpose of the sidetrack drilling was to delineate the Dagny discovery in order to determine the oil/water contact. Including the Ermintrude find the total recoverable volume is estimated at 180-240 million barrels of oil equivalent.
Bonhomme Richard on Prepares for INSURV
The crew of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) is in preparation for its Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) inspection, less than a month away. A team of INSURV inspectors will spend a week aboard Bonhomme Richard starting Nov. 3 to conduct the in-depth inspection of the ship, required every five years. The Board of Inspection and Survey was established by Congress to ensure that U.S.
ASL Marine Secures Contracts
ASL Shipyard Ltd has secured new shipbuilding and fabrication contracts worth a total of $68.2m for construction of one unit Self-Propelled Cutter Suction Dredger and the fabrication…
This Day in Naval History - Oct. 10
1845 - The , later the , opens in , with 50 midshipmen and seven faculty. 1923 - First American-built rigid airship, Shenandoah, is christened. It used helium gas instead of hydrogen.
Round Table Agrees on Somalia Piracy Approach
At the invitation of IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, a meeting took place involving the heads of the four shipping industry bodies known collectively as the Round Table (BIMCO…
Austal Awarded Advanced Manufacturer of the Year
Austal has been awarded the 2008 Advanced Manufacturer of the Year at the inaugural AMTIL Advanced Manufacturing Awards, held in recently. The Advanced Manufacturing Awards recognize Australian companies that incorporate leading edge practices, technologies and organizational cultures to sustain global competitiveness in manufacturing industries. Having demonstrated excellence in international trade and export…
