Donjon Marine Dredges for Intrepid Return
Donjon Marine, Co., Inc., was contracted by the U.S. Navy, Office of the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), as requested by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide dredging and related support services for the return of the Ex-USS Intrepid to its permanent berth located at Pier 86, Manhattan, New York. The WWII vintage U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier has been in services as a museum and educational center by the Intrepid Association in .
ASA and SCAA Establish Affiliate Relationship
The American Salvage Association (ASA) and the Spill Control Association of America (SCAA) have established an Affiliate Membership relationship. The Spill Control…
Coast Guard Accepts New Response Boat-Medium, Rescue 21
The U.S. Coast Guard formally accepted and introduced its new Response Boat-Medium and Rescue 21 advanced communications system during a ceremony held Monday at Coast Guard Sector Key West, here.
ConocoPhillips Announces Senior Management Changes
John Carrig, currently executive vice president, Finance, and chief financial officer, will become president and chief operating officer. He will continue to report to Jim Mulva…
Navy Charters Kite-Powered Cargo Ship
For the first time, the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command has chartered a kite-assisted, fuel-saving cargo ship to carry military equipment.MV Beluga SkySails departed , , Oct. 5 after the first of three European port calls to load U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force cargo before the ship's month-long voyage to the . The 400-ft. Beluga SkySails is the world's first cargo ship to use a sky sail - a giant…
Exxon to Take Bids for Tankers
Exxon Mobil Corp., said it will invite shipyards and vessel owners to take part in a tender for the supply of tankers to transport the fuel. Pre-qualification for…
Sealink to Expand Shipyard
Sealink International will expand its shipyard for ship repair services The Malyasia Star reported. A company executive said the company would spend RM50mil for the expansion…
SOCP Meeting Slated for Florida
A SOCP Meeting will be held on Nov 5-6 in It will be hosted jointly by and Faststream Recruitment Inc. Due to the effects of the recent hurricane in , the venue…
Newbuilding Named at Odense Steel Shipyard
On October 4, Odense Steel Shipyard named its latest newbuilding, a 7,000 TEU container ship, for the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group. Yumiko Arakawa, wife of Shoshi Arakawa, Chairman of the Board, CEO and President, Bridgestone Corporation, honored A.P. Moller – Maersk and the Yard by naming the newbuilding Mette Maersk. Mette Maersk is the fourth ship in a series of six container ships. The ship is designed and built to meet the highest demands for safe…
MAIB Issues Report on Fire
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) issued a summary of its preliminary examination of a fire that occurred on a ro-ro passenger ferry in Pembroke on July 30, 2008.
Coast Guard Investigates Cause of Oil Spill
The Coast Guard and the U.S. Environmental Service are coordinating efforts to investigate and clean up an oil spill found 30 miles west of New Orleans on the Mississippi…
IMO Releases Agenda for MEPC
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is expected to adopt proposed amendments to the MARPOL Annex…
Coast Guard Investigates Collision
Coast Guard investigators continue to look into the circumstances of a collision that investigators believe occurred around just after midnight on Oct. After a large debris field was reported…
More Layoffs Loom for Marinette
Marinette Marine's chief executive officer says it will lay off more workers next month, reports said. The shipbuilding division of Manitowoc Co. laid off about…
MarAd Unveils MarView
Information on the condition and performance of the Marine Transportation System – including ports, vessels, waterways and intermodal connections – will be available on a Web-based…
Moose Boats Awarded Fireboat Contract
Moose Boats, a boat designer and manufacturer in has been awarded a contract by the Lewes Fire Department (LFD) to build a 44-ft. Catamaran Fire Rescue Boat. The custom M1-44 vessel will be exhibited prior to delivery to , at the 2008 International Workboat Show in . LFD awarded the contract to Moose Boats in April 2008. This vessel has a pumping capacity of over 1000 GPM and powerful lighting to facilitate night operations.
This Day in Naval History - Oct. 06
1940 - The fourth group of eight destroyers involved in the Destroyers for Bases Deal are turned over to British authorities in . 1943 - In the Battle of Vella Lavella…
Z-Drive on the Ohio
Delivered from Steiner Shipyard in Bayou LaBatre on September 29, the first of Southern Towing's Cummins-powered Z-drive tugs is now pushing barges on the inland waterways. Photographer Jeff L. Yates has provided Cummins Marine with the attached shot of the Frank T. Stegbauer on the Ohio River at on September 30, 2008. According to the company newsletter several wheelmen have already gone for Z-drive training. At 120 x 34 ft., this is a mid-size inland waterway towboat.
New Shipboard Insulation Expected to Save Time and Money
Systems Command's (NAVSEA's) Engineering for Reduced Maintenance (ERM) team outlined Sept. 29 a new thermal barrier materials initiative designed to reduce maintenance expenses…
SCI to Acquire Offshore Vessels
Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), is planning to acquire 10 offshore support vessels (OSVs), DNA reported. An internal study report said the company is mulling…
