Pirates Hold Chinese Fishing Vessel
Pirates holding the crew of the Chinese fishing vessel FV Tian Yu 8 guard the crew Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 as the ship passes through the Indian Ocean. The ship was attacked Nov. 16 in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and forced to proceed to an anchorage off the Somali coast. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky. (Source: Navy News Service)
Navy Wants Single Carrier in Mayport
As part of an environmental impact statement (EIS), the Navy announced that its "preferred alternative" is to homeport a single nuclear powered aircraft carrier…
Mitsui May Mothball Ships
According to a Bloomberg report, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., Japan's most profitable shipping line, may mothball some of its largest vessels for the first time in…
India Wants UN in Gulf of Aden
According to a report by the Hindustan Times, APVN Sarma, secretary (shipping), who is heading an Indian delegation to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in London…
GL-SLS Nav. Season Closing
The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System announced the closing dates for the 2008 Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway navigational season. Mariners are reminded…
Adm. Currier to Become USCG Chief of Staff
Rear Adm. John Currier, commander of the 13th Coast Guard District, has been nominated by the Commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Thad Allen, to serve as the future chief of staff for the service. Once approved by Congress, Currier will oversee acquisition, personnel, budgeting, communication technologies, engineering and logistics for the service. Currier was commissioned in 1976 upon graduation from…
Wesmar’s Sonar Series EV850
WESMAR is introducing the EV850 series, a new, all digital navigation and security sonar. This searchlight sonar provides detailed information about the waters around and beneath boats while at anchor or cruising. Thanks to active stabilization, the new sonar series provides target tracking even in rough water. Additionally, the sonar screen never leaves the monitor when making adjustments, essential to avoiding hazards or tracking divers.
Eye on the Fleet – LCS Freedom
On Nov. 13, the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) sailed toward the Cleveland Municipal Pier for a scheduled port visiting Cleveland, Ohio. Freedom will make other port calls as the ship continues to Naval Amphibious Bass Little Creek, Va. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 3rd Class Specialist Kenneth R. Hendrix. (Source: Navy News Service)
Great Lakes Iron Ore Dips in Oct
Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 5.7 million net tons in October, a slight decrease from both a year ago and the month’s 5-year average. Shipments from…
Burger Boat Buys Rare Burger Cruiser
Burger Boat Company announced the acquisition of Angus, a rare 48-foot steel-hulled Burger Cruiser built in 1939. Arriving in Manitowoc on Tuesday November 11, the 69 year old Burger made a brief stop at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum for local interested parties to see before continuing to the Burger shipyard. Angus will be restored to promote Burger Boat Company, its employees, and to celebrate the Burger product and its heritage.
Tidewater Elects Netherland
Tidewater (NYSE: TDW) announced the election of Joseph H. Netherland to its Board of Directors for a term expiring in July 2009. Mr. Netherland served as Chairman…
WSDOT Opens Bids for Car Ferries
WSDOT Ferries Division took the next step today in the process to build new ferries for the Port Townsend/Keystone route. WSDOT opened bids on Nov. 13, on a contract…
Brunswick Closing MD Plant
On Nov. 13, Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) announced that it will transfer production of Trophy offshore fishing boats made at its plant in Cumberland, Md., to…
Wilson Sons 3Q, 9Mo Report
Wilson Sons Limited reported results for third quarter 2008 and 9 months 2008. Through its subsidiaries, the company (Bovespa: "WSON11 BZ") is one of Brazil's providers…
Green Reefers 3Q Report
The company experienced a loss of USD 12.8 million in 3Q 2008, against a loss of USD 11.3 million in 3Q 2007. The result for 3Q 2008 includes a gain on sale of assets…
SpecTec Sponsors ONMA Competition
On November 6th, 2008, SpecTec participated in the awards ceremony for the “Best Cadet in AMOS” Competition at Odessa National Maritime Academy in Ukraine. The ceremony…
Updates on the Shipdex™ Protocol
On October 7th 2008, Digital Ship held its 2nd conference for Shipdex™, a new protocol to provide ship technical information electronically, rather than on paper. Shipdex™ was founded in 2007 by two senior managers of shipping companies, Grimaldi Naples and Intership Navigation, who thought that the industry should move beyond supplying all technical paperwork (including maintenance and repair manuals…
Spec Tec - New Cosco Dalian Contract
Following a contract for the installation of Spec Tec’s AMOS Maintenance & Purchase on 11 newbuilds, Cosco Dalian has decided to continue with the installation of AMOS on 8 additional newbuild tankers in 2009 and 2010. Cosco Dalian is a fully owned subsidiary of Cosco Group, and is the only company within the Cosco Group in liquid bulk transportation, with 12 VLCCs in operation as well as 28 other Tankers.
Waterborne Freight in the UK
• Traffic on UK domestic waters accounted for 5 per cent (126 million tonnes) of all goods lifted in the UK, and 20 per cent (51 billion tonne-kilometres) of all goods moved in 2007.
UK Royal Navy Fights Piracy
The UK Royal Navy’s HMS Cumberland whilst conducting routine Maritime Security Operations in the Gulf of Aden on the 11 November had course to board a Yemeni flagged dhow, towing a skiff which they had reason to believe had been involved in an attack on the Danish-registered MV Powerful earlier in the day. Various non-forcible methods had been used in an attempt to stop the dhow but they were unsuccessful.
