Bangladesh Shipyards Bid for Skilled Workers
(Source: The New Nation-Bangladesh)
Marsun Delivers First of Eight Crewboats
In November, Marsun Shipyard of had numbers three and four of an eight vessel crewboat order on the hard, nearing completion. Meanwhile the first two vessels of…
SeaArk Delivers Patrol Boat
SeaArk Marine, Inc. recently delivered the Cayman Defender, a 38-foot Dauntless RAM Patrol boat to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Marine Unit. The fast patrol boat is to be assigned to the joint Customs, Police and Immigration Marine Unit for border protection. The SeaArk Dauntless Class vessel is constructed of all-welded marine grade aluminum. The vessel is powered by twin MAN diesel engines at 550 hp each coupled to ZF gears.
Sea Cadets Step Aboard Bonhomme Richard
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) welcomed members of Pacific Region 12 United States Sea Cadet Corps Unit, on Oct. 5. The cadets are aboard Bonhomme Richard for hands-on training and to experience life aboard a naval vessel. While aboard, cadets toured engineering, operations, supply, and weapons spaces and also participated in a damage control demonstration. Cadets also participated in a line-handling evolution during an underway replenishment.
OceanFreight Expands
Port of New Bedford Awaits Security Equipment
With nearly $2m in federal port security funding awarded to New Bedford, Mass., Port officials are expected to purchase a range of security equipment . The Port…
Navios Maritime Takes Delivery of Navios Ulysses
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. took delivery of the Navios Ulysses, a 2007-built, 55,728 dwt Ultra Handymax vessel. The Navios Ulysses commenced a five-year time charter at a net daily rate of $31,281.
DOT to Create New Marine Highways
The federal government will establish a new national network of marine highways to help move cargo across the country in order to cut congestion on some of the nation’s busiest highways…
Coast Guard Establishes COE in Miami
The Coast Guard established its first Cruise Ship Center of Expertise (COE) in Miami Sept. 30. This is the first in a series of Centers of Expertise that will be located throughout the country.
Agencies Conduct Post-Fire Inspection
The Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology (ECY,) American President Line (APL) shipping company and the Seattle Fire Department along with assistance from U.
EPA to Move Forward with Domestic Emissions Standards
With the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) adoption of new emissions standards for large diesel ships and their fuels, EPA can now move forward with a…
STX Gets $129m Order
STX Shipbuilding Co., received a contract to build two bulk carriers worth $129m from a customer in Asia. The vessels, which can each carry 81,000 metric tons of commodities…
POSCO, Hanwha Submit Bid for Daewoo
South Korea's POSCO and Hanwha Group have submitted separate bid proposals to buy a controlling stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the two companies said on Monday.
This Day in Naval History - Oct. 14
1918 - Naval aviators of Marine Day Squadron 9 make the first raid-in-force for the Northern Bombing Group in World War I, when they bombed a German railroad at Thielt Rivy, Belgium.
Oceanfreight Acquires Tanker
OceanFreight Inc., has acquired the M/T Tigani, a 1991 built 95,951 dwt double-hull Aframax crude oil tanker. The vessel was purchased from interests associated…
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…
