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…
OSI Geospatial Signs Coast Guard Contract
OSI Geospatial Inc. announced that its U.S. Systems Operations has signed a contract valued at approximately U.S. $1m with the United States Coast Guard (USCG).
Aegean Takes Delivery of Tanker
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. has taken delivery of the Santorini, a 4,600 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Fujian Southeast Shipyard in . The…
Applications Requested for MSP Operating Agreement
The Maritime Administration issued a notice in the Federal Register requesting applications for one eligible vessel to fill one MSP Operating Agreement. The text…
C4ISR Powered Up on Waesche
The Lockheed Martin Coast Guard Systems team participated in the power up of the first set of electronic cabinets and consoles of the Command, Control, Communications…
New Submarine Rescue Asset Joins Fleet
The Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompression System's (SRDRS) Rescue Capable System (RCS) replaced the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle Mystic (DSRV-1) as the U.S.
Navy Confirms Sunken Submarine is Grunion
Commander, Submarine Forces Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC), Rear Adm. Douglas McAneny announced today that a sunken vessel off the coast of the Aleutian Islands is in fact the World War II submarine USS Grunion (SS 216). "I am honored to announce that, with records and information provided by the Abele family and assistance from the , USS Grunion has been located," said McAneny. "We are very grateful to the family of Grunion's Commanding Officer Lt. Cmdr. Mannert L.
This Day in Naval History - Oct. 03
1955 - USS Saipan (CVL 48) begins disaster relief in , rescuing people and delivering supplies. Operations end Oct. 10. 1962 - Sigma 7 (Mercury 8), piloted by Navy Cmdr. Walter M.
SAC: Government Must Commit to the Shipbuilding Industry
The shipbuilding industry and its marine suppliers are major employers in many regional markets in . The industries provide high-paying and highly skilled jobs that…
Blue Giant Named in Ceremony
Blue Giant, a ship with participation of the Mexican shipping company, Blue Marine, is capable of providing different products and services specialized for the offshore industry.
Edison Chouest Dies at 91
Edison Chouest, a commercial shrimper who turned one utility vessel into a major shipbuilding and offshore petroleum service company, has died at the age of 91, the AP reported.
Pension Fund Set to Scrap Plan to Bid for Daewoo
AFP reported that 's state pension fund is likely to scrap plans to bid for Daewoo Shipbuilding because of global financial turbulence. The National Pension Service the world's fifth largest…
