This Day in Naval History - Aug. 08
1813- U.S. Schooners Hamilton and Scourge founder in storm on . 1959 - Announcement of Project Teepee, electronic system to monitor 95 percent of earth's atmosphere…
SPAWAR, ONR Host Annual Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Competition
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) hosted the 11th Annual International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition at Naval Base Point Loma in , July 28-Aug.
Connaughton Leads U.S. Delegation of Maritime Officials
On July 28-29, Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton led a delegation of maritime officials in consultative meetings with representatives of to discuss issues…
Fairplay and Multraship Join Forces
Dutch towage and salvage specialist Multraship and Hamburg-based Fairplay Towage have joined forces to create a platform for expansion. Under the agreement , the Dutch arm of the Fairplay group…
Vale Orders 12 Ships
Mining company Vale has signed a contact with Rongsheng Shipbuilding and Heavy Industries of China to build 12 carries valued at $ 1.6b to transport iron ore to , the Brazilian company has announced.
Blount Delivers Vessels
The 165 x 45-ft. 300 ST Class cargo/passenger ferry, M/V Cayo Largo built by Blount Boats, Inc. for the Puerto Rico and Municipal Islands Maritime Authority was accepted for delivery to Fajardo, on July 23. The Cayo Largo will also deliver the 45x17-ft. M/V La Plena, also built by Blount Boats. The M/V La Plena is being shipped as cargo on the M/V Cayo Largo, which will be arriving in on Sunday, August 3, 2008.
Thyssen Krupp Expands AVEVA Use
AVEVA, the supplier of engineering IT systems for the plant and marine industries announced that Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems has extended its 25-year association…
Foss Unveils New Management Structure
The Foss Maritime Company has created three new management positions aimed at strengthening its safety, compliance and environmental programs. Frank Williamson has been promoted to vice president…
WSDOT Shuffles Ferries
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Ferries Division will move the 90-car ferry Sealth this afternoon, Wednesday, August 6, to Anacortes to…
Northrop Grumman Wins Navy Deal
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum, Ms., is being awarded a $9.7m cost-plus-fixed-fee task order for Aperstructures. "Aperstructures" is an Office of Naval…
NOL First Half Net Profit Up
Global container shipping, terminals and logistics group Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) reported a net profit for the first half of 2008 (1H08) of $196 million, a rise…
General Maritime, Arlington Tankers Merge
General Maritime Corporation and Arlington Tankers Ltd. jointly entered into a definitive agreement whereby the two companies will combine in a stock- for-stock combination.
First Ship with LRIT Compliance
International Tanker Management (ITM) managed and Marshall Islands flagged tankers MT PORT LOUIS, MT ALTIUS and the bulker MV PORT MELBOURNE reported that they have…
STX Up 15%
STX Shipbuilding Co. reported second-quarter earnings climbed 15.3 per cent from a year earlier on increased demand for high-priced ships. Net profit reached $65.2 million in the April-June period…
MarAd Appoints Hicks
The Maritime Administration has named Alan T. Hicks to head its new Southern California Gateway Office in Ten Gateway Offices have been established in the Nation's…
Navy Prepares Remote Minehunting System as Future Asset
The Navy completed technical evaluation and training of the Remote Minehunting System (RMS) aboard USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) in Panama City on July 28. The evaluation…
This Day in Naval History - Aug. 07
1782 - Badge of Military Merit (Purple Heart) established. 1942 - Navy Amphibious Task Force lands Marines on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, in first U.S. land offensive of World War II.
Bertholf Commissioned
Cummings Holds Port Hearings in CA
Congressman Elijah E. “The Ports of Los Angeles and together form the largest port complex in the , and they face a difficult challenge of balancing the need to…
Pearl Seas Ship in Outfitting
Pearl Seas Cruises’ first ship, which was launched in March, is in its outfitting stage. “It is progressing with over 150 people working on the ship daily at Irving Shipbuilding in ” said Vice President Tim Beebe. The joiner work and the electrical installation are being completed at this time. The cruise line plans to announce the ship’s name on Thursday August 14th. Pearl Seas Cruises expects the first ship to be delivered in the first quarter of 2009.
