Eleventh Tug Sold By Marcon International This Year
Constellation Maritime of Boston, MA sold the 2250 bhp twin screw tug Scorpius"(ex - Joseph T, Olympic, Georgeann) to Donjon Marine Co., Inc. of New Jersey fors…
Study: Closure of the St. Lawrence Seaway Not Needed to Fight Invasive Species
Closing the St. Lawrence Seaway to ocean-going vessels is not the answer to ending the further introduction of aquatic invasive species (AIS) into the Great Lakes…
USNS Pililaau Completes Offload
Military Sealift Command large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Pililaau anchored two miles off the coast of , July 22. A platform of floating Navy barges called a roll-on/roll-off discharge facility is attached to the ship's stern ramp and a motorized Navy causeway ferry approaches. During an at-sea offload, military personnel drive wheeled and tracked vehicles from the ship’s cargo hold…
LNG Tankers Bound for Boston
Two ships carrying liquefied natural gas are bound for the LNG terminal in , according Bloomberg News. Suez SA's Suez Matthew is due in and is carrying 126,540 liquefied 4.47m cubic ft.
Star Bulk Carriers Updates Ownership of Insider Holdings
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announced that F5 Capital, a company affiliated with Mr. Nobu Su, one of the Company's directors, filed a Schedule 13D report with the…
Austal Submits Final Phase II JHSV
Austal submitted its final Phase II Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) submission to the US Navy this week following a design and review process. Austal was one of three bidders awarded a Phase I contract in January and it is anticipated that a single Phase II contract will be awarded in late 2008 for the construction of up to ten ships. The Austal JHSV Team’s low risk, technology solution is comprised of Austal , Austal Ships () and General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems (GDAIS).
AMOS Adds Ocean Ship Management
Management, based in . Ship Management office and on board the first vessel, the MCP Athens. be delivered in 2009. Mini Container Pool, or MCP, is a commercial pool of the same-type of feeder vessels…
California Passes Law to Reduce Emissions
The California Air Resources Board adopted a regulation that eliminates 15 tons of diesel exhaust daily from ocean-going vessels. The new measure requires ocean…
Omega Commercial Finance Corp. Acquires Casino Cruise Ship
Omega Commercial Finance Corporation announced that it has finalized its acquisition of a luxury casino cruise ship with Oceans 21-Miami LLC and its majority shareholder.
Hyundai Heavy Reports Q2 Profit Jump
Profits from affiliates and higher interest income added to second quarter net profit, the company said. Hyundai and other South Korean shipbuilders are poised to…
American Superconductor and Navy Test HTS on USS Higgins
American Superconductor Corporation, announced that it has supplied critical components to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Naval Surface Warfare Center…
This Day in Naval History - July 29
From the Navy News Service 1846 - Sailors and Marines from sloop Cyane capture . 1918 - Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, visits . 1945 - warships bombard .
Donjon Purchases Tug
Donjon Marine Co., Inc., a provider of multi-faceted marine services including marine salvage, heavy lift, dredging and related emergency response services, has purchased the tugboat, the 81-ft.Meagan Ann, formerly the Scorpius, from Constellation Maritime, a subsidiary of Foss Maritime. The Meagan Ann is a twin-engine, 2,250 hp coastal towing tug, built in 1975 and rebuilt in 1988. The Meagan Ann will join Donjon’s tug fleet and support its marine transportation and dredging operations.
McCain Urges for More Offshore Drilling
The Wall Street Journal reported that John McCain again issued a plea for more offshore oil drilling, suggesting it would not take long for consumers to see the benefits.
Freedom (LCS 1) Begins Builder's Sea Trials
The nation's first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1) was put to sea for the first time, marking the beginning of Builder's Sea Trials for the first-in-class coastal surface combatant. The 378-ft. Freedom, designed and built by a Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin Corporation-led industry team, is conducting Builder's Sea Trials in Lake Michigan. The trials -- which are a coordinated effort between the U.S.
Newbold in Entrepreneur Finals
Mark Newbold, who qualified for the finals after winning the western region’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the products category, established Strategic Marine…
Aker, FLC Transaction Complete
Aker Yards and FLC West have completed the previously announced transaction in which FLC West comes in as a 70 percent shareholder in three shipyards in Germany and Ukraine.
Last Liberty Ship Leaves James River Reserve Fleet
The Department of Transportation announced that the last of ’s famous ships, the Arthur M. Huddell, will be towed from the James River Reserve Fleet site at , , to , on July 28, to prepare the World War II-era vessel for a cross-Atlantic tow to its new homeport in . Greek officials say the ship will become a merchant marine museum of that nation’s shipping industry. While in , the Huddell will be…
Connaughton Leads Delegation of U.S. Maritime Officials in Tokyo
On July 24 and 25, Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton led a delegation of U.S. maritime officials in meetings in Tokyo with Japanese counterparts to discuss issues of mutual interest and challenges facing the maritime industry, both around the world and in the bilateral trade. The talks reflected the major concern of both countries about the impact on the shipping sector of the rapidly expanding consumption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) around the world.
This Day in Naval History - July 28
1915 - Sailors and Marines land in Haiti to restore order. 1916 - Navy establishes a Code and Signal Section which initially worked against German ciphers and tested…