This Day in Naval History - June 11
1853 - Five Navy ships leave , on three-year exploring expedition to survey the far Pacific. 1927 - USS Memphis arrives at , , with Charles Lindbergh and his plane, Spirit of St.
USS Kitty Hawk to Participate in RIMPAC 2008
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet announced June 9 the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) will replace USS George Washington (GW) (CVN 73) in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008 Exercise scheduled to take place in the Hawaiian operating area from June 29 through July 31. A fire occurred onboard GW on May 22 while the ship was at sea. The ship is currently in port at , , conducting repairs to spaces and equipment affected by the fire.
This Day in Naval History - June 10
1854 - U.S. Naval Academy at , holds first formal graduation exercises. Previous classes graduated without ceremony. 1896 - Authorization of first experimental ship model tank.
Fire Assessment Near Complete
Commander, U.S. Navy officials have nearly completed a comprehensive damage assessment following the shipboard fire aboard George Washington that occurred on May 22 while at sea.
Danaos Sells Vessel for $15.8m
Danaos Corporation announced that on May 20, 2008, it sold the 30-year old Maersk Constantia to an undisclosed and unrelated third party for approximately $15.8 million…
USS Russell Assists Vessel in Distress
USS Russell (DDG 59) responded to a vessel in distress between , and the Yemeni coast in the June 8. A Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 air asset notified Russell of the small boat's distress call.
Containership Christened at DSME
The was christened at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. (DSME) yard in Okpo (). After the it is the second newbuilding of a series of six identical vessels, each with a slot capacity of 5,900 TEU. This makes the class ships the largest container vessels in the history of Hamburg Süd. Sponsor of the is Teresa Oetker, daughter of Dr. h.c. August Oetker, partner of Dr. August Oetker KG and Chairman of the Advisory Board of Hamburg Süd.
Bollinger Delivers Another Tank Barge to Bouchard
Bollinger Marine Fabricators (BMF), a Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. company, has delivered B. No. 233, the second of two double hull, 35,000 barrel (BBL) oil tank barge units built to meet the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA’90), to Bouchard Ocean Services, Melville, N.Y. The B. No. 233 is a manned, clean oil, oceans tank barge measuring 300-feet long, with a 64-foot beam and a depth of 21-feet.
EBDG Staff Becomes LEED Accredited Professional
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) announced that Joe Payne, P.E. and senior electrical engineer, has earned his certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) from the U.S.
Horizon Names Senior VP and General Manager, Puerto Rico Division
Horizon Lines, Inc., named Jacob M. Wegrzyn Senior Vice President and General Manager of its services division. The position reports to John V. Keenan, President…
Coast Guard Yard Under New Command
Captain John Kaplan recently assumed command of the U.S. Coast Guard Yard in . He is the 39 Commanding Officer in the 109-year history of the Yard, the only shipbuilding and ship repair facility of the United States Coast Guard. Captain Kaplan took charge of the Coast Guard Yard from Captain Stephen Duca who had served as the shipyard’s Commanding Officer, May 2005 - May 2008. Captain Duca retired from the U.S. Coast Guard with 27 years active duty service.
Aker Yards Delivers Fast Day Ferry
SuperSpeed2 will start on the route Larvik in to Hirtshals in . With a service speed of 27 knots, the new ferry will be able to travel this distance in three hours 45 minutes…
M/V Ascension to Undergo Maintenance
Ferry service at the Plaquemine/Sunshine crossing will change tomorrow when the 45-car ferry M/V Ascension goes to the shipyard for a mandatory five-year hull examination…
Keppel Wins Seadrill Contract Worth $160m
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has secured a $160m contract to build a repeat semisubmersible drilling tender (SSDT) for Seadrill Asia Limited (Seadrill Asia).
McDermott Enters China JV
CNN reported that one of McDermott International Inc.’s subsidiaries has entered into a joint venture with a subsidiary of the state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corp.
Ship Explosion Injures Workers
An explosion rocked a Belize-registered ship in the final stages of repair at a dock, injuring 15 crew members and workers on board, officials said. A flash fire…
This Day in Naval History - June 07
1819 - Lt. John White on merchant ship Franklin, anchored off Vung Tau, is first U.S. naval officer to visit Vietnam. 1917 - U.S. subchasers arrive at Corfu for anti-submarine patrols.
Admiral Greenert Dicusses Ship Readiness
Adm. Jonathan Greenert, Commander U.S. Fleet Forces Command recorded a podcast to discuss accountability and fleet readiness, May 20. The Navy's Board of Inspection…
Coast Guard Yard Under New Command
Captain John Kaplan recently assumed command of the U.S. Coast Guard Yard in . He is the 39th Commanding Officer in the 109-year history of the Yard, the only shipbuilding…
Schlumberger Acquires IES
Schlumberger announced today that it has acquired Integrated Exploration Systems (IES), the , Germany-based supplier of advanced petroleum systems modeling software…
