TBS Acquires Handymax Bulk Carrier
TBS International Limited announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the M.V. Desert Explorer, to be renamed M.V. Fox Maiden, a 1985 built, 40,902 dwt handymax bulk carrier.
Military Sealift Command Accepts Fifth Addition to Newest Ship Class
Military Sealift Command (MSC) accepted delivery of dry/cargo ammunition ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5) in , June 5. The ship was built by General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. Named in honor of Navy Rear Adm. Robert E. Peary, leader of the first expedition to the North Pole, the ship is the fifth in the Lewis and Clark-class of underway replenishment ships with the designation T-AKE-5.
More Cummins Engines for Argentina
On May 31 this year, the shipyard Astillero Naval Federico Contessi y Cia. christened and launched a new coastal fishing vessel. The BP Porto Belo I is a design owned by the shipyard and was built for the owners, Marma MDQ S.A.. The new trawler is 24,07 x 6,7 meters with a depth of 3,10 meters and has a draft of 2,72 meters. The main engine is a Cummins KTA19M3 delivering 600 hp at 1800 rpm to a Twin Disc MG 5222 DC marine gear with 6,1:1 reduction and turning a four-blade KA-470 propeller.
IMO welcomes Security Council Moves on Piracy
IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos has welcomed the adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a resolution authorizing a series of decisive…
This Day in Naval History - June 06
From the Navy News Service 1944 - In Operation Overlord, Allied invasion fleet (more than 2,700 ships and craft) land troops on beaches, the largest amphibious landing in history.
Hornbeck Offshore Reviews TTB Business
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. announced that the Company has retained J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (JPMorgan) to act as its financial advisor in a thorough review…
Norwegian Shipping Ltd Exercises Option for Anchor Handlers
Norwegian naval architects Vik-Sandvik have confirmed that the Cyprus-based company Norwegian Shipping Ltd has decleared options for additional two AHTS at Bharati…
Qatar Issues Offshore Oil Construction Tender
Qatar Petroleum (QP) has issued a construction services tender covering its offshore fields as part of a three-year deal. The scope of works includes fabrication…
Hyundai Heavy, Daewoo Win $4.9b in Contracts
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. said that they have won a combined $4.9b worth of deals in the past week to build 30 vessels…
Canadian and U.S. forces team up with Frontier Sentinel
Approximately 3,000 personnel from Canadian and U.S. military forces and government civilian agencies will participate in the full-scale training exercise Frontier Sentinel (EX FS 08-2)…
This Day in Naval History - June 05
1794 - First officers of the U.S. Navy under the Constitution are appointed. The first six captains appointed to superintend the construction of new ships were John Barry…
Hornblower Names Stanionis New Ferry General Manager
Hornblower Marine Services (HMS) has named Stephen P.J. Stanionis as General Manager of the Oklahoma River Cruises. This new ferry service operated by HMS, in partnership…
Freighter Allides with Two Boats
The Unified Command responded to two boats being struck on the West Bank of the Flats in . The Unified Command consists of the Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland, Dept.
Aker Solutions Wins $35m Contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding
Aker Solutions said it has been awarded a deepwater drilling riser contract by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), worth $35m. The contract is for the…
Diakun Named VP at Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation has appointed Peter C. Diakun to vice president of platform integration and technology development. He reports to Eric Womble, vice…
Report: European Shipbuilding in Need of Skilled People
The European shipbuilding industry is in need of highly skilled people, a recent study by Koers & Vaart for CESA and EMF revealed. The report said an annual need…
Rigdon to Remain in New Orleans
GulfMark Offshore’s previously announced agreement to purchase Rigdon Marine entails that the combined company will operate 90 vessels, with 16 more under construction for delivery through 2010.
Last Liberty Ship May Go To Greece
Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton signed a Memorandum of Understanding with representatives of the Government of Greece to pursue an agreement to transfer the ship Arthur M.
Strategic Marine to Build Eight Crewboats
Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine is making the most of the current high demand for offshore vessels in international shipping markets by building eight aluminum crew boats on a speculative basis. In a move which is expected to boost its revenues by over $40m, the company will build six 40m vessels at its shipyard, and two 52m crew boats at its new Mexican yard at . Western Australian marine…
SECNAV Tours Next Generation Amphibious Assault Ship
Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter visited Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Makin Island (LHD 8) May 29, as part of a scheduled Gulf Coast visit. Winter toured the Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (NGSB) facility and spaces aboard . His primary goal for the tour was to review updates on the overall shipbuilding activities at NGSB and for a status assessment of what's happening with . "The overall integration of combat systems in particular was most helpful…
