New Director Joins Braemar Steege
Loss adjuster, Braemar Steege, announced that Ian Baxter (FCILA, ACII) will be joining the company’s Singapore office as a Director, effective 1 April 2009. Ian has been in the insurance industry for 35 years. The past 26 years have been spent in South East Asia. Prior to joining Braemar Steege, Ian served many years with the international adjusters, Thomas Howell Group, latterly as Director of Asia Pacific.
Mobile Biometric ID Bill
Representative Bilirakis (R-FL) introduced a bill (H.R. 752) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the…
Transiting Gulf of Aden and Somalia Basin
The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued an advisory providing updated guidance for ships transiting the Gulf of Aden and the Somalia Basin. Effective 1 February…
Wilhelmsen Ship Mngmt Sells ITM to V.Ships
Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) sold its affiliated company International Tanker Management (ITM) to V.Ships. International Tanker Management is based in Dubai…
GSM Design Group acquires FORAN V60
The Polish firm GSM Design Group has signed an agreement with Sener to use the FORAN System. GSM personnel have already received on site training in the FORAN Structure discipline…
Joint Black Sea Service Suspend
The New World Alliance (TNWA) –Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), APL, and Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) – and Grand Alliance (GA) – Hapag-Lloyd, MISC Berhad, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK)…
Lockheed Martin Awarded $35.8m Navy Contract
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $35.8m contract by the U.S. Navy to design and produce antenna buoy systems that will expand the communications capabilities of submarines while they are submerged.
MAN Diesel’s 32/44CR Type Approval
At the MAN Diesel works in Augsburg, Germany, the first production version of the 32/44CR recently completed its Type Approval program in the presence of representatives from the shipyard, the ship owner and the Classification Societies American Bureau of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, Det Norske Veritas, Germanischer Lloyd, Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, China Classification Society and Registro Italiano Navale.
Liberty Class Vessels Delivered to China
By the beginning of 2009, more than half of the 22-vessel GPA 654M Liberty Class 100 PSV series and “Bourbon Liberty 201”, the first of the 54-vessel GPA 254L AHTS series, were delivered at Dayang Shipyard in China. , The vessels were designed by Naval Architectural and Marine Engineering Firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc., headquartered in Seattle, WA. Bourbon currently has under construction and in operation more than 100 GPA designed vessels…
Discovery in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
StatoilHydro, operator Anadarko and partners have made a discovery in the Heidelberg prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The Heidelberg well is located in…
CA Protects Sovereignty & Safeguards Arctic
Canada's Transport Minister, John Baird, introduced legislation in the House of Commons on Jan. 28 to enhance Canada's sovereignty over Arctic waters and protect them from pollution.
This Day in Naval History – Feb. 4
1779 - John Paul Jones takes command of Bonhomme Richard 1959 - Keel laying of USS Enterprise, first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, Newport News, VA (Source: Navy News Service)
Eye on the Fleet
Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) perform an operational test on a 13-meter rigid hull inflatable boat in the Arabian Sea on Jan. 28, 2009. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charles Panter/Released)
Budget Cuts Threaten Marine Tech Program
Cape Fear Community College is sending out an S.O.S. to state lawmakers for the future of its Marine Technology program, one of the college’s oldest and most successful two-year job-training programs.
Wind Farm Workers Evacuated from Barge
At 8:26 a.m., the morning of Jan. 30, Liverpool Coastguard were contacted by workers on the work barge UR101 reporting that the barge anchor cables were breaking in heavy seas.
CG Investigates Ferry Accident
The Coast Guard is working to determine what caused a 207 ft Burlington, Vt. based ferry to strike a pier here at 5:20 p.m. Jan. 30, causing injury to passengers and crew.
Former Shipping Exec Sentenced
A former high-level shipping executive was sentenced today to serve 48 months in jail and to pay a $20,000 criminal fine for his role in an antitrust conspiracy…
ACL New VP Transportation Service
American Commercial Lines Inc. (NASDAQ: ACLI) announced that Bill Braman has joined the company as Vice President and General Manager of Transportation Services. In Braman's most recent position as Division Manager for CSX Transportation (CSXT), he was responsible for operational productivity and customer service for the northeastern U.S., directing more than 2,000 employees. Braman is a transportation industry veteran who began his career with CSXT as a switchman.
Contractor Selection for Goliat FPSO Still Open
The operator of the Goliat field in the Barents Sea, Eni, announced the selection of concept for the Goliat FPSO. “We respect that Eni has chosen a different concept…
Alaska State Ferry Breaks Free
The Alaska State Ferry Lituya, a 180 ft motor vessel home ported in Metlakatla broke loose from its moorings at the ferry pier and is reported aground one mile north on Scrub Island…
