Construction to Start on New Damen Vinashin Shipyard
On 19 August 2010 the signing ceremony for the start of construction of the new shipbuilding facility of Damen Vinashin Shipyard in Haiphong, Vietnam took place in the head offices of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) in Hanoi. Nguyen Duy Hung, Vice Operations Director of Song Cam Shipyard signed together with Erik van der Noordaa, Chief Operations Officer of the Damen Shipyards Group in The Netherlands.
Trico's U.S. Operations Files for Bankruptcy
Trico Marine Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRMA) announced that its U.S. companies and its Cayman Islands holding company have filed voluntary petitions for relief under…
USCG Ensures Safety at Tall Ship Festival
Aboard the tall ship Royaliste, Wayne "Lord Pirate Captain Marcato" Marquardt listens as U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Jack Hambidge of Marine Safety Unit Chicago explains the safety requirements the Royaliste must meet before people may board the vessel for tours during the Tall Ships Festival at Navy Pier in Chicago Aug. 24, 2010. Coast Guard marine inspectors boarded every tall ship before visitors were allowed on to ensure the ships met all the safety requirements. (U.S.
Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal Safety Zone
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a notice stating that it will enforce the safety zone on waters of the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal from Mile Marker 296.1 to Mile Marker 296.7 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Greene Superintendent U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that Rear Admiral Philip H. Greene, Jr. will become the new Superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY. Admiral Greene holds a Merchant Marine Master’s license and is a 1978 Academy graduate. “Rear Admiral Greene will bring strong leadership to the Academy,” said Secretary LaHood. “His commitment to the midshipmen, his experience as an Academy graduate…
California, U.S.’s Largest Coastal No-Sewage Zone
U.S. EPA’s Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld announced details of the Agency’s proposal to ban all sewage discharges from large cruise ships…
Pride International Dedicates Drillship
Pride International, Inc. (NYSE: PDE) announced the dedication of the second of its four new deepwater drillships under construction by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea, the Deep Ocean Clarion.
MSC Deactivates USNS John McDonnell
Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship USNS John McDonnell was delivered to the Navy Inactive Ships Program in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for deactivation Aug. 25.
Panama Canal, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Agreement
Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (TTW) Administrator Michael D. Tagert signed a Memorandum…
WTC Towers Approved in Deal for New Bayonne Bridge
According to an August 26 report from www.NorthJersey.com, the Port Authority agreed to allow developer Larry Silverstein to build office towers at the World Trade Center site…
Annual Great North River Tugboat Race
<p>Fifteen to 20 tugboats, the maritime 18-wheelers that normally dock ships and push barges, will roar down the Hudson River Sunday morning, September 5, as they…
This Day in Coast Guard History – August 27
1896-The crew of the Lifesaving Station at Fourth Cliff, Massachusetts, responded to a traffic accident in front of the station. A party of women had been driving…
This Day in Naval History – August 27
1917 - Squadron of minesweepers departs U.S. 1944 - USS Stingray (SS-186) lands men and supplies on Luzon, Philippines to support guerilla operations against the Japanese.
BP's Wells Doesn't Know Who Was in Charge
According to an August 26 report from Bloomberg, BP Plc’s Kent Wells, a senior vice president who joined the Gulf of Mexico oil-spill response two days after it began four months ago…
Hearing Shows BP was Over Budget for Blown-Out Well
According to a report from www.Nola.com, BP's costs for drilling the Macondo oil well that blew April 20 were significantly higher and further over-budget than previously thought…
Wärtsilä Service Agreement with Eidesvik
Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading ship power solution provider, has signed a long term service agreement with Eidesvik Offshore, Norway, for the supply of…
Decom North Sea Helps Supply Chain Companies
An industry body set up to ensure businesses are ready to secure opportunities from decommissioning work over the coming years will shortly launch a major mapping exercise to help the supply chain benefit from the $38.6b to $46.3b of North Sea work forecast for the future. The work by Decom North Sea will help promote the capability and capacity of the North Sea supply chain for decommissioning projects, as well as showcasing supply chain companies and their individual expertise and experience.
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Employment Reduction
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has issued a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) for 292…
Georgia Ports Best Month in History
Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz announced that the GPA moved more than a quarter million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in July 2010…
Donjon Marine to Recover Historic War Vessel
Donjon Marine, Co., Inc., a global marine services provider based in N.J., served as the lead salvage contractor to the U.S. Navy to coordinate the locating and initial archeological investigation of the USS Scorpion, the flagship of a U.S. Navy fleet known as the Chesapeake Flotilla during the War of 1812. The recovery of the vessel is to be accomplished in two to three phases. Phase one, just completed…
