Small Promoted at Bay Diesel & Generator
Bay Diesel & Generator announced the promotion of John Small to the position of Inside Sales Coordinator. Small joined Bay Diesel & Generator in 2008 as a field service technician. After an exemplary performance in technical training and product orientation, Small was asked to join the Bay Diesel & Generator Sales team. Small's change in position coincides with a change in his career path, as he begins to pursue a degree in Business Management from Tidewater Community College.
Dryships Wins Offshore Drilling Deal
DryShips's (NASDAQ: DRYS) fully-owned subsidiary Ocean Rig UDW Inc. received a Letter of Award from a U.S. 2011. The contract value is approximately $135m. The contract…
Edoc’s Helm Software Reports New Customers
Edoc welcomed new customers McAllister Towing and Transportation, Seaspan International and Florida Marine Transporters in 2010. Edoc also reported sales of additional…
Water Taxi Allision at Seattle’s Pier 50
U.S Coast Guard and multiple Seattle-area rescue agencies responded to a water taxi allision in Seattle at Pier 50 on Sept. 26. The King County water taxi Rachel…
NATO Says Risk of Piracy Increased
The NATO Shipping Centre issued a notice advising that, with improving weather, the risk of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali Basin has increased. Pirate…
MAN Diesel & Turbo Signs License Agreement at SMM
MAN Diesel & Turbo has signed a four-stroke license agreement with Rong An Power Machinery, a Chinese marine engine manufacturer. Dr. Stephan Timmermann, Executive Board Member MAN Diesel & Turbo…
Georgia Ports Authority, 22% Growth for August
Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz announced the GPA experienced 22% container growth in August and has recorded nine consecutive months of double-digit growth.
India: L&T Shipbuilding to Expand Building Capacity
According to a Sept. 26 report from the Press Trust of India and Business Standard, engineering major Larsen and Toubro’s (L&T) shipping arm L&T Shipbuilding has earmarked around Rs 1…
This Day in Coast Guard History – September 28
1850-An Act of Congress (9 Stat. L., 500, 504) provided for a systematic coloring and numbering of all buoys for, prior to this time, they had been painted red, white…
This Day in Naval History – September 28
1944 - Marines occupy islands in Palaus under cover of naval aircraft and gunfire support.
JHSV 2: Austal Starts Construction
Less than one year after beginning fabrication of Spearhead (JHSV 1), Austal has commenced construction on Vigilant (JHSV 2), the second of up to ten 103-m Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV). Austal was selected as prime contractor in November 2008 to design and build the first JHSV, with options for nine additional vessels expected to be exercised between FY09 and FY13. Since then, Austal has received construction contracts for JHSV 1…
Tugboat Oyster Creek Launched
Chesapeake Shipbuilding announced that it launched the new tugboat Oyster Creek. The Oyster Creek is the fifth of six tugboats that Chesapeake is building for Vane Brothers of Baltimore, Md.
Spanish Warship Disrupts Pirate Off Somali Coasts
On September 22, EU NAVFOR Spanish ship GALICIA disrupted a pirate action group, comprised of one whaler and two skiffs. Galicia was patrolling off the east coast of Somalia and thanks to detailed information gathering, the Spanish ship was able to intercept two skiffs and the whaler. The group was located at night only 500 meters from the Somali coast by one of Galicia’s helicopters, which started the preparation for the interception.
Launch of Seafarers’ Rights Center
IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos welcomed the launch of the Seafarers’ Rights International Centre, an independent forum dedicated to advancing seafarers’ interests…
Furuno Multi-Million Dollar USCG Contract
Furuno USA, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar U.S. Coast Guard contract. The contract is for the replacement of up to 200…
Somali Pirates Sentenced to Five Years
EU NAVFOR welcomed the second judgement, which was delivered Thursday 23 September, in a Kenyan prosecution in connection with the interdiction of a pirate group by an EU NAVFOR warship.
Hays Awarded Statoil Research Prize
Professor Curtis Hays Whitson has been awarded Statoil’s research prize 2010 for his major input to boosting knowledge about recovery of gas and gas condensate fields and improved recovery of oil fields by the use of gas injection. The prominent researcher came to Norway in the early 1980s. As professor and entrepreneur he has conducted numerous studies for Hydro and Statoil in connection with field implementation of gas injection on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) and internationally…
USCG Requires Calais LNG to Have Canadian Cooperation
The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Northern New England submitted his Waterway Suitability Analysis and Letter of Recommendation to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Cleaning a Propeller
A propeller is exposed to all sorts of attacks underwater, such as rusting and adhesions of the sea. It is the key piece of the ship’s propulsion system, and thus deserves special attention. The propeller is the element that allows the transformation of the mechanical energy of the engine into propulsion. A propeller in poor state is a disaster. If it is unbalanced, it will vibrate and end up damaging the transmission axis.
Photo: USCG Crewmembers Host Special Olympics
Chief Petty Officer Robert Devoy, the executive petty officer Station Cape Cod Canal, awards an athlete a gold medal during the Massachusetts Special Olympics, Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. The Cape Cod Chief Petty Officer's Association has hosted the Special Olympics for 22 years since its creation. U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Luke Clayton.
