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…
P&O’s Newest Ferry the Spirit of Britain
P&O’s new ferry, the 49,000 GRT Spirit of Britain just recently floated out onto the water at STX Europe shipyard in Rauma, Finland. She will after delivery serve the Dover-Calais route from January 2011. Construction is also started on her sister; the Spirit of France, due to operate from September 2011. When the vessel is completed, the Spirit of Britain will be the biggest ferry operating on the English Channel…
STCW Competency Assessment Workshop
The Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) invites maritime industry representatives to attend its Summer 2010 meeting to be held at the Maritime Institute of…
Review of International Salvage Convention
A prominent Australian maritime lawyer is chairing the review of the 1989 Salvage Convention by the Comite Maritime International (CMI), which has convened a meeting…
Panama Canal Authority, Model of D'Artagnan Dredger
Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta, joined by DEME Group CEO Alain Bernard, recently unveiled a model of the D'Artagnan dredger during a ceremony at the Panama Canal's Miraflores Visitors' Center. The D'Artagnan is the most powerful self-propelled heavy duty cutter suction dredger in the world, with its special design for cutting rocks and sand dredging. Owned by Belgian company Dredging International (part of the DEME group)…
Reminder of Proper Channel for AIS
The U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center issued a special notice reminding mariners that any vessel operating in U.S. waters equipped with an Automatic Identification…
Gulf Coast Claims Facility Open for Business
The Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF), administered by Kenneth R. Feinberg, is now accepting claims from individuals and businesses for costs and damages incurred…
Survival Craft Wins $7.7B Lifeboat Contract
Marine safety specialist Survival Craft Inspectorate Ltd won offshore contracts potentially worth a total of $7.7B to supply new lifeboats that meet key upgrade requirements.
L-3 Contract to Manufacture Siemens Transformers
L-3 Power Paragon announced that its Power Magnetics division has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by Siemens Industry, Inc. The contract calls for L…
This Day in Coast Guard History – August 26
1896-Fort Niagara, New York- At 1 am the keeper and lookout heard cries of distress on the Canadian side of the river. The station's surfboat was launched in the direction of sound.
