ISE Ink RCN Mine Detection Equipment Contract
International Submarine Engineering (ISE) awarded the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) contract by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA). ISE will provide two commercial off-the-shelf, high speed Aurora Towfish, which will be used to support mine detection missions and route survey operations for the Royal Canadian Navy’s Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels. The Aurora towfish will include modifications to integrate new sensors and navigation equipment…
Subsea Construction Vessel Ordered by DOF
DOF Subsea Group has contracted with STX OSV for the construction of an Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV). The new ship will be of OSCV 12 design, developed by STX OSV with a total length of about 161 meters and a beam of 32 meters. Delivery is scheduled in the first quarter of 2015. The DOF Subsea Group is a specialist subsea service business that provides subsea construction, subsea engineering…
AMSEC Employee Honored for Safety Idea
Huntington Ingalls Industries' AMSEC subsidiary employee, Casey Tarnowski, wins annual safety suggestion award. The annual Safety Suggestion Award contest is hosted by the Virginia Ship Repair Association (VSRA). Casey Tarnowski was honored for his stanchion stabilizer, which prevents stanchions from rolling off flight decks and preventing them from being dropped through flight deck stanchion holes on aircraft carriers.
Great Lakes – St Lawrence Seaway: 2013 Re-opening
Seaway Notice No.1, 2013, gives information on the opening of the 2013 navigation season and maximum allowable drafts. Montreal / Lake Ontario and the Welland Canal will open on March 22…
Contra-Rotating Propellors: New System Prediction Software
New features for the industry-standard resistance and propulsion software, HydroComp's NavCad. Many contemporary marine vehicles are being outfitted with contra-rotating propellers (CRP)…
NACE International Institute Names Executive Director
Helena M. Seelinger has been appointed NACE International Institute's new Executive Director. The NACE International Institute was formed in 2012 as an organization…
