Nor-Shipping 2009 Defies Economic Downturn
7/2/2009 10:10:06 AM
Nor-Shipping 2009 was the largest in the event’s history, dating back to 1967. 1105 exhibitors from 52 countries participated. By comparison, Nor-Shipping 2007, which took place in the midst of a market boom, had 830 exhibitors from 42 countries.
The Leading Voices conference that opened...
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Voyage Benefits Wounded Heroes
6/30/2009 7:58:34 AM
Two Florida brothers, Ralph and Robert Brown, will take to the high seas on the world's longest trans-Atlantic voyage in a 21-ft flats boat on June 27 to raise $3m for military charities in the name of fallen Marines. The I Am Second Wounded Hero Voyage Crossing the Atlantic Presented by Interstate Batteries...
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Earthrace Breaks Record, Joins Sea Shepherd
6/29/2009 7:39:53 AM
A year after the 100% biofuel eco-boat, Earthrace, finished its around the world dash, her international crew of volunteers have been officially named world record holders by the Union International Motonautique (UIM).
The worldwide governing body for powerboating has confirmed that the team...
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BP Marine Keep the Angel Flying
6/29/2009 7:35:45 AM
The Mission to Seafarers in Dubai, part of the international organization that cares for seafarers regardless of race or religion in over 300 ports around the world, announced that BP Marine has agreed to supply the M/V Flying Angel with its lube oil requirements for the following twelve months.
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Shipbuilding Firm Cuts 65 Jobs
6/26/2009 9:59:47 AM
According to a June 26 report from the Brisbane Times, 65 jobs have been cut at submarine and shipbuilding company ASC in Adelaide in Australia. ASC is owned by the federal government, which recently stopped seeking a buyer for the company, citing the economic slowdown.
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Aker H-6e Rigs on Discovery Channel
6/26/2009 9:56:43 AM
A major feat of engineering will be successfully concluded when, by the end of June, Aker Solutions hands over the second of two Aker H-6e drilling rigs to Aker Drilling. Building two of the world's most advanced drilling rigs, tailored to operate in harsh environments, extreme temperatures and in ultra-deep...
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USNS Amelia Earhart's Honors Ship's Namesake
6/26/2009 9:50:14 AM
Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart paused its maiden MSC mission to pay respect to the ship's namesake at the site where the famed aviator disappeared July 2, 1937. As the sun began to set over Howland Island in the Central Pacific Ocean, the ship's crew took a quiet...
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Clearwater Collects Data for Stevens' Maritime Lab
6/24/2009 9:24:21 AM
Later during the week of June 22, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology will equip the sloop Clearwater with instrumentation that will provide real-time transmission of position, time, surface water temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen concentrations in the northern area of the Hudson River...
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WSDOT Sells Vessel to Recycler
6/23/2009 11:22:22 AM
Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division (WSF) has sold four 1927-built Steel Electric class vessels to Eco Planet Recycling, Inc. of Chula Vista, Calif. The total combined sale price for all four ferries is $200,000.
The Washington State Department of General Administration...
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U.S. Navy Tracks North Korean Ship
6/19/2009 9:37:54 AM
According to a June 18 report from Reuters, the United States is monitoring a North Korean ship for weapons and has deployed anti-missile assets to the Pacific in case Pyongyang launches more missiles, U.S. officials said. The U.S. Navy is monitoring a vessel called Kang Nam at sea under new U.N. sanctions...
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Shipbuilding Sees Possible Turning Point
6/19/2009 9:37:15 AM
According to a June 19 report from The Chosun Ilbo, STX Offshore & Shipbuilding announced it had won $340m in orders to eight build tankers for an unidentified European company. This includes an option for an additional four depending on progress. This is seen as a possible turning point in a stagnant...
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Human-Powered Submarine Races
6/19/2009 9:35:26 AM
The U.S. Navy's David Taylor Model Basin once again is the location for the 10th International Human-Powered Submarine Races (ISR), which is a biennial engineering design competition, June 22-26 at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division.
"Carderock Division is proud to host...
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ECDIS, BNWAS Mandatory under SOLAS
6/18/2009 9:28:07 AM
Amendments to SOLAS regulation V/19, to make mandatory the carriage of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) and Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm Systems (BNWAS), under SOLAS chapter V, Safety of Navigation, were adopted, with an expected entry into force date of 1 January 2011. The...
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Feeder Ship in Service, Hamburg to Finland
6/17/2009 9:40:49 AM
The feeder ship A La Marine was welcomed at the Port of Hamburg’s terminals on 8 June 2009 for the first time. Built at the Peene Shipyard in Wolgast, which belongs to the Hegemann Group, the ship measures 557.7 ft in length and 82 ft in width and has a cargo carrying capacity of 1440 TEUs, as...
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$30m in Homeland Security Funding for Wa.
6/17/2009 9:39:32 AM
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) announced that Washington State will receive over $30m in federal Homeland Security Grant funding made possible through the Fiscal Year 2009 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. The money will be used to help Washington state communities pay for emergency equipment,...
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SCI Honors Panama Canal CEO
6/16/2009 9:14:03 AM
In recognition of his extraordinary contributions and visionary leadership, Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta received the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) 32nd annual Silver Bell Award Thursday, June 11. The award, bestowed to Mr. Alemán Zubieta...
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Panama Canal 11th Int’l Expansion Award
6/9/2009 8:12:06 AM
The Panama Canal Expansion Program received its 11th international award to date at the 2009 International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition (SIL 2009) in Barcelona, Spain June 4. Judges unanimously bestowed the “Best International Project” award to the Panama Canal Authority (ACP)...
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Maritime Exhibit at National Museum
6/9/2009 8:03:06 AM
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History opened "On the Water: Stories from Maritime America," a new, permanent exhibition designed to engage the public in an exploration of America's maritime heritage. The 8,500 sq ft exhibition builds on the Smithsonian's National Watercraft...
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Fleet Week Parade of Ships
6/8/2009 8:27:48 AM
Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet joined Navy League New York Council members in observing Fleet Week New York 2009's opening Parade of Ships May 20 at a reception in southern Manhattan.
"On behalf of the maritime forces of the U.S. and our Canadian ally, I'd like to relay the message that 'We love New York!'" proclaimed Vice Adm...
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Conference on Light Weight Marine Structures
6/8/2009 8:23:25 AM
The first international Conference on Light Weight Structures will occur September seven through 8, 2009, in Glasgow, UK. Cost savings is one of the criteria for successful structural engineering and transport application. The use of strong but light-weight members helps to achieve this in that...
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