Carney Trains With Jamaican Defense Force Coast Guard
U.S. USS Carney (DDG 64) hosted members of the Jamaican Coast Guard for a one-day training opportunity March 16 in Jamaican coastal waters as the ship patrolled the Caribbean.
Future of Pakistan Deep-Sea Port Touted
Leaders are touting development of Pakistan's first deep-sea port at Gwadar as a potentially potent engine for trade and other economic growth in the region, reported UPI.
Submarine Force Participates in Ice Exercise 2007
Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757) is submerged after surfacing through two feet of ice during ICEX-07, a U.S. Navy and Royal Navy…
DNV Gets Half of All Middle East Shipbuilding Contracts
Risk manager for the oil and gas sector, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), has won more than half of all new shipbuilding contracts for owners in the Middle East and India, according to AB.
MEBA Signs LNG Crewing Agreement with Excelerate Energy
natural gas (LNG) carriers. congressional and administrative oversight over the last few years. address this issue. securing LNG tankers. well, working with Excelerate and other LNG operators.
TEN Announces Charters for Tankers
Navigation Ltd. share if rates exceed that minimum. delivered in April 2007 from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea. immediately upon delivery. corresponding charter period.
EU Clears Thales, DCN Shipbuilding Combo
France's two main warship makers, DCN and Thales SA, won EU approval Tuesday to combine their shipbuilding businesses, boosting the prospect of wider consolidation in Europe's fragmented naval sector.
Death Toll Rises in China Sea Ship Collision
According to Xinhua, the death toll from an accident in the East China Sea rose to nine on when rescuers retrieved another body from a cargo ship that sank after…
General Dynamics Awarded $144m Contract
General Dynamics Land Systems, General Dynamics Amphibious Systems, Woodbridge, Va., was awarded a $144m modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (M67854-01-C-0001) on Mar.
Coast Guard Releases Report on LNG Ships
The Coast Guard has completed a review of the Waterway Suitability Assessment for the Bradwood Landing Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal project submitted by Northern Star Natural Gas, LLC.
BAE Systems to Overhaul Coast Guard Cutter
Global defense contractor BAE Systems will overhaul the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Munro this summer in San Francisco for $1.7 million. BAE will repair the 378-foot…
Baosteel Invests in China's Shipbuilding Industry
The Shanghai Baosteel Group Corp., China's largest steel producer, is to cooperate with the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) to construct the country's largest shipbuilding base.
Government May Recall Ghost Ships
The government may bring an end to the Ghost Ships by recalling them, reports the Northern Echo. Reclamation company Able UK has been battling for more than three…
Hamworthy Wins Orders for 8 LNG Reliquefaction Systems
Hamworthy PLC said it won orders to supply 8 LNG reliquefaction systems worth over 20 mln stg and said the deliveries will be made during 2008. Hamworthy said Daewoo…
Prime Resource and Broadband Maritime Sign Agreement and Plan of Merger
Prime Resource, Inc. and Broadband Maritime Inc., a privately held Delaware corporation offering turn key, always-on Internet access to commercial shipping fleets…
Ronald Reagan Strike Group Operates with JMSDF Ships
Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) guided missile destroyer JS Myoko (DDG 175) pulls alongside USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) for a refueling at sea (RAS). Ronald…
Shell First to Install Hull Integrity System Onboard
Shell International Trading and Shipping Company (Shell) has become the first ship operator to install Lloyd’s Register’s Hull Integrity system onboard one of its managed vessels…
Plan for Port of Philadelphia to be Unveiled
The Maritime Stakeholders Group from the Port of Philadelphia will hold a news conference Wednesday March 21 at 11:30 a.m. to announce plans for a major development…
Markunas and Hays Join Woods Hole Group
Peter Markunas of Eastham and Beth Hays of Brewster have joined the Woods Hole Group as Coastal Engineer and Environmental Permitting Specialist, respectively. Markunas…
Putin Vows to Sign Ordinance on United Shipbuilding Corp.
President Vladimir Putin has said that he will sign a decree on the establishment of the United Shipbuilding Corporation on Wednesday. First Deputy Prime Minister…