Tronstad Named President of Aker Kvaerner Verdal
Nina Udnes Tronstad joins Aker Kvaerner as President for the offshore yard at Verdal. She comes from a position as Executive Vice President for HSE in Statoil where…
This Day in Naval History - April 17
From the Navy News Service 1778 - The Sloop-in-war Ranger captures a British brig.
Chairman Cummings Applauds Coast Guard's Move to Take Back the Helm of Deepwater Contract
Washington, D.C.-U.S. Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, applauded the Coast Guard for…
BSL Acquires Swan Hunter Shipyard Machinery and Equipment
Bharati Shipyard Limited has acquired all the shipyard machinery and equipment of UK-based Swan Hunter (Tyneside) Shipyard Ltd. Through this acquisition BSL acquires fully automated panel lines…
FAU and Lockheed to Develop Autonomous Mooring Buoy System
Florida Atlantic University(FAU) and Lockheed Martin have entered into an exclusive license agreement to develop and produce a rapidly-deployable and autonomous…
Coast Guard Beefs up Deepwater Project Oversight
U.S. Coast Guard will beef up oversight of a $24 billion modernization project run by a Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. joint venture, amid mounting delays…
TWIC Hearing
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation conducted a hearing on implementation of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program.
The Christening of the AIDAdiva Approaches
The AIDAdiva is expected to arrive at Hamburg Cruise Center (Großer Grasbrook) on April 18. As it is the case for each first call of a cruise ship she will be welcomed…
Fratelli Cosulich Expands with Dublin Freight Office
Multi-faceted shipping group Fratelli Cosulich has expanded its freight forwarding business by opening an office in Dublin, Ireland. The move follows fast growth…
Mississippi River Reopens to Vessel Traffic
MISSISSIPPI RIVER REOPENED TO VESSEL As of 3:30 p.m. Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard reopened the Upper Mississippi River from mile marker 130 to 145 to vessel traffic.
NECC Establishes Expeditionary Training Command
Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) established Expeditionary Training Command (ETC) in a ceremony held at Drexler Manor on Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek April 13.
NSA New Orleans Readies for Hurricane Season
Emergency Management Officer, Lt. Cmdr. Neil Uemura, briefs personnel from Naval Support Activity New Orleans, about hurricane preparedness, which begins on June 1, 2007.
Strike Group Ships Complete ULTRA-S
Ships assigned to the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (ESG) and John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSSG) successfully completed Unit Level Training and Readiness…