Siba Ships Orders Livestock Ships
Bills re: Northwest Straits Marine Conservation
Senator Murray (D-WA) and Representative Larsen (D-WA) introduced companion bills (S. 3373 and H.R. 6746 respectively) to reauthorize and expand the Northwest Straits…
Texas Preps for Storms
The US Coast Guard issued a press release stating that preparations are underway for arrival of Tropical Storm Edouard, which is expected to make landfall on Tuesday near Galveston.
FERC – technical conference re Cove Point LNG expansion
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice stating that it will hold a technical conference in Washington, DC on August 6 to discuss safety…
Dunkirk boss to head Port Authority
With varied public and private sector experience, 56-year-old M. Terrier has been D-G at the since March 2004and is expected to start his new job in September following…
StatoilHydro Awards Seismic Contracts
The contracts, covering surveys on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, the Faroes and , has been awarded to PGS Geophysical, CGG Veritas and Wavefield Inseis. The award…
Salvors Refloat Grounded Chem Carrier
Multraship, working in co-operation with Belgian salvage operator URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting, has refloated an Italian-flag chemical carrier which grounded off the Dutch coast, very close to a heavily populated tourist beach, on July 31. The 5,045 gt Rubino grounded off the beach at Zoutelande just after high tide. This is a very popular tourist area, and bathers and swimmers were ordered out of the water, to safety.
Fincantieri to Acquire the Manitowoc Marine Group
Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A., a leader in the commercial and naval shipbuilding industry, signed a definitive acquisition agreement to acquire the Manitowoc Marine Group (MMG)…
This Day in Naval History - Aug. 05
1832 - Frigate Potomac is first U.S. Navy ship to entertain royalty, King and Queen of Sandwich Islands, Honolulu. 1864 - Rear Admiral David Farragut wins Battle of Mobile Bay…
SNA Members Visit USS Benfold
USS Benfold (DDG 65) conducted a tour for the Surface Navy Association (SNA) Bahrain Chapter, July 24 highlighting the Navy's ability to search, track, hand-off…
DRS Wins Navy Contract
DRS Systems, Inc., Parsippany, N.J., is being awarded a $22,343,848 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed price contract, for the acquisition of various…