Thyssen Krupp Expands AVEVA Use
AVEVA, the supplier of engineering IT systems for the plant and marine industries announced that Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems has extended its 25-year association…
Foss Unveils New Management Structure
The Foss Maritime Company has created three new management positions aimed at strengthening its safety, compliance and environmental programs. Frank Williamson has been promoted to vice president…
WSDOT Shuffles Ferries
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Ferries Division will move the 90-car ferry Sealth this afternoon, Wednesday, August 6, to Anacortes to…
Northrop Grumman Wins Navy Deal
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum, Ms., is being awarded a $9.7m cost-plus-fixed-fee task order for Aperstructures. "Aperstructures" is an Office of Naval…
NOL First Half Net Profit Up
Global container shipping, terminals and logistics group Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) reported a net profit for the first half of 2008 (1H08) of $196 million, a rise…
General Maritime, Arlington Tankers Merge
General Maritime Corporation and Arlington Tankers Ltd. jointly entered into a definitive agreement whereby the two companies will combine in a stock- for-stock combination.
First Ship with LRIT Compliance
International Tanker Management (ITM) managed and Marshall Islands flagged tankers MT PORT LOUIS, MT ALTIUS and the bulker MV PORT MELBOURNE reported that they have…
STX Up 15%
STX Shipbuilding Co. reported second-quarter earnings climbed 15.3 per cent from a year earlier on increased demand for high-priced ships. Net profit reached $65.2 million in the April-June period…
MarAd Appoints Hicks
The Maritime Administration has named Alan T. Hicks to head its new Southern California Gateway Office in Ten Gateway Offices have been established in the Nation's…
Navy Prepares Remote Minehunting System as Future Asset
The Navy completed technical evaluation and training of the Remote Minehunting System (RMS) aboard USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) in Panama City on July 28. The evaluation…
This Day in Naval History - Aug. 07
1782 - Badge of Military Merit (Purple Heart) established. 1942 - Navy Amphibious Task Force lands Marines on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, in first U.S. land offensive of World War II.