Bay-Houston Towing Takes Delivery of Lexie M
Bay-Houston Towing Co. has taken delivery of another of their innovative Z-Tech 7500 tugs. The Z-Tech 7500 design is the largest of the Robert Allan line of Z-Tech tugboats. The Lexie M was delivered to Bay-Houston on July 8, 2008.
OceanFreight Reports 2Q Results
OceanFreight Inc. a global provider of marine transportation services, announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. For the second quarter…
Olivier Named Broadpoint COO
Broadpoint, a full-service telecommunications and network solutions company, has announced Bryan Olivier as its chief operating officer. Bryan Olivier has more than 27 years of experience in management, engineering and network operations at leading companies in the telecommunications and energy industries. Along with other initiatives, Bryan Olivier will focus on expanding Broadpoint’s reliable, cost-effective wireless communication solutions…
Agreement Creates Training Opportunities for Students
Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton and John M. Murray, president and chief executive officer of , LLC, recently signed an agreement for cadets from the U.S.
Harris Awarded $62.1m Contract Modification
The Harris Corp., , is being awarded a $62.1m modification to a previously awarded contract (N66001-07-D-0054). The modification (#P00003) will include additional…
Watts-Healy Tibbitts Awarded Contract
Watts-Healy Tibbitts, (joint venture), , , is being awarded an $84.8m firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a submarine drive-in magnetic silencing facility at Beckoning Point…
This Day in Naval History - Aug. 12
1812 - USS Constitution captures and destroys brig Adeona. 1918 - Secretary of the Navy approves acceptance of women as yeoman in U.S. Navy. 1942 - USS Cleveland…
TBS Takes Delivery of Handymax
TBS International Limited has taken delivery of the M.V. Tupi Maiden, formerly known as the M.V. Ken Blossom, an acquisition it announced in June 2008. The M.V.
Virginia-Class Boats Sailing Into Action
By Lt. Out of the nine fast-attack boats underway in the , four of them are Virginia-class submarines. USS Virginia (SSN 774), USS Texas (SSN 775), USS North Carolina (SSN 777) and Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) (SSN 778) are all currently conducting exercises and tests off the Atlantic coast. USS Hawaii (SSN 776), the first Virginia-class boat to deploy, is currently at General Dynamics Electric Boat conducting a post-shakedown availability…
ZF Marine Relocates N. American HQ
Currently, ZF Marine LLC is housed in a 32,000 sq. ft. facility in The new facility in nearly doubles the current size to 62,500 sq. ft.