Wednesday, January 18, 2006 Maritime News

U.K. Navy Spends $176.5M on Training System

Jan 18, 2006

The Royal Navy is spending $176.5 million on a computerized training system to prepare sailors serving on aircraft carriers and destroyers for combat. The contract

V-Adm. Drew Robertson Heads Canadian Navy

Jan 18, 2006

Vice-Admiral Drew Robertson assumed command January 17 during a ceremony in Ottawa, replacing Vice-Admiral Bruce MacLean as chief of Maritime staff. The ceremony

Ships in Yangtze River Aided by GPS

Jan 18, 2006

The Yangtze River Maritime Safety Administration started the global position system (GPS) to monitor 107 passenger ships sailing in the Three Gorges enveloped by a dense fog.

Willbros Announces New Contracts, Sale of Opal Facility

Jan 18, 2006

Willbros Group, Inc. announced that business units in Canada, the United States, the Middle East and West Africa have been awarded multiple projects valued in excess of $175 million.

Husky Eyes Third Offshore Project

Jan 18, 2006

Calgary-based Husky Energy Inc. said it will spend $298.5 million on its East Coast operations, including exploration and that it had acquired rights to two more parcels in the Jeanne D'Arc Basin,

Coast Guards Respond to Tug

Jan 18, 2006

Coast Guard crews are currently responding to a distress call from the 135-foot tugboat, Valour, towing a 500-foot barge loaded with approximately 140,000 barrels

Coast Guard to Conduct Investigation of QM2 Incident

Jan 18, 2006

The Coast Guard will conduct an inspection and investigation of the Queen Mary 2 when it arrives at Terminal 21 in Port Everglades/ The Captain of the Queen

CNO Announces Newest DDG

Jan 18, 2006

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Michael G. Mullen, announced the construction of USS Stockdale (DDG 106) at the Western Conference and Exposition (West

Gladding-Hearn Delivers New Rigid Inflatable Pilot Boat

Jan 18, 2006

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, has delivered a new launch to the Charleston, S.C., pilots, the first in a new line of rigid bottom, soft-sided pilot boats from the Somerset,

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