Thursday, February 26, 2009 Maritime News

Strategic Marine Opens Shipyard in Vietnam

Feb 26, 2009

Western Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine officially opened its $16.3m (USD) shipyard in Vietnam on February 24, demonstrating that the company is confident

Tsakos Charter Extension for Suezmax Triathlon

Feb 26, 2009

Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (NYSE:TNP) announced that the seven year time-charter with profit sharing for the 2002-built double hull suezmax tanker Triathlon

GE to Supply Gas Turbines to Australian Navy

Feb 26, 2009

GE Marine will supply ASC Shipbuilding, Adelaide, Australia, with six LM2500 gas turbines to power three Royal Australian Navy (RAN) advanced Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD).

Craig, Reasoner Join Crowley Personnel Dept.

Feb 26, 2009

Crowley Maritime Corporation is continuing the expansion of its newly formed marine personnel department through the appointments of Scott Craig, director, West Coast/Alaska and Margaret Reasoner,

Maersk Line Enhancemenents

Feb 26, 2009

Maersk Line announced the extension of its Far East - West Africa FEW1 service to include Shanghai and Ningbo in China. Maersk Line offers direct calls to the West African ports of Lome (Togo),

NSRP New Ship Production Panel

Feb 26, 2009

In response to current industry and Navy interest in attacking cost drivers in the electrical aspects of shipbuilding, the National Shipbuilding Research Program

Green Ship Technology Conference

Feb 26, 2009

The 6th Annual Green Ship Technology (GST) conference will provide insight into the progress of measuring, managing and mitigating shipping’s contribution to climate change.

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, 10th Tanker

Feb 26, 2009

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (Oslo:AKPS), a leading U.S. commercial shipyard, cut steel on Hull 014, the tenth product tanker in the series of twelve to be built

1st Crude Oil Vessel Through Midia Marine

Feb 26, 2009

On Feb. 18, Midia Marine Terminal, a company member of the Rompetrol Group, unloaded the first petroleum ship (60,000 tons) through the new marine terminal, built at the end of last year.

Port Royal Grounding, Follow-Up

Feb 26, 2009

Divers from the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and the U.S. Navy have been working cooperatively over the course of this week to assess

Evergreen, Wan Hai Lines Enhance Asia Services

Feb 26, 2009

Evergreen Line has reached an agreement with Wan Hai Lines to exchange slots on Evergreen's NSA/NSB services, as well as Wan Hai's KSS/KVS services with effect from Feb.

Aleutian Islands Risk Assessment Update

Feb 26, 2009

The Aleutian Islands Risk Assessment management team selected Nuka Research and Planning Group, LLC Feb. 9, 2009, to fill the vacant facilitator opportunity as

Proposed Changes, Alaska Pilotage Regs

Feb 26, 2009

The Alaska Board of Marine Pilots issued a second supplemental notice of proposed changes to the state pilotage regulations.  These proposed changes, like the earlier versions,

This Day in Naval History – Feb. 26

Feb 26, 2009

1811 - Congress authorizes first naval hospital 1913 - Approval of experimental wind tunnel for Navy 1944 - Sue Sophia Dauser, Superintendent of the Navy's

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