Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Maritime News

USS New Orleans Enters Dry Dock

Apr 28, 2009

USS New Orleans (LPD 18) entered a dry dock in Bahrain April 25 to continue repair work on the ship's hull. The Navy signed a firm fixed-price contract with Arab

USS Truxtun Joins the Fleet

Apr 28, 2009

The Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Truxtun (DDG 103), was commissioned Saturday, April 25, during a ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Charleston, S.

Ocean Services Expands Offshore Fleet

Apr 28, 2009

Ocean Services, a member of the Stabbert Maritime Group of Companies, has acquired the Ocean Carrier, an 279 ft X 59 ft deep-water construction vessel in order to expand their commercial fleet.

New Navy Contracts

Apr 28, 2009

Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co., Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded at $11,344,500 for firm fixed price task order #0010 under a multiple award construction

GulfMark Offshore Reports 1Q

Apr 28, 2009

GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:GLF) announced results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Net income for the first quarter of 2009 was $14.2 million, or $0.

MARPOL Compliance Programs

Apr 28, 2009

MARPOL Training Institute (MTI), a California-based training and consulting company, now offers two auditable computer-based programs designed to give shipping

Proposed Changes: Great Lakes Pilotage Rates

Apr 28, 2009

The U.S. Coast Guard's Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship Directorate announced that the Federal Register has published a notice of proposed rulemaking to

New Mooring Technology for Oil & Gas Operators

Apr 28, 2009

Measurement Technology NW has recently completed a contract to provide an eight-point mooring monitoring system for the National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) in Abu Dhabi, U.

Vitallink3 Certified for Iridium Network

Apr 28, 2009

TeleMedic Systems announced that its new lightweight VitalLink3 medical vital signs monitoring system has completed testing over Iridium’s worldwide communication network,

WQIS Guarantee for IMO Bunker Convention

Apr 28, 2009

On November 21, 2008, The International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 (IMO Bunker Convention) entered into force establishing

St. Francisville/New Roads Ferry Shut Down

Apr 28, 2009

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced that the St. Francisville/New Roads ferry crossing is closed because of a fuel tank

MT Stolt Strength Update

Apr 28, 2009

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. (Oslo Børs: SNI) announced that following the company’s press release on April 23, where it reported that MT Stolt Strength was adrift off the

MacGregor Anchor-Handling/Towing Winch

Apr 28, 2009

MacGregor can now offer anchor-handling towing winches (AHTW) with pulling powers of between 300 tonnes and 600 tonnes and will be able to supply them in both hydraulically

Study, Modernizing Shipbuilding in Russia

Apr 28, 2009

Three Japanese companies - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. - have signed an agreement with United Industrial Corporation (OPK),

This Day in Naval History – April 28

Apr 28, 2009

1962 - Naval forces capture Forts Jackson and St. Philip, LA 1965 - Dominican Republic intervention began 1944 - U.S. LSTs attacked during Operation Tiger 1993

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