Friday, December 18, 2009 Maritime News

Omega Navigation Release of Q3 Results

Dec 18, 2009

Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONAV) (SGX: ONAV50), a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, announced that

Persian Gulf Tanker Rates 11-Month High

Dec 18, 2009

According to a Dec. 17 report from the Nigerian website, www.punchng.com, the cost of delivering Middle East crude to Asia, the world‘s busiest route for supertankers,

First Non-Military Standard, Underwater Noise

Dec 18, 2009

A new voluntary consensus standard for the measurement of underwater noise from ships is now available from the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) and the American

Int’l Register of Shipping New Norway Office

Dec 18, 2009

International Register of Shipping has opened an office in Norway as it continues to expand its international presence in the world’s main maritime centers. The

NG Logistics Support Contract for U.S. Navy

Dec 18, 2009

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine business unit has been awarded a follow-on contract to provide performance-based logistics (PBL) support

DonJon Shipbuilding, Repair on Lake Erie

Dec 18, 2009

Donjon Marine, Co., Inc., a global marine services provider based in N.J., announced the creation of Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair, LLC (DSR).  Through an agreement

MTU Engine with Centrifugal Oil-Separation

Dec 18, 2009

MTU Series 60 engines for the marine market now feature a centrifugal oil separator that is 99 percent efficient at de-oiling crankcase ventilation gases. The oil-separation

U.S.-Flag Lakes Float Tops 9 Million Tons

Dec 18, 2009

The U.S.-Flag Great Lakes fleet hauled more than nine million net tons of dry-bulk cargo in November. That’s the first month this year that cargos totaled more

Parrott Named New TOTE President

Dec 18, 2009

Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc. (TOTE) announced the promotion of John D. Parrott to company president. Parrott replaces TOTE’s former president, Bill Deaver,

Austal Commences JHSV Construction

Dec 18, 2009

Austal has received authorization from the U.S. Navy to commence construction on the first of up to ten 338-ft Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV). After Austal

MINTA, Tyco Subsea Cable for Marshall Islands

Dec 18, 2009

The Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority (MINTA) and Tyco Telecommunications, a business unit of Tyco Electronics, announced the Marshall Islands-flagged

Oceanographer of the Navy on Climate Change

Dec 18, 2009

The oceanographer of the Navy and director of the U.S. Navy's Task Force Climate Change discussed the national security implications of the changing global climate

Metal Trades Second Fuel Barge for U.S. Navy

Dec 18, 2009

Metal Trades, Inc. announced the completion of YON 331, the second vessel of a new class of 14,000 barrel double hull fuel barges for the U.S. Navy.  The 200-ft

This Day in Coast Guard History – Dec. 18

Dec 18, 2009

1912-The premier issue of The Lighthouse Service Bulletin (January, 1912), described an incident on board the lighthouse tender Amaranth in connection with a Pintsch gas buoy.

This Day in Naval History – Dec. 18

Dec 18, 2009

1902 - Admiral of the Navy George Dewey receives orders to send his battleship to Trinidad and then to Venezuela to make sure that Great Britain's and Germany's

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