Sunday, January 10, 2010 Maritime News

Commissioner Khouri Joins the FMC

Jan 10, 2010

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced that Michael A. Khouri of Louisville, Ky., has been sworn in as a Commissioner for a term to expire on June 30, 2011.

Ferry Co. Charged with Dumping Sewage

Jan 10, 2010

A company based in Marblehead was charged on Jan. 7 in federal court with dumping sewage into North Shore waters from a popular ferry it operates out of Salem. United States Attorney Carmen M.

CG Proposes Safety Zone Around Drillship

Jan 10, 2010

The U.S. Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary safety zone around a drillship while it is anchored on location in order to drill exploratory wells at various

Mighty Mo Returns from Drydock

Jan 10, 2010

Ship-shape following 12 weeks and $18m worth of maintenance and preservation work in Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard’s largest drydock facility, the Battleship Mo. returned Jan.

New Navy Contract

Jan 10, 2010

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $6,862,387 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2303) to exercise an option

BIMCO General Meeting 2011, Vancouver

Jan 10, 2010

The 2011 BIMCO General Meeting will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia from 6 to 8 June 2011 followed by a series of Seatrade events. Central to the occasion

Eastern Shipbuilding Gets Tiger Shark Contract

Jan 10, 2010

Harvey Gulf International Marine, Inc. of New Orleans, La. announced the award of a contract to Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. for the construction and delivery of six 292-ft by 64-ft by 24.

Brightoil’s First Ocean Tanker in Singapore

Jan 10, 2010

Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Limited, one of the largest service providers of marine bunkering in China, announced that the Group has taken delivery of its first

Star-Tech Marine, KVH 2009 Dealer of the Year

Jan 10, 2010

KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) named Star-Tech Marine Electronics its 2009 Dealer of the Year in the commercial workboat category. A longtime KVH dealer,

Diana Shipping Time Charter Contracts

Jan 10, 2010

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the transportation of dry bulk cargoes, announced that it has entered into a time charter

Jensen Maritime Designs Kennicott Renovation

Jan 10, 2010

Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., a Crowley company, has been contracted to provide naval architecture and marine engineering expertise to Fairhaven Shipyard of Bellingham, Wash.

Calif. Harbor Craft Enforcement Advisory

Jan 10, 2010

An Enforcement Advisory has been issued for owners and operators of commercial harbor craft. The advisory contains important information regarding the status of the U.

MMS $1.2M Grant for Marsh Repair

Jan 10, 2010

The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has approved a grant for $1,237,608 to the Plaquemines Parish Government in La. through the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP).

This Day in Coast Guard History – Jan. 11

Jan 10, 2010

1882- At 9 a.m during a thick snowstorm, the schooner A .F. Ames of Rockland, Maine, was bound from Perth Amboy to Boston with a crew of seven persons. She stranded

This Day in Naval History – Jan. 11

Jan 10, 2010

1863 - CSS Alabama sinks USS Hatteras off Galveston 1944 - Aircraft from USS Block Island make first aircraft rocket attack on German submarine (Source: Navy News Service)

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