Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Maritime News

Wärtsilä Service Agreement with Eidesvik

Aug 25, 2010

Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading ship power solution provider, has signed a long term service agreement with Eidesvik Offshore, Norway, for the supply of

Decom North Sea Helps Supply Chain Companies

Aug 25, 2010

An industry body set up to ensure businesses are ready to secure opportunities from decommissioning work over the coming years will shortly launch a major mapping

Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Employment Reduction

Aug 25, 2010

Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has issued a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) for 292

Georgia Ports Best Month in History

Aug 25, 2010

Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz announced that the GPA moved more than a quarter million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in July 2010,

Donjon Marine to Recover Historic War Vessel

Aug 25, 2010

Donjon Marine, Co., Inc., a global marine services provider based in N.J., served as the lead salvage contractor to the U.S. Navy to coordinate the locating and

P&O’s Newest Ferry the Spirit of Britain

Aug 25, 2010

P&O’s new ferry, the 49,000 GRT Spirit of Britain just recently floated out onto the water at STX Europe shipyard in Rauma, Finland. She will after delivery serve

STCW Competency Assessment Workshop

Aug 25, 2010

The Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) invites maritime industry representatives to attend its Summer 2010 meeting to be held at the Maritime Institute

Review of International Salvage Convention

Aug 25, 2010

A prominent Australian maritime lawyer is chairing the review of the 1989 Salvage Convention by the Comite Maritime International (CMI), which has convened a meeting

Panama Canal Authority, Model of D'Artagnan Dredger

Aug 25, 2010

Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta, joined by DEME Group CEO Alain Bernard, recently unveiled a model of the D'Artagnan dredger

Reminder of Proper Channel for AIS

Aug 25, 2010

The U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center issued a special notice reminding mariners that any vessel operating in U.S. waters equipped with an Automatic Identification

Gulf Coast Claims Facility Open for Business

Aug 25, 2010

The Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF), administered by Kenneth R. Feinberg, is now accepting claims from individuals and businesses for costs and damages incurred

Survival Craft Wins $7.7B Lifeboat Contract

Aug 25, 2010

Marine safety specialist Survival Craft Inspectorate Ltd won offshore contracts potentially worth a total of $7.7B to supply new lifeboats that meet key upgrade requirements.

L-3 Contract to Manufacture Siemens Transformers

Aug 25, 2010

L-3 Power Paragon announced that its Power Magnetics division has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by Siemens Industry, Inc. The contract calls for

This Day in Coast Guard History – August 26

Aug 25, 2010

1896-Fort Niagara, New York- At 1 am the keeper and lookout heard cries of distress on the Canadian side of the river. The station's surfboat was launched in the direction of sound.

This Day in Naval History – August 26

Aug 25, 2010

1775 - Rhode Island Resolve: Rhode Island delegates to Continental Congress press for creation of Continental Navy to protect the colonies 1839 - Brig Washington seizes Spanish slaver,

Deepwater Horizon Safety Zone

Aug 25, 2010

The US Coast Guard is extending, through November 26, the temporary safety zone in the Gulf of Mexico around the riser for the MODU Deepwater Horizon. 75 Fed. Reg.

Hard Boom Recovered from Gulf Coast Waters

Aug 25, 2010

More than 90 percent of the hard boom initially deployed as part of the federal-led response but now potentially posing more risk than it offers protection for vital shorelines in Mississippi,

Beemar Supply Vessel Fleet Uses Hughes Broadband

Aug 25, 2010

When Beemar, LLC rolled out a fleet of Dynamic Positioning 2 (DP-2) Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs), they needed a global broadband maritime communications solution

Galtex Pilots Third Boat From Gladding-Hearn

Aug 25, 2010

Galveston-Texas City pilots have taken delivery of its third pilot boat, a new sister-ship to the 30 knot, 70-ft launch, built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation,

Two Ships Withdrawn from ETA Charters

Aug 25, 2010

The owner of the 53,609 dwt Supramax bulk carrier Paguera and the disponent owner of the 51,215 dwt Papillon, have withdrawn their ships from long-term time charters

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