Friday, September 10, 2010 Maritime News

Chief Engineer Sentenced for Falsifying Records

Sep 10, 2010

Dimitrios Dimitrakis, Chief Engineer of the cargo ship M/V New Fortune, was sentenced in federal court in Oakland today to three years probation, a $5,000 fine,

EPA Objects to Dredging Proposals for Missouri River

Sep 10, 2010

EPA has determined that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Draft Environmental Impact Statement presents insufficient scientific information to support dredging

Somali Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Piracy

Sep 10, 2010

Jama Idle Ibrahim, a/k/a Jaamac Ciidle, pled guilty on September 8 to conspiracy to commit piracy under the law of nations and conspiracy to use a firearm during

Seaway Sets Stage for Busy Fall Season

Sep 10, 2010

Grain shipments through the St. Lawrence Seaway increased by 51 percent to 830,000 metric tons in August compared to the same period last year as international

RBG Completes Rigid-Hulled Inflation Boat for Chevron

Sep 10, 2010

RBG, provider of fabric maintenance and construction support to the global energy industry, has completed a contract worth approximately $616,100 for Acergy, for

Globus Maritime Q2 & Six Month Results

Sep 10, 2010

Globus Maritime Limited (AIM: GLBS) (LSE: GLBS), a company with subsidiaries that own and operate Supramax, Panamax, and Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, reported its

Northrop Grumman New Nav Training Center

Sep 10, 2010

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced that its Sperry Marine business unit has opened a new ship navigation training center in Charlottesville, Va.

Pirated Merchant Vessel Panega Released

Sep 10, 2010

MV Panega was hijacked on 11 May 2010, approximately 100 nautical miles east of Aden (Yemen) in the Gulf of Aden. On 9 September the vessel was released from Garacad from under pirate control.

SNAME’s Annual Meeting Paper Names & Abstracts

Sep 10, 2010

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers will hold its 2010 Annual Meeting in Bellevue/Seattle Washington, November 3-5.  A core part of the SNAME Annual

Serco Takes Delivery of 27th Damen Vessel

Sep 10, 2010

Serco took delivery of its 27th Damen vessel in the Port of Amsterdam as a three-year contract for 29 vessels nears completion. In 2007, Serco placed the multi-vessel

U.S. Marines Storm Pirate-Held Ship off Somali Coast

Sep 10, 2010

According to a report from AP and VOANews.com, The U.S. Navy said Marines stormed a pirate-held ship off the coast of Somalia on September 9 and reclaimed control of the vessel.

This Day in Coast Guard History – September 10

Sep 10, 2010

1889- (10-12 September 1889): During this three-day period, the lifesaving crews at Lewes, Henlopen and Rehobeth Beach stations assisted 22 vessels and saved

This Day in Naval History – September 10

Sep 10, 2010

1813 - In Battle of Lake Erie, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, flying his "Don't give up the ship" flag, defeats British squadron and says: "We have met the enemy and they are ours.

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