Monday, December 19, 2011 Maritime News

This Day in Navy History - December 19

Dec 19, 2011

1870 - After a month at sea in a 22-foot boat, Coxswain William Halford, the lone survivor out of a crew of five, reaches Hawaii to seek help for the crew of USS Saginaw, wrecked near Midway Island.

Astrium Completes Acquisition of Vizada

Dec 19, 2011

Astrium completes the  acquisition of Vizada after receiving the necessary regulatory approvals. Vizada is a leading independent provider of global satellite communications

MARIN: Air Cavities Reduce Ship Resistance

Dec 19, 2011

It is now proven that air lubrication leads to a reduction in power and consequently, leads to fuel savings thanks to the Joint Industry Projects PELS and SMOOTH.

Wärtsilä CEO Addresses Challenges, Opportunities

Dec 19, 2011

Björn Rosengren was appointed President and CEO at Wärtsilä Corporation, as from September 1 this year. In a recent interview he told Maritime Reporter his views on the current business environment,

First Marine Application for New Generation TCS-PTG

Dec 19, 2011

MAN Diesel & Turbo received an order for two Turbo Compound Systems including Power Turbine and Generator (TCS-PTG) from Samjin Shipbuilding in Weihai, China. The

Lorentzen Named CMA 2012 Commodore

Dec 19, 2011

Øivind Lorentzen, III, CEO of SEACOR Holdings Inc. has been named as the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) Commodore for the year 2012.  Mr. Lorentzen follows

Technip Wins Lump Sum GOM Contract

Dec 19, 2011

Technip was awarded a lump sum contract by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for the engineering, construction and transport of a 23,000 ton truss Spar hull for their Lucius project in approximately 7,

Wrecked Ship MV Ikan Sepat Refloated

Dec 19, 2011

Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Alpine has successfully assisted in the refloating of the grounded MV Ikan Sepat just offshore Puerto Cortés, Honduras. The salvage

SUNY Maritime Seeks Bidders for Water Barge

Dec 19, 2011

SUNY Maritime College is requesting sealed bids from bidders to purchase a Water Barge named the SUNY No. 1 (a/k/a/ EX-Water Barge No. 42) in its current “as-is,

GAC Continues Crystal Palace Main Club Sponsorship

Dec 19, 2011

GAC and Crystal Palace Football Club (CPFC) have sealed one of the longest-running sponsorship deals in English Football, with the extension of their collaboration

Port of LA, USACE Address Container Terminal Expansion

Dec 19, 2011

The Port of Los Angeles and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report (EIS/EIR) for the Berths 302-306 APL Container

GPA Involved with T-AGOR-27 Contract

Dec 19, 2011

In October 2011, the Seattle-based Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) was awarded a contract to deliver the Regulatory

Cargotec Equipment to Norway

Dec 19, 2011

Cargotec supplies MacGregor floating terminals for water taxis to Norwegian municipalities and a hydraulically operated MacGregor vehicle shore ramp to Grenland Havn.

Hamburg Süd, Partners to upgrade Transatlantic Service

Dec 19, 2011

In collaboration with Hamburg Süd and ZIM, Grand Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd, NYK and OOCL have decided to upgrade their tonnage deployed in the Transatlantic

Owners Warned: Pay Heed to Turkish SOX Regs

Dec 19, 2011

OW Bunker highlighted the potential safety issues that ship owners and operators will face in Turkish waters when new local sulfur legislation comes into force from January 1, 2012.

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