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Small Boats Provide Links to Local Maritime Community
The guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) moves thru the Bay of Bengal after making a port call in Singapore. Lake Champlain is part of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group…
Northrop Grumman Opposes Cuts to Destroyer
The AP has reported that cuts to a Navy destroyer program could devastate the nation's shipbuilding capabilities and deal a major blow to developing future surface combatants…
Cruise Lines Turn to LRAD
BBC reported that the crew of the Seabourn Spirit quickly changed course and headed out into open water to evade the attackers in small boats who had raked the vessel…
New England Shipbuilding's Fate Hangs on Salvage Budget
The fate of New England's shipbuilding industry and thousands of jobs will depend on a series of top-level discussions that began yesterday at the Defense Department…
USS Salt Lake City Retires from Active Duty
The crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Salt Lake City (SSN 716) held the ship’s inactivation ceremony Oct. 26 at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif.
VLCC Rates Sag On Asia Route
A huge oversupply of VLCCs for trades from the Mideast Gulf to Asia has led to the most serious market decline in over two years, pushing rates to 13-month lows, brokers said.
NSEERS to be Implemented by INS
The U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release stating that the first phase of the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) will be implemented…
United Defense Shipyard Wins Ship Repair Contract
United Defense Industries, Inc. announced today the U.S. Navy's award to Southwest Marine (SWM) of the advanced planning segment of the contract for dry docking…
Crewing and Maritime Security
In the process of enhancing homeland and maritime security in the United States, the federal government is substantially increasing the burden on the owners, operators…
Unsung Heroes Become Victims of 9/11
Merchant Mariners? When the public's attention is preoccupied with the 9/11 anniversary and with sword rattling about a pre-emptive strike on Iraq, how do merchant mariners enter our consciousness?
Alien Registration Program Expands?
According to reports, commencing October 1, 2002, the program administered by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) that requires photographing and…
Coast Guard Commissions New Port Security Unit
Coast Guard Pacific Area is set to commission a new port security unit (PSU 312). Vice Adm. Harvey Johnson, commander of Coast Guard Pacific Area, will be the presiding…
Keppel to Deliver Maersk Rig Early
Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M) will deliver a new generation semi-submersible rig to Maersk Contractors two weeks ahead of schedule in mid August 2003.
USNS Bob Hope Pays Tribute to Namesake
From Commander, U.S. The Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR 300) honored its late namesake by doing what Bob Hope would have wanted – supporting the troops.
Todd Shipyards Reports 2Q Results
Todd Shipyards Corporation announced financial results for the first quarter ended June 29, 2003. For the quarter, the Company reported a net loss of $2.2 million…
Senate Cuts 2 Navy Ships from Budget Request
budget request. from five to seven to shore up a rapidly sinking Navy. homeland,” said Cynthia Brown, President of ASA. smart business practices and acquisition…
Radix Marine to Acquire Patrol Craft Prototype
Radix Marine, Inc, a marine vessel development company specializing in homeland defense initiatives, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire…
Feature: Independence Day
What do you get when you spend 19 hours at a Fourth of July party onboard a tugboat in NY harbor? A sunburn, welts from hurled bagels, about 12,000 calories and some incredibly good memories…
Secretary Ridge Presents Bronze Star to Coast Guardsman
Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge honored Lt. Christopher Barrows at a ceremony on August 6 for his actions during Operation Iraqi Freedom. "Lt. Barrows and…
Moody’s May Now Raise P&O Princess Rating
Moody's today has changed the direction of its current review of the Baa3 long-term debt rating for P&O Princess Cruises PLC to possible upgrade from developing.