SubVets Honor Lost Submarines of World War II
Local members of the U.S. Navy Submarine Veterans (SubVets) Association hosted a “Tolling of the Boats” ceremony at Naval Submarine Base Point Loma on April 6. The…
Kissinger Addresses Brigade of Midshipmen
Former Secretary of State Dr. Henry A. Kissinger addressed the Brigade of Midshipmen on April 11 in the U.S. Naval Academy’s Alumni Hall. Kissinger served as the…
Salvors Refloat Grounded Vessels in Scheldt
Salvage and towage companies Multraship and URS have successfully refloated two grounded vessels in the past week in the River Scheldt. On April 10, the Swedish…
ASL Marine Secures New Contracts
ASL Marine has secured new shipbuilding contracts worth $76.6m. The contracts are for the construction of six Anchor Handling Towing/ Supply Vessels, which are used…
T&I Committee Urges Coast Guard to Examine Future of Deepwater Contract
James L. Oberstar (Minn.), Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (Md.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation…
Navy Terminates Littoral Combat Ship 3
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Honorable Donald C. Winter discusses the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) acquisition program during a press conference in the Pentagon.
Dräger celebrates 100 year anniversary
2007 marks 100 years that Dräger first established subsidiary offices in the United States. Dräger in Lübeck, Germany. with its rescue breathing apparatus used by miners and fire brigades in Europe…
Marinette Marine Unaffected By Navy Cancellation
According to WLUC, Marinette Marine will not be affected by the Navy to cancel a shipbuilding contract with Lockheed-Martin. The second of two Littoral Combat Ships was to be built in Louisiana…
Singaporean Maritime Industry Gathers for GL 140th Anniversary
With more than 150 representatives of the shipowners, shipyards, supply industry and administrations of the Singaporean maritime arena Germanischer Lloyd celebrated its 140th anniversary in Singapore.
Bourbon Dolphin Sinks
Following the accident of the Bourbon Dolphin Shetland Islands, claiming 8 lives, the ship sunk and is lying at 3,600 feet. SMIT Salvage started the salvage operations…
Fifth edition of Gulf Maritime Exhibition Opens at Expo Centre Sharjah
The Fifth edition of the Gulf Maritime exhibition, the region's only maritime event dedicated to meeting the complete requirements of the commercial, government…
Mississippi River Closes After Towboat Accident
The Coast Guard has closed the Upper Mississippi River on Sunday from mile marker 130 to 144, to all vessel traffic due to a towboat accident which resulted in one sunken barge and 6 others damaged.