Towing Solutions Awards Tractor of the Year Award
For 2006, Towing Solutions awarded the Tractor of the Year award to the 5,080 hp “reverse tractor” (ASD) Dolphin Class designed by Robert Allan Ltd. These boats…
Boxer Supply Department Earns Third Consecutive “Best in Class” Award
USS Boxer (LHD 4) and ships assigned to Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group (BOXESG) steam alongside while transiting to U.S. 5th Fleet's area of responsibility. 5th Fleet…
Lockheed, Navy Could Reach Deal on Ships
U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin could reach a preliminary agreement as early as next week on how much the defense contractor will be paid for a pair of next-generation combat ships according to the AP.
CDL to Build Two Ships
Colombo Dockyard Limited (CDL) secured orders for construction of two numbers 250 passenger capacity ships for the Government of India, the Daily News reported.
DRS gets $7M Daweoo ship deal
DRS Technologies Inc. has won a $7m contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. to provide a high-speed network to expand communications on a Korean destroyer.
USCG – South Louisiana Area Maritime Security Committee
The US Coast Guard is seeking qualified applicants for membership on the South Louisiana Area Maritime Security Committee. This committee advises the Morgan City…
Carl Vinson Earns the 2006 Admiral Vern Clark Safety Award
The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) "Gold Eagle" was awarded the 2006 Admiral Vern Clark Safety award during a ceremony in Washington D.C., April 3. Carl Vinson’s Commanding Officer, Capt.
Essex ARG, 31st MEU Make Simultaneous Visits to Korean Ports
Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESXARG) ships USS Essex (LHD 2) and USS Juneau (LPD 10) arrived in Busan and USS Tortuga (LSD 46) pulled into Chinhae on April 4 for…
USS Samuel B. Roberts Makes Port Call to Martinique
Sailors from USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) "Sammy B" and embarked helicopter detachment, Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 48, arrived in the Port de France Martinique on April 3…
New York to Conduct Explosives Detection Test
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT), will begin testing advanced explosives…
MOL Announces Shipbuilding Program
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced a major expansion of the company's iron ore carrier fleet, with a proposal to launch 44 new vessels. The move is part of MOL's…
Panama Canal Authority Board Publishes Toll Proposal
Panama Canal Authority The Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has published its proposal to restructure the Panama Canal's pricing system and certain regulations.
Ribcraft Provides Boat Operator Training
Ribcraft will provide complimentary small boat operator training to professional customers who order a Ribcraft rescue RIB during the month of April. Rescue boat operations in rough seas…
Adm. Mullen Speaks with Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Commander-in-Chief
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Mullen speaks with Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Commander-in-Chief Adm. Wu Shengli, after a Full Honors Ceremony at the Naval Museum in Washington…
USCG to Require Drydocking of Single Hull Tank Ships
The Coast Guard has decided (somewhat belatedly) to implement IMO Resolution MSC.105(73) by not allowing any US flag non-double hull tank ship 15 years and older…
SAROPS Software Supports Coast Guard Rescue
fielding with the U.S. spotted by the Coast Guard eight hours later about 30 miles from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. to project where floating persons or objects might be located.
Shipyard Eyes Tighter Security
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard plans to beef up security and wants more authority in dealing with suspicious activities in the waters surrounding the yard, but apparently…
Navy Official Warns on Cost Overruns
A senior Navy official is warning that rising costs in key programs such as Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics' next-generation surface combat ships could derail…
CapRock Launches New Broadband Maritime Service
CapRock Communications on announced the launch of SeaAccess Communications, its new broadband maritime service providing always-on corporate networking and crew morale solutions to ships at sea.
This Day in Naval History - April 05
By the Navy News Service 1946 - USS Missouri (BB 63) arrives in Turkey to return the body of Turkish ambassador to the U.S. and to show U.S. support and willingness to defend Turkey.
