NewCom, KVH Provide Global Broadband
NewCom International, a global provider of communications services via satellite, IP, and fiber, has been selected by KVH Industries to market its Mini-VSAT Broadband…
Hornblower Hybrid Technology Award Finalist
The San Francisco-based Hornblower Hybrid has been named a finalist in an international awards competition for Environmental Technology of the Year. Sustainable Shipping, an international online news and information resource, hosts the annual competition and will announce the 2009 winners at in London on July 15th, 2009. The Hornblower Hybrid, part of the Alcatraz Cruises fleet, is the first hybrid passenger vessel in the United States.
General Dynamics Repairs USS Hartford
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $21.6m contract modification by the U.S. Navy to perform material procurement and repair work on USS Hartford (SSN-768)…
Bibby Renaissance Delivered
ALMACO delivered the 336-cabin accommodation vessel Bibby Renaissance to Bibby Maritime Ltd. ALMACO Group provided a total turnkey package to Bibby Renaissance which incorporated structural construction as well as the total outfitting of the vessel with accommodations, food handling, and additional Systems. The project involved widening the vessel, originally an empty steel pontoon, by approximately 18 ft.
$60m in ARRA Funds for Ferry Facilities
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced $60m in grants to 19 states and one U.S. territory to improve ferry service and save and create jobs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. “The Recovery Act was put in place quickly to rescue the economy from the worst recession since the Great Depression and rebuild it for a stronger future,” said Secretary LaHood. “Rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure is a key part of that prescription for strength.
This Day in Naval History – July 16
1862 - Congress creates rank of Rear Admiral. David G. 1912 - Rear Admiral Bradley Fiske receives patent for torpedo plane or airborne torpedo. 1915 - First Navy ships…
StatoilHydro Investigates Fatal Accident
StatoilHydro and the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) are inquiring into a death on Oseberg B on May 7. StatoilHydro has received the PSA’s investigation report into the North Sea incident…
ESAB’s Florence Hub Undergoes Restructuring
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has announced a restructuring of its Florence, SC manufacturing operations. By the end of 2009, the manufacture of gantry cutting machines…
StatoilHydro to Recover Vega South Oil
StatoilHydro hopes to recover seven million barrels of oil and a billion standard cu. m. of associated gas from Vega South. Located in the northern North Sea, this…
Sam Shipping Freight Portal
Sam Shipping has recently launched the comprehensive freight portal www.FreightMarket.com. The portal, designed to obtain quotes for shipments between South America to Asia…
Austal Trains TTCG Personnel
More than 90 personnel from the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) have completed a comprehensive Austal vessel training program in preparation for the delivery of six vessel Fast Patrol Craft fleet in early 2010. The crew training program - held at Austal’s training facilities in Western Australia - familiarized TTCG personnel with the specific features and capabilities of the 30 m Fast Patrol Craft…
Four Ferries Commissioned in Istanbul
In reaction to the increasing commuter traffic on the Bosporus, the municipal ferry enterprise IDO in Istanbul has commissioned four doubleended ferries with two Voith Schneider Propellers each. The four ferries operate on the route between the European ferry terminal Sirkeci and the Asian terminal Harem. With the increased number of ferries on this route, the transport capacity was boosted from 2,500 vehicles to approx. 10,000 vehicles per day.
SPAR Upgrades Cost Estimating Models
SPAR’s cost estimating models have recently been upgraded in an effort to provide complete life cycle cost estimates. Mono-hull, trimaran and catamaran hull forms all have separate cost models.
Light Weight Marine Structures Conference
The First International Conferences on Light Weight Marine Structures will be held September 7-8, 2009 in Glasgow, UK. Designers, manufacturers, marine scientists…
BOW Completes FBB Testing
Blue Ocean Wireless (BOW), a company delivering GSM communication capability for the merchant maritime sector, has completed full FleetBroadband (“FBB”) testing.
TEN Announces Three-Year Charter
Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (“TEN”) has announced a three-year time charter with profit sharing for the 2007-built double-hull suezmax tanker Arctic. The charter…
Zim Receives New Container Ship
According to Reuters, Israeli shipping firm Zim, a unit of holding company Israel Corp., has received the first of 12 vessels it had ordered to meet an anticipated…
Somali Pirates Hijack Crude Carrier
Somali pirates have recently hijacked an Indian ship and used it to launch an unsuccessful attack on a Liberian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, according to VOA News.
Hearing for Fleet Management Pilot
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, federal prosecutors told a judge that the pilot of the container ship that struck the Bay Bridge in November 2007 ignored basic safety precautions…
ENav: Improved Training and Auditing Will Enhance Navigation Safety
Modern electronic navigation systems have the potential to improve vessel navigation safety and ruce accidents. The potential of these new systems is unlikely to be realiz…
