Opportunity Still Knocks for Shipping
Shipping accountant Moore Stephens said that, despite the current economic downturn, shipping is still a good business to be in, and that resourceful investors will find opportunities to expand…
Hudson River Crashed Plane Moved to Marina
According to a report from the Associated Press, the jetliner that crash-landed in the Hudson River has been moved to New Jersey by barge. Shortly after 8:00 p.m. Jan.
MarineNews Launches Letters to the Editor
Marine News is launching its new Executive Corner, providing workboat industry executives with a place to be heard. This letters-to-the-editor section will feature…
Shepherd Non-Executive Dir. Ashtead Tech
Ashtead Technology announced that Derek Shepherd has joined the Board as a non-executive director. Shepherd is a main board director of Aggreko plc. For the last 10 years, Shepherd has been Managing Director of Aggreko International, one of the key drivers of Aggreko’s recent growth. Under Shepherd’s leadership, its revenues have grown from $48.8m to $696.7m. This appointment forms the latest addition…
Chouest Purchases Tampa Shipyard
On November 18, 2008, Edison Chouest Offshore officials appeared before the Tampa Port Authority in an effort to secure the assignment of Tampa Bay Shipbuilding and Repair’s long-term lease agreement with the port. The authority had no objection to the transfer and, on that date, Tampa Ship, LLC was born. Chouest assumed management and operation of the yard in early December. The Tampa shipyard is a full service conversion…
Crowley Expands Scholarship Program
Crowley Maritime Corporation will enhance its scholarship grants with the Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport beginning in fall 2009. The company has pledged to increase its donation from $10,000 to $20,000 a year for deserving and need-based students in the program. The increase in funding will allow two students each semester, or four students each year to benefit from the Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship Program. "The Thomas B. Crowley Sr.
Polarcirkel Expands Design
Polarcirkel AS partnered with Nova Sea AS, Norway, to design and build a Cabin Workboat for transporting personnel out to fish farming feed barges, even in the harshest weather conditions. Designated the Polarcirkel 860 Cabin Workboat, MS Nova Polar is built to the standard 28 ft 3 inch Polarcirkel limit, with the 10 ft beam providing a great working deck and a huge cabin with lots of head room and all round visibility.
Beier Radio Names Morgan Sales Manager
Marine electronics company, Beier Radio, has named Buddy Morgan as the company’s new Sales Manager. Morgan has over 30 years of experience in management, sales, marketing and training for marine technology companies across the United States. His most recent position was as National Sales Manager for Japan Radio Company in Seattle, WA. Over the course of his career, Morgan has developed distribution channels for product sales…
Mahoney Appointed to Globalshop
Globalshop Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Sean Mahoney to Sales Manager of the company's Marine Supply Division. Mahoney, formerly of Atlantic Cordage Corp, a division of Steelstran Industries, Inc, will join our team on January 12, 2009. Since attending New York Maritime College, Mahoney has been involved in many facets of the maritime industry, from managing a marina to working inside sales at one of the nation’s top marine supply corporations.
This Day in Naval History – Jan. 20
1903 - Theordore Roosevelt issues Executive Order placing Midway Islands under jurisdiction of the Navy Department. 1914 - School for naval air training opens in Pensacola, FL.
New Navy Contracts
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $373,511,932 cost plus fixed fee contract for the construction…
WQIS Prepared for COFR Limit Increase
On July 11, 2006 the President signed into law Title VI of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006, which increased the limits of liability for vessels under OPA 90.
Coast Guard Submits Wind Farm Assessment
The U.S. Coast Guard announced on Jan. 15 that it completed and delivered its recommendations for the offshore renewable energy installation proposed for Nantucket…
Chilean Navy’s New Nav Simulator
The Chilean Navy’s Naval School, Arturo Prat, has inaugurated their newly installed Transas NTPRO 4000 Navigation Simulator. The opening ceremony was presided by the Navy’s Teaching Director…
Caponti Acting Deputy at MARAD
Because of the change in administration, Sean T. Connaughton’s tenure as Maritime Administrator will end on January 20, 2009. At that time, Mr. James E. Caponiti…
Final Designs, King Abdullah Sea Port
Emaar, the Economic City (Emaar.E.C), the Tadawul-listed company developing King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), has revealed the final blueprints of the KAEC Sea Port, designed in coordination with Halcrow, the international consultancy specializing in the provision of planning, design and management services for maritime projects. One of the six key components of the 168 million sq m KAEC, the Sea…
Maersk Line, Achieves 7yr Safety Milestone
M/V LTC John U.D. Page, one of two Maersk Line, Limited-operated ammunition prepositioning ships in Military Sealift Command's Prepositioning Program, marked a safety milestone on December 28…
Horizon Lines Awarded Platinum Carrier
Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE:HRZ), domestic ocean shipping and integrated logistics company, has been awarded the 2008 Platinum Carrier Award by home improvement retailer Lowe's Companies Inc.…
FMC Technologies Receives $140m Contract
FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) announced on Jan. 15 that it has signed a contract with BP for the manufacture and supply of subsea equipment for the BP and Sonangol…
Aegean Acquires Double-Hull Tanker
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE:ANW) announced on Jan. 15 that it has taken delivery of the Hana, a 1992-built 1,615 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker to be renamed the Ace Hana…
