Northrup Grumman Awarded $374m Contract
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) received a $374m cost type contract award for construction preparation of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier CVN 79. The carrier, which has yet to be been named, is the second ship of the Gerald R. Ford class. The company's Shipbuilding sector will perform the work in Newport News, Va., which includes design efforts, planning and the procurement of long lead-time material such as propulsion machinery.
Shipbuilders Urged to Cut the Fat
According to a Jan. 16 report from the Newport News Daily Press, a group of the U.S. Navy's top officials on Jan. 15 continued to emphasize that the service needs…
Crowley Underway with 3 Container Cranes
This will mark the second delivery that Crowley has made in recent months with these types of cranes for Bickerton Iron Works, Inc. The first shipment included three cranes for the SSA terminal in Manzanillo, Mexico. Crowley's tug Mars and Barge 416, which were used in the transport of cranes to Manzanillo in late Nov. and early Dec., are carrying the second set of cranes from Los Angeles to Guam with an anticipated delivery date of Feb.
Patent for Colligo Marine Mooring System
Colligo Marine has received a United States Patent for its Bridle Plate Mooring System. The system eliminates line to line interference. Simple, lightweight and corrosion-resistant, the galvanized system maintains mooring line separation to minimize chafe and safely allows redundant lines to the mooring. Two versions are available. One with eyebolt shackles and a premium system with safety shackles that uses nuts with cotter pins for extra security.
IMO’s “No Red Tape” Committee
The International Maritime Organization’s Facilitation Committee, the focus for IMO’s work in eliminating unnecessary formalities and “red tape” in international shipping…
New Radio Holland Location in UK
Imtech Marine Group and Radio Holland Group announced that a new Radio Holland service location in the southern part of the United Kingdom has been established.
Three New Sailor VHF Radios
Satellite and radio communications specialist, Thrane & Thrane, has unveiled a new Sailor VHF series. The new Sailor 6210 VHF, Sailor 6215 VHF DSC Class D and FCC approved Sailor 6216 VHF DSC Class D will be available for sale in mid 2009. These new VHFs are designed and developed for the fishing and work boat segments. All three radios can automatically receive AIS signals and an interface enables connection to a PC or chart-plotter.
Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Bill
Representative Filner (D-CA) introduced the Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 (H.R. 23) to amend title 38, United States Code…
This Day in Naval History- Jan. 19
1840 - LT Charles Wilkes, USN is first American to discover Antarctic coast (Source: Navy News Service)
Coast Guard Responds to NY Plane Crash
The Coast Guard launched a multi-asset response on Jan. 15 when a passenger plane plunged into the Hudson River here. Upon initial notification, Coast Guard Sector…
Fuel Spill Contained After Tugboat Sinks
A diesel spill was reported and contained after an out-of-service tugboat sank at the 38th Street pier in Brooklyn, N.Y., the week of January 15. No one was onboard the vessel at the time it sank.
New Navy Contracts
General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $34,892,258 cost plus incentive fee contract for the preparation and accomplishment of the…
Navy Announces Decision on Mayport Homebasing
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment, B.J. Penn, signed a record of decision for the Mayport Homeporting Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on Jan. 14.
James River Ship Sold For Recycling
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration has sold a ship for recycling to Bay Bridge Enterprises of Chesapeake, Va. The Milwaukee, an AOR2…
Trinity Yachts Delivers First of Two Patrol Craft
Trinity Yachts, L.L.C., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Trinity Offshore, L.L.C., has delivered the first of two aluminum 82 ft. patrol craft it is building in New Orleans under a sub-contract to United States Marine, Inc., (U.S.M.I.) of Gulfport. The craft design is similar to those built for United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in the late 1990’s by the Trinity Marine Group. These vessels are still in service today. The first hull was recently delivered to U.S.M.I.
Port & Terminal Technology USA 2009
Following its European show over the last 5 years, Millennium Conferences International brings the Port & Terminal Technology Conference to the USA for the first time on April 7 and 8 in Houston.
2009 Toughest Test for Container Industry
Drewry Shipping Consultants, in its latest Container Forecast, concluded that 2009 will be the toughest test yet for the Container industry and further casualties are a real possibility.
RAstar 3900 Svitzer Kilroom Delivered
The third in a series of six high-performance Terminal Escort tugs, the Svitzer Kilroom entered service at the Dragon LNG terminal in Milford Haven, U.K. at the end of December, 2008. The Svitzer Kilroom is the largest and most powerful of the RAstar series of tugs being built for this major terminal operation, all to the unique new RAstar designs developed by Robert Allan Ltd., Naval Architects of Vancouver, B.C.
StatoilHydro Maintains Growth Ambition
StatoilHydro (OSE: STL, NYSE: STO) is continuing its strategy for growth and upholding its ambition to increase the equity production of oil and gas up to 2012, despite great uncertainty in the global economy and the oil market. At the group’s Strategy Update in London today, 14 January, chief executive Helge Lund and chief financial officer Eldar Sætre are presented new prognoses for the group’s oil and gas production, investments and exploration activity in 2009.
Deterring Piracy at Sea
Contrary to the romanticized portrayal of pirates that have populated folk tales and captured youngsters' imaginations, modern-day pirates pose a clear and present threat to lives, commerce and the environment as they lurk over shipping lanes attacking ships and crew without regard for nationality or cargo. Piracy in the Gulf of Aden not only poses a threat to global commerce, but also threatens aid…
