Deepwater to Build Offshore Wind Farm
Rhode Island picked Deepwater Wind to develop an offshore wind farm expected to cost more than $1b and provide about 15 percent of the state's electricity. The windā¦
ONR Contributions in Ocean Science Highlighted at New Smithsonian Exhibit
By Peter J. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) contributed a video for the Ocean News kiosk at the new Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Sant Ocean Hall exhibitā¦
Intergraph and The Napa Group to Collaborate
Intergraph and the Napa Group will collaborate to improve the interfacing to integrate each otherās shipbuilding and offshore structure software solutions as well as create new capabilities.
FB150 to Bring Large Vessel Connectivity to Small Vessels
Inmarsat announced that it is to expand its FleetBroadband family to offer an entry-level, globally deployable, combined voice and data service targeted at small vessels.
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 26
1781 - French fleet defeats British at Yorktown, Va. 1910 - First recorded reference to provision for aviation in Navy Department organization. 1918 - USS Tampa lost with 118.
Combined Task Force 150 Thwarts Criminal Activities
Since the inception of the Maritime Security Patrol Area (MSPA), Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 has helped deter more than a dozen attacks in the . However, criminalsā¦
NOAA Administrator Announces Resignation
Retired Navy Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, announced his resignation, effective Oct. 31.
World Maritime Day Parallel Celebrations Held in Greece
The fourth "Parallel Event" to celebrate World Maritime Day formally and officially outside of the International Maritime Organization's London base was held in Greece on 19 and 20 Septemberā¦
MarineCFO Secures Series A Round
MarineCFO Inc., announced that it has closed a Series A Financing Round. The round was led by EmergingISV Capital Partners also investing were customers and selectā¦
Westar Chooses Cummins Tier 2
With a diverse fleet of 18 tugs, eight water taxis and 20 barges; 's Westar Marine Services is one of 's premier construction support companies. Their tug fleetā¦
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 25
1912 - Battleship (BB 32) commissioned. 1925 - Submarine S-51 (SS 162) sinks after collision with SS City of Rome off . 1941 - In first successful U.S. Navy escort of convoys during World War IIā¦
Newbuildings Earmarked for Rickmers-Linie
Four more 24,000dwt multi-purpose vessels have been ordered for the global services of Rickmers-Linie, the heavylift and project cargo shipping company by Polaris Shipmanagementā¦
Seanergy Takes Delivery of Vessels
Seanergy Maritime Corp. has taken delivery of, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., and its designated nominees, the M/V Hamburgā¦
SNAME 2008 Set for Houston
Houston will be ready to host the SNAME 2008 Annual Meeting as scheduled. Please continue with your plans to attend and participate in this year's exciting event.
House Dems will Allow Offshore Drilling Ban to Expire
Itās been reported that House Democrats have decided to allow a 26-year ban on drilling to expire at the end of the month. A $600b funding bill won't include any language on offshore drillingā¦
China Shipbuilders Ready to Foray into Offshore Engineering
Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Co Ltd began building CNOOC 201, a deepwater pipe laying and lifting vessel for China National Offshore Oil Corporationā¦
Coast Guard Embraces Social Media
The Coast Guardās top officer discussed plans to adopt social-media practices to modernize the Coast Guard and increase the organizationās transparency in a teleconferenceā¦
Coast Guard Closes Portions of the Illinois River
The Coast Guard captain of the port at Sector Upper Mississippi has closed the portions of the Illinois River due to high water levels Tuesday, Sept., 23, 2008.
Intergraph and The Napa Group to Collaborate
Intergraph, a provider of engineering and geospatial software, and The Napa Group, a provider of software for the marine industry, plan to improvize the interfacingā¦
Destroyer Truxtun Completes Builder's Trial
Northrop Grumman Corporation Aegis guided missile destroyer Truxtun (DDG 103) moved one step closer to completion by successfully performing two days of builder's sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico last week. The ship, under construction at the company's Shipbuilding sector here, is the 25th ship in the DDG-51 class of destroyers being built by Northrop Grumman. Truxtun will now prepare for U.S. Navy acceptance trials later this month.
