Nassau ESG Returns to Norfolk
Elements of the USS Nassau (LHA 4) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) including the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), amphibious transport dock USS Austinā¦
STX Engine Builds New Dual-Fuel Series
The MAN B&W Diesel Group has extended their existing, over 20-year license agreement with Korean licensee STX Engine. Within Korea, STX is now also licensed to buildā¦
USNS Mercy Arrives in Hawaii
The Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship, USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) pulls into Pearl Harbor for a scheduled port visit. Mercy is making its first stop duringā¦
TORP Terminal ā DWP License Application
The Maritime Administration (MarAd) issued a Notice stating that TORP Terminal has submitted an application for a license to construct and operate a deepwater port (DWP).
HAL Ship Makes First Call of Season in Boston
Holland America Line's cruise operations have a significant economic impact on Boston and Massachusetts. Last year that impact totaled $21,429,680m, and in 2006ā¦
Bath Iron Works Gets Mixed News Out Of Washington
WLBZ2 is reporting that some good news and some bad news for Maine shipbuilder Bath Iron Works in Washington. The Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday endorsedā¦
Hornbeck Reports 1Q Results
Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. on reported that first-quarter earnings nearly tripled as rates for offshore transport services rose. Net income rose to $14.9 millionā¦
Nichols Brothers to Build WTA Boats
The San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority is starting to build boats, issuing a Letter of Intent to Award a contract to Nichols Brothers Boat Builders toā¦
GD to Build 'Sea Robots'
General Dynamics Corp. (GD) won a $8.5 million contract to build two sea robots for the U.S. Navy. The unmanned surface vehicles will be part of an antisubmarineā¦
GAC Marine Logistics Continues Asian Growth with Strategic Expansion into India
GAC Marine Logistics (GML) has added the teeming port city of Mumbai to its growing network of sales offices, to focus on major maritime decision makers in the Indian Subcontinent.
Three RT 80r Rotor Tugs
Kooren Shipbuilding and Trading B.V. announced the sale of three of itsnewly to be build RT-80r class to Bugsier-, Reederei-, und Bergungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG.
USCG Approves AMHS LeConte Plan
The U.S. Coast Guard approved an operating schedule for the M/V LeConte that would comply with its "835" directive concerning work-rest rules aboard the ship. Underā¦
Russia Relying on Offshore for Future Production
Sakhalin Island currently is the oil and gas growth engine for Russia, which will rely on offshore regions for new production after 2010, the Oil & Gas Journal reported.
Australiaās DSTO Unveils New Mine Sweeping System
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defense, Senator the Hon. Sandy Macdonald, recently unveiled a new class of highly advanced sea mine sweeping technologyā¦
Manitowoc Close to Signing Navy Deal
Manitowoc Company is close to signing a contract for the U.S. Navy worth about $360m in new business, Reliable Plant Magazine reported. The company also has bidā¦
Nautronix Secures Order from Keppel FELS Ltd.
Nautronix secured a multi million-dollar order from Keppel FELS Ltd for the supply of systems for an ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig. The vessel isā¦
BG 1Q Profit Doubles on LNG, Higher Prices
BG Group Plc. said profit more than doubled in the first quarter, exceeding expectations, as prices rose and it increased sales of liquefied natural gas to Europe and Asia.
Teekay LNG Reports 1Q Results
Teekay LNG Partners L.P. reported net income of $0.8m for the three months ended March 31 compared to net income of $41.9m for the three months ended March 31. Theā¦
Damaged Freighter Moved From Miami
A 300-ft. freighter damaged when it slammed into a seawall on May 2 has been moved from the Port of Miami to its terminal on the Miami River for repairs, as theā¦
MAN B&W to Power MAERSK AHTS
MAN B&W Diesel A/S, Frederikshavn, Denmark has been awarded a contract to supply complete twin-screw twin-in/single-out medium speed propulsion packages for eightā¦
