Marine Highway to Fly State Flags at Half-Mast
Governor Frank H. Juneau on Sunday, December 11 in memory of Capt. Tom Reed. be lowered on Sunday morning, and returned to full staff by Monday morning. Sunday while the M/V Taku is in port. Capt.
Kongsberg Maritime to Supply for ROVs
four new build ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles). Bergen, Norway, with its 4Km UHD (Ultra Heavy-Duty) Hydraulic ROVs. fitted with one Kongsberg imaging sonar head and two altimeters.
This Day in Naval History - Dec. 09
1938 - Prototype shipboard radar, designed and built by the Naval Research Laboratory, is installed on USS New York (BB 34). 1941 - USS Swordfish (SS 193) makes the initial U.S.
New Dalian Shipbuilder Unveiled
Xinhua news has reported that a shipbuilder was unveiled in Dalian as part of the the city's shipbuilding industry. Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co was formed by…
Senator to Introduce Oil Spill Prevention Legislation
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) has state that she intends to introduce legislation to reduce the risk of an oil spill in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca by…
Bill Introduced on Homeland Security Outreach
Representative Rogers (R-AL) introduced a bill (H.R. 4433) to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct outreach to and consult with members of the private…
Ship Owner May Sue Injured Seaman
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that a ship owner may assert a negligence and indemnity claim against its seaman-employee for property damage…
NOAA Raster Charts Available Online
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is making available online its Raster Nautical Charts (RNC). These charts are geo-referenced, full-color…
Court: Frontline Colluded On Tanker Purchase
According to a Bloomburg report published in The Royal Gazette, an Indonesia Supreme Court upheld a ruling that Frontline Ltd. colluded with officials at the state…
Coastwise Completes Landing Craft Design
Coastwise Corporation recently completed a landing craft design for Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. The vessel is a shallow water roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) passenger and vehicle ferry.
KCI Konecranes Wins Crane Contract
Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. The new 900-ton crane will be delivered to the Daewoo shipyard in Okpo in November 2006. The order value is approximately $18 million…
Navy Plans to Kill Cargo Ship Program
The Defense Department has blessed the Navy's plan to kill the T-AOE(X) cargo ship program in the fiscal year 2007 defense budget process, Inside Defense reports.
Korea Develops AUV
The Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI) has developed a deep-sea autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that is depth-rated to 6,000 m., Korea.net reports.
CNOOC Pairs with Husky to Explore Deep Water Oil
CNOOC Ltd.’s unlisted parent company plans to start deep water oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea with Canada's Husky Energy Inc. next year, according to AP report.
New Cruise Ships Head for Bermuda in 2006
Two new cruise ships will be making their way to Bermuda in 2006 including the Norwegian Spirit and a true giant of the ocean, the Crown Princess, which boasts over 3,000 passengers, Reuters reports.
Navy Buying Small Armed Craft to Boost Port Security
The navy is buying a dozen 9.3-metre-long aluminum boats to conduct 24-hour port security patrols around warships anchored or docked in Halifax and Esquimalt, B.C.…
A New Standard of Quiet
Institutions through out North America are paying a lot of attention to the University of Delaware’s new research vessel the Hugh R. Sharpe recently delivered from…
Three Consortia to Bid on Port Project
Three consortia of dredging and construction companies have qualified for the construction of Maasvlakte 2. There is one purely Dutch combination, formed by Boskalis and Van Oord…
General Dynamics Board of Directors Elect VPs
The board of directors of General Dynamics elected two new vice presidents of the corporation: Frederick J. Harris, 60, who will succeed Richard H. Vortmann as president…
Surveillance Austrailia Wins Defense Contract
South Australian-based company, Surveillance Australia, has been named as the tenderer for a billion dollar defense contract. If it wins the deal, the company will…
