Harris Named President of NASSCO
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, announced that effective January 1, 2006, Frederick J. Harris, 60…
Grand Alliance Announces New Cooperation
The member lines of the Grand Alliance (GA) and The New World Alliance (TNWA) announced their agreement to cooperate on key trades from early 2006. This cooperation…
Crowley Donates $100K to Hurricane Relief Fund
Tom Crowley Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Crowley Maritime Corporation, presented a check for $100,000 to the Northeast Florida chapter of the American Red…
This Day in Naval History - Oct. 6
1884 - The Department of the Navy establishes the Naval War College at Newport, R.I. 1940 - The fourth group of eight U.S. destroyers involved in the Destroyers…
Mitropoulos Calls on Shipping to Boost Image
Efthimios Mitropoulos, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization believes that the shipping industry needs to take steps to improve its public image.
Coastal Transportation Pays $412,101 in Fines
prevention laws. required proof of financial responsibility. spilled oil in Dutch Harbor in November 2003. Coastal Transportation, Inc. obtained contingency plan…
Post-Hurricane Pollution Recovery Continues
Personnel from the multi-agency unified command based here continue to assess, investigate and clean up six major and three medium oil spills caused by damage to…
Ferry Captain Pleads Guilty to Illegal Dumping
Kevin J. O’Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARK EASTER, age 54, of 152 Gager Road, Bozrah, Connecticut, waived indictment…
Ocean Research Advisory Panel Meeting
The Ocean Research Advisory Panel, sponsored by the Department of the Navy, will meet in Washington, DC on October 27 and 28 to discuss National Oceanographic Partnership Program activities. 70 Fed.
Dynamics Research Wins $3M Coast Guard Contract
Dynamics Research Corp. has received a $3 million contract from the United States Coast Guard to develop improved processes for Coast Guard missions. The contract…
OSI Provides Update on Acquisition
Offshore Systems International Ltd. definitive agreements for the transaction. letter of intent to purchase the target company on July 11, 2005. "The process is going very well…
Coast Guard to Purchase Underwater Port Security Robots
VideoRay has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) in conjunction with its recent General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule award.
The Coast Guard Announces Deployment of Homeport
The Coast Guard officially announced its initial deployment of Homeport, an internet portal. Homeport (version 1.0) is the official Coast Guard information technology…
Coast Guard Prepares EIS on LNG Project
The U.S. Coast Guard is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) regarding the proposed Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge LNG deepwater port (DWP) project.
GE Provides Gas Turbines in Korea
GE Transportation is a long-standing equipment supplier to navies in the Asia/Pacific region, such as the Republic of Korea (ROK), Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, People’s Republic of China…
Crowley Acquires Salvage Company Titan Maritime
company based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. known as - Titan, a Crowley company. management team with the new entity, as will all Titan employees. Long Beach office to Titan's Fort Lauderdale office.
ShipConstructor to Support STEP Import and Export
Albacore Research Ltd. (ARL), the creator of the 3D product modeling software ShipConstructor™ and Industrial Planning Technology, Inc. (IPT) are cooperating on…
Tour Boat Violated State Laws
The Ethan Allen was in violation of state law during its sightseeing cruise on Sunday, according to a report from ABC News. New York regulations say that any commercial…
2 Dead, 139 Missing After Ferry Accident
Two people were killed and at least 139 others missing after a passenger ferry bound for Bacolod City caught fire early yesterday morning near Corregidor island…
NYK To Expand LNG Fleet
Nippon Yusen K.K., the largest Japanese shipping line, reportedly plans to order 20 new liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers by 2010 and use five or six tankers for spot contracts…
