Anteon Wins $25.7M NavSea Deal
Anteon International Corporation won a contract by the U.S. Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command to support Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Class Ships homeported in Ingleside…
Russian Shipbuilding Consolidates
According to a report on RIA Novosti, Russian shipbuilding is undergoing a round of consolidation, and the aim apparently could be a shipbuilding giant, this following…
More Shipbuilding Jobs Lost
Already planning to lay off 900 workers from shipbuilding yards in Louisiana and Mississippi, Northrop Grumman Corp. reports that an additional 1,000 jobs in Louisiana…
Singapore ASL To Expand Shipyard Capacity
ASL Marine Holdings Ltd. ("ASL Marine" or the "Group"), an integrated marine company with shipyards in Singapore and Batam, Indonesia entered into contracts with…
Intergraph Unveils IntelliShip 6.0
Intergraph Corporation announced the newest version of its advanced IntelliShip(r) software for shipbuilding. these respective areas. construction outlays and schedules.
US Explores Future Offshore Drilling Plans
The U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, according to a Reuters report. However, Interior Secretary Gale Norton said she would uphold a White House promise and not offer…
Repsol Expands N. American LNG Ops
Repsol YPF announced that it has signed agreements with M&NP for transportation service on a new pipeline system in Canada, as well as for a planned expansion of…
LNG Contract
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. reportedly received a contract valued at more than $100 million to design and construct storage tanks for a new liquefied natural gas import…
Northrop Grumman Awarded Sub Contract
Northrop Grumman Corporation won a contract from the U.S. Navy for planning work on the nuclear-powered submarine USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (SSN 708). personnel training…
Coast Guard Commissions New Port Security Unit
Coast Guard Pacific Area is set to commission a new port security unit (PSU 312). Vice Adm. Harvey Johnson, commander of Coast Guard Pacific Area, will be the presiding…
Aker Kvaerner Charters Offshore Construction Vessels
Aker Marine Contractors, part of the Aker Kvaerner group, has entered into an agreement with Taubåtkompaniet AS securing full marketing and operational control over…
HATLAPA Opens in Cyprus
Mediterranean. In addition to their locations in Uetersen (Germany), Poole (England), Singapore, and Shanghai (China), HATLAPA EastMed Ltd. will be commencing their activities in Limassol…
Fire!
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) fires her MK 45 5-inch/54 caliber lightweight gun during a Pre-aim Calibration Fire (PACFIRE) in the Pacific Ocean.
This Day in Naval History - Aug. 23
1864 - Rear Adm. David Farragut's squadron captures Fort Morgan at Mobile Bay, winning control of Mobile Bay. 1958 - Massive concentration of Pacific Fleet in Quemoy…
Oregon Port Gets $1M for Crane
Farmers in northeast Oregon won't have to worry about having a reliable crane to load their products onto barges at the Port of Umatilla thanks to a $1 million grant…
Obituary: Shirley J. Brown
Nov. 10, 1913 - Aug. 9, 2005. Remembered as one of the most influential businessmen in Pensacola's modern maritime industry, Mr. Brown was owner of Brown Marine Service.
LPG Fleet Rates Rise
The world LPG carrier fleet is forecast to expand from 14.5 million cu. beginning of 2005 to 24.6 million cu. m. by 2015. World seaborne LPG trade (including ammonia…
‘Cool’ Reefer Merger is Full Speed Ahead
Commission to merge their reefer activities. owned on a 50/50 basis by NYK Reefers and J. various sizes, in all major reefer trades. year when J. agreement launched in January 2004.
CP Ships Accepts $2B Offer
The CP Ships Limited Board of Directors has unanimously recommended that shareholders accept an offer from TUI AG to acquire CP Ships in an all-cash transaction…
Crew Boats Building in Dubai
Following the success of the Friah 1 and Friah 2, delivered in 2004, Arabian Gulf Mechanical & Contracting Ltd. has placed an order for three sisterships. The builder…
