This Day in Navy History - July 29
1846 - Sailors and Marines from U.S. sloop Cyane capture San Diego. 1918 - Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, visits Queenstown, Ireland. 1945 - U.S.
LCS 1 Continues Maintenance in Post-Shakedown Availability
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- USS Freedom (LCS 1) continued a scheduled, four-month milestone maintenance period July 28. Every new ship conducts a post-shakedown availability (PSA) which is designed to harness results of a thorough test and evaluation period and pave the way to operational employment by the U.S. Navy. During the availability, contractors repair or improve the design of the ship in preparation for final contractor trials.
DDG 1000 Program Tests Integrated Power System
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) observed live tests of the DDG 1000 Integrated Power System (IPS) at the Land Based Test Site at Naval Surface Warfare Center…
Marorka signs Fleet Contract with Thenamaris Ships Management
The Greek ship management company Thenamaris has decided to implement Marorka’s energy management systems for their fleet of Tankers, Bulk Carriers and Container ships.
Automatic Power Appoints Meador President
Automatic Power, Inc., a portfolio company of Toxaway Capital Partners, today announced the appointment of Kenneth Meador as president. Meador currently serves as president of TWR Lighting…
Vice CNO Outlines Priorities at Hearings
This Day in Navy History - July 28
1915 - Sailors and Marines land in Haiti to restore order. 1916 - Navy establishes a Code and Signal Section which initially worked against German ciphers and tested…
GAC USA, Wightman Shipping Join Forces
GAC USA has formed an alliance with Wightman Shipping Co. in the United States of America (USA). Operating as GAC-Wightman Shipping, the collaboration offers shipping…
Cambiaso&Risso takes over Carlo Sciaccaluga srl
Ship Agency Cambiaso&Risso has taken over Carlo Sciaccaluga srl, the historic ship agency established in 1903 as a forwarding agent in Genoa port and now boasting…
EU Funds for Maritime Information Systems Project
The EU announces funding for a project to implement a common interoperable Information and Communications Technology (ICT) platform for the maritime logistic chain in Italy…
SCRA-Led Shipbuilding Program Awarded $1.7m
SCRA announced a contract award totaling $1.7 million for the Shipbuilding Center of Excellence. The Center, known as the Center for Naval Shipbuilding Technology (CNST)…
Containershipping Takes a Nosedive
Plunging rates for chartering container vessels that carry consumer goods means a slowdown and losses for shipping lines in what is traditionally their busiest time of the year…
CNO Nominee, Navy Receives a "Shot Across the Bow"
As CNO Admiral Gary Roughead sails toward his planned retirement in September, it appears his heir apparent as CNO, Adm. Jonathan Greenert, a 58-year-old submariner who nears confirmation, faces a number of hurdles in moving the Navy forward. According to a report on www.signonsandiego.com, during confirmation hearings Adm. Greenert was warned by Senator John McCain that the Navy may fare thre worst during Pentagon spending cuts due to its over-budget, past due ship and plane programs.
MOL Revises FY2011 Outlook Downward
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced a downward revision of its consolidated business outlook for FY2011, ending March 31, 2012 (April 1, 2011-March 31, 2012), issued on April 28, 2011.
MOL Upgrades CX1 Service Linking Panama, Manaus
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. upgraded its CX1 feeder service between Panama and Manaus and the beginning of independent operation on the route. The move will provide…
New Ship Noise, Vibration Guidelines from ClassNK
ClassNK released its new Noise and Vibration Guideline for measuring and evaluating the noise and vibration on ships. The new Guideline address the growing demand…
GL Updates Environmental Passport
The process of protecting the environment is one of continual improvement, there is always more that can be done to reduce the impact from industry on the environment.
Cruise Ship Launched in Italy
The 114,500-gt, 3,800-passenger cruise ship Costa Fascinosa touched the water for the first time at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Venice, a month after the delivery of the Costa Favolosa, her sister ship. Once the interiors have been fitted out, the ship will enter service in May 2012. The Costa Fascinosa is the ninth ship built by Fincantieri as part of Costa Cruises’ fleet development plan that began in 2000.
WQIS Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Forty years is a considerable amount of time in any case, but for the marine pollution liability industry, it’s an entire lifetime. WQIS, which essentially founded the industry in 1971…
WQIS Issues New Policy Form
The WQIS Policy Form 2007 will be switched over to the WQIS Worldwide Vessel Pollution Policy Form 2011 on September 1, 2011. The new form was released on June 1…
