Maritime Industry Top News
Crowley Donates $250K to Webb
Crowley Maritime Corporation presented a $250,000 check Monday to the Webb Institute, a college of naval architecture and marine engineering in Glen Cove, N.Y.,…
MARAD Pilot Program Deadline Extended
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a notice stating that closing date for filing applications to enroll in the Maintenance and Repair Reimbursement Pilot…
USCG Seeks Applications for LMRWSAC
The US Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee (LMRWSAC). The LMRWSAC advises to agency on…
TTS Keyon Marine Equipment Established
A venture between TTS and Keyon, the Chinese steel structure fabricator, is expected to offer significant contribution to TTS’ worldwide production capacity. The…
Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center Established
The Navy established the Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center (NOMWC), Oct. 26, at Stennis Space Center (SSC) with Cmdr. Paul Oosterling as its first commanding officer.
Historic Naval Ship to Sink
A former naval ship which began its career 64 years ago is scheduled to perform a final mission, which might last more than 75 years. The Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg has changed its name…
Glacier Society Celebrates Training Vessel
Columbus Day was the perfect day and Brewer’s Pilot’s Point Marina in Westbrook, CT, was the perfect site for Arctic Scout Day in celebration of the training vessel, Arctic Scout.
CCS-DNV Technology Institute Inaugurated
CCS-DNV Technology Institute, a joint venture between the two leading class societies - China Classification Society and Det Norske Veritas, was recently inaugurated in Shanghai.
House Judiciary Committee Approves FY 2008 Coast Guard Bill
The House Judiciary Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2008 authorization bill for the U.S. Coast Guard. The legislation has already cleared the House Homeland Security…
Greatbatch Acquires IntelliSensing
Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE:GB) announced that its subsidiary, Electrochem Commercial Power, has acquired substantially all of the assets of IntelliSensing LLC for approximately $3.9m in cash.
Northrop Grumman to Compete for USCG NAIS
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced at the U.S. Coast Guard Innovation Expo in New Orleans its intent to lead a team that will compete to design, integrate…
Mitsui to Extend Thai Offshore Oil Field Pact
Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. (8031.TO) said that a subsidiary, Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., has agreed to extend for 10 years the contract on its rights and…
China Shipping Devt Unit Enters $360.64M Shipbuilding Deal
China Shipping Development Co. Ltd. (1138.HK) said its wholly-owned unit, China Shipping Development (Hong Kong) Marine Co. Ltd., has entered into an agreement with…
RF Needs $11.7B to Develop Shipbuilding
The Russian Government meeting on November 8 is to approve the strategy of development of Russian shipbuilding for the period of up to 2020. The RF Ministry of Industry…
Zim to Buy Eight Ships for $1.36B
Israel Corp. subsidiary Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. said it had placed an order to purchase eight mega container ships from the South Korea’s shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.
Ships Stranded on the River Don
More than fifty massive container ships are stuck in shallow waters on the river Don in western Russia. Strong easterly winds are being blamed for falling water…
United Seamen’s Service Marks Anniversary
The world and the American maritime industry have changed dramatically since one of America's darkest hours, World War II, when United Seamen's Service was born to aid exhausted…
Maritime Administrator Named Government Man of the Year
The Maritime Port Council of Greater New York and Vicinity has named Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton its 2007 Government Man of the Year. During Connaughton’s tenure…
Alion Wins $2.6M Navy Contract
The Navy has awarded Alion Science and Technology a $2.6 million contract for logistics management services to support the stand up of a Navy Strategic Mobility…
This Day in Navy History
October 30, 1775 - Congress authorizes four vessels for the defense of the United Colonies. 1799 - William Balch becomes the Navy's first commissioned chaplain.
