Maritime Industry Top News
Jones Act Tanker Market to Grow with Oil Production Boom
The Jones Act has been blamed for everything from higher prices of goods and oil to a shortage of rock salt supply in the Northeast during the past winter, but the 94-year-old U.S.
Foss Honors Newbuild POLB Fireboat
The first of two new fireboats built by Foss Maritime for the Port of Long Beach (POLB) was dedicated in a blessing ceremony on Thursday, May 1 at Foss Maritime's Seattle Shipyard, the company said. The vessel, named Fireboat 20, is being readied for service and is slated for delivery to Long Beach, Calif., this summer. Gary Faber, Foss Senior Vice President, made opening remarks and praised the hardworking men and women who helped construct the vessel.
Strike Club Reports Strong Performance
The Strike Club reported a strong start to its new policy year that commenced on February 1, with continuing demand for its mutual entries and fixed-premium products covering war risksā¦
KVH IP-MobileCast Content Delivery Service Goes Live
The IP-MobileCast content delivery service developed by KVH Industries, Inc., for its mini-VSAT Broadband satellite network is now live, constituting a maritime industry first that will enable seafarers in the middle of the ocean to have affordable access to daily digital newspapers, television news, sports updates, music, new-release blockbuster movies and TV programs via a multicasting service. KVH recently completed successful beta testing of IP-MobileCastā¦
Update: Bangladesh Ferry Death Toll Rising
A Bangladeshi river ferry with around 200 passengers on board capsized in a storm on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, and a rescue diver said he had seen more bodies inside the wreck.
To Litigate, or Arbitrate? That is the Question
More than once, I have been asked to resolve a dispute in which my client was surprised to learn either that it could not force the other side into arbitration,ā¦
Today in U.S. Naval Hostory: May 15
Today in U.S. Naval Hostory - May 15 1800 - Capt. Preble in Essex arrives in Batavia, Java, to escort U.S. merchant ships 1942 - First Naval Air Transport Service flight across Pacific 1969 - Sinking of USS Guitarro (SSN-665) 1991 - Amphibious Task Force arrives at Chittagong, Bangladesh, for relief operations after Cyclone Marian For more information about naval history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website at history.navy.mil.
Sherwin-Williams Awarded for Work on USS Ronald Reagan
Sherwin-Williams said it was awarded Military Coatings Project Award of Excellence for exceptional coatings work on U.S. Navyās Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrierUSS Ronald Reagan at SSPC 2014. The award recognizes exceptional coatings work performed on U.S. military ships, structures or facilities. āThis award is truly an honor for our company in partnership with the U.S. Navy and IMIA,ā said Mark Schultz, Marine Project Development Manager, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings.
Ergonomic Controls Innovation for ECDIS, Bridge Controls
Innovations in computer display technology would seem to have recently hit a plateau. With the advent of LCD panels, improvements in computer displays have recently been limited to larger screens, higher pixel resolution, greater energy efficiency, and lighter, more efficient use of base resources. Yet there remains two areas where computer display manufacturers can continue to offer improvements: the human-machine interface, and local display intelligence.
Statoil Likely to Pick Floating Facility for Big Arctic Field
Statoil is more likely to develop the $15.5 billion Johan Castberg field in the Arctic using a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) installation than via an oil terminal on land, a senior company executive said on Thursday. Last year the oil firm suspended the development of its flagship Arctic project due to cost inflation and a tax hike. Finding more resources was key to making the projectā¦
Divers Guilty of Raiding Historic Shipwrecks
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that two divers from Kent have pleaded guilty to not declaring valuable items from shipwrecks off the U.K. coast. David Knight and Edward Huzzey, both from Sandgate, admitted to 19 offences between them, contrary to section 236 and section 237 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. Items were taken from shipwrecks off the Kent coast, with the first known objects removed in 2001.
Bangladesh Ferry Capsizes, 6 Confirmed Dead
A Bangladeshi ferry with around 200 passengers on board capsized in a river near the capital Dhaka on Thursday, with police reporting that at least six bodies hadā¦
Australian Budget Reverts Temporary Shipping Levy
Trade association 'Shipping Australia' says it applauds the Abbott Governmentās decision to return the temporary levy on shipping to its original (lower) level.
NNS Voluntary Builders Hand Over 12th Charitable Home
Huntington Ingalls Industries inform that its Newport News Shipbuilding division joined elected officials and business and community leaders to dedicate the 12thā¦
Electric Boat Awarded Submarine Repair Contract Modification
US Department of Defense informs that a $9,048,214 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to the previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-4308) has been awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp.ā¦
Top Chinese Military Commander Visits America
Chief of the General Staff, People's Republic of China, Gen. Fang Fenghui is on a scheduled two-day visit to San Diego hosted by Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet (C3F) Vice Adm. Kenneth Floyd.
Tropical Cyclones Tend More Towards Poles: NOAA
NOAA-led research results indicate that the average latitude where tropical cyclones achieve maximum intensity has been shifting poleward since 1980, briefs the NOAA.
UK Shipyard Spotlights Ferry 'Bespoke Eco-Packages'
Cammell Laird says it has developed one of the most advanced ābespoke environmentalā packages for ferries in the shipyard industry, following its strongest year of trading in the sector.
Non-Smoking Seals Have More CO, Dive Deep
Carbon monoxide (symbol CO) a potential new treatment for human diseases, has been found in elephant seals at levels on a par with chronic cigarette smokers, accordingā¦
Australian Warship Crew Congratulated by Minister
Australian Defence Minister David Johnston has congratulated the crew of HMAS Darwin on the seizure of 449 kg of heroin, valued at $132-million, from a smuggling dhow off the coast of Somalia.