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Posted 10/01/08 at 10:30 AM
The Tuchkov Bridge, a 600-ft. Liberian flagged tanker, is anchored in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal near Reedy Point Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008, after it ran aground with 21 people aboard Monday, Sept...
Posted 10/01/08 at 10:28 AM
According to reports, POSCO has decided to sell Pos Plaza commercial skyscraper to a UK based fund company. The price of the building is reported to be over $400 million. POSCO has denied the speculation that it wants to secure the cash needed to acquire Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering from the government and said that it is only for...
Posted 10/01/08 at 10:21 AM
Crowley Maritime Corporations Vessel Management Services subsidiary has awarded construction contracts to Gunderson Marine of Portland, Oregon for in addition to two already under construction eight Heavy Lift Series 400 x 105-ft...
Posted 10/01/08 at 10:18 AM
Two more aluminum crew boats being constructed on spec by Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine have been sold, indicating the companys calculated decision to meet rising demand for offshore vessels in international shipping markets is paying dividends...
Posted 10/01/08 at 10:15 AM
General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $267m modification to previously awarded contract N00024-05-C-2103 to exercise options for continuation of engineering efforts associated with lead construction yard for Virginia-class submarines...
Posted 10/01/08 at 10:11 AM
Wrtsil-Hyundai Engine Company, a joint venture between Wrtsil and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), inaugurated its new factory in Korea. The 50/50 joint venture company manufactures Wrtsil 50DF dual-fuel engines for LNG carriers and other marine applications...
Posted 10/01/08 at 10:07 AM
Moving forward with the next phase of its Expansion Program, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) released a request for proposals (RFP) soliciting bids for the third of four dry excavation projects. This dry excavation project will help to create expansions critical access channel that will link the new Pacific locks with the Canals existing Gaillard...
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Posted 10/01/08 at 10:05 AM
By Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW/AW) Dean Lohmeyer, Commander Submarine Force Public AffairsThe Virginia-class attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) reached her first major milestone Sept. 27, during her keel authentication ceremony held at the General Dynamics Electric Boat facility in North Kingstown...
Posted 10/01/08 at 09:49 AM
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW) Paula Ludwick, Naval Surface Forces Public AffairsVice Adm. D. C. Curtis, Commander, Naval Surface Forces and Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, kicked off the 10th annual Surface Navy Association (SNA) West Coast 2008 Symposium Aug...
Posted 10/01/08 at 09:32 AM
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. has taken delivery of the Star Ypsilon, a Capesize bulk carrier of approximately 150,940 dwt, built in 1991 in Japan. The vessel is chartered for about 3 years at charter rates significantly higher than current market levels...
Posted 10/01/08 at 09:30 AM
From the Navy News Service1800 - U.S. schooner Experiment captures French schooner Diana.1844 - The Naval Observatory, headed by Lt. Matthew Fontaine Maury, occupies its first permanent quarters.1874 - Supply Corps purser Lt...
Posted 09/30/08 at 04:17 PM
American Commercial Lines Inc. (ACL) announced that Jeffboat received a Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) on September 17 at the 11th annual Pollution Prevention Conference and Trade Show in Plainfield, IN...
Posted 09/30/08 at 04:15 PM
The second annual Women on the Water conference will be held on November 6 8, 2008 at the California Maritime Academy, Vallejo, Calif. Originally scheduled to be held in Galveston, Texas, the conference was relocated to California due to the extensive damage Galveston Island sustained during Hurricane Ike...
Posted 09/30/08 at 04:09 PM
A malfunction of the Poe Lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., on September 24 has illustrated the pressing need for Congress to appropriate the funds to build another lock capable of handling the largest U...
Posted 09/30/08 at 09:55 AM
The second of two high speed vehicle-passenger catamarans for Hawaii Superferry has been launched at Austal USA. The achievement comes just months after Austal USA successfully launched the LCS Independence a state-of-the-art near-shore combat ship built for the US Navy...
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