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Posted 11/18/08 at 10:16 AM
1890 - USS Maine, first American battleship, is launched.1922 - CDR Kenneth Whiting in a PT seaplane, makes first catapult launching from aircraft carrier, USS Langley, at anchor in the York River.1962 - USS Currituck (AV-7) rescues 13 Japanese fishermen from their disabled fishing boat Seiyu Maru, which was damaged in Typhoon Karen...
Posted 11/18/08 at 10:15 AM
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has strengthened its network of stand-by oil spill response vessels by finalising tenders for the Black Sea and North Sea.In the Black Sea, Romanian shipowner Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP) will provide a pollution response capability using an offshore supply vessel which services the oilfields off the...
Posted 11/18/08 at 10:14 AM
Members from Maritime Civil Affairs Group (MCAG) participated in the 57th Civil Affairs Association annual conference held in Portsmouth, Va., Nov. 6-8, marking the group's inaugural participation in such an event...
Posted 11/18/08 at 10:13 AM
The crew of USS Constitution - the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world - celebrated the ship's 211th birthday and recognized the performance of her Sailors Oct. 21.More than 100 people attended the celebration, including her crew, staff members of the USS Constitution Museum and invited guests for the annual Grog Ceremony on her decks...
Posted 11/18/08 at 10:11 AM
On Monday, November 17, 2008, Sheridan Construction of Fairfield, Maine began erecting steel for Washburn Doughtys new fabrication building.The building will measure 225 x 155 and is designed with two construction bays, each equipped with two twenty-ton cranes...
Posted 11/18/08 at 10:10 AM
A campaign to address the global shortage of seafarers, especially officers, which threatens the very future of the international shipping industry, has been launched by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in association with the International Labour Organization, the Round Table of shipping organizations - BIMCO, ICS/ISF, Intercargo...
Posted 11/18/08 at 10:09 AM
Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton and Robert D. Somerville, Chairman and CEO of the American Bureau of Shipping, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to coordinate research efforts on major marine transportation environmental issues and to share information to promote the development of a vital and environmentally responsible merchant...
Posted 11/18/08 at 10:08 AM
Veson Nautical, the US-based developer of software solutions for the commercial maritime community, announced the addition of four professionals to the companys Boston headquarters office.Veson Nautical has hired Haorong Li as Director of Professional Services; Mikhail Elkin as Software Engineer; Suchit Patel as QA Engineer; and Brenna Venkatesh...
Posted 11/18/08 at 10:07 AM
Hempel A/S has reached an agreement to acquire Hempel-Hai Hong in China, with completion expected to take place on 5 January 2009. This latest acquisition means that Hempel A/S will have invested nearly DKK one billion in 2008, in line with its strategy for global growth, OneHempel Everywhere...
Posted 11/18/08 at 10:06 AM
The project, which is the result of the collaboration between Telesal, Costa Cruises, Genoas Galliera Hospital, the C.I.R.M. and DApollonia, has premiered at the Telemedicine Conference in Rome.The experimental phase, which will be carried out on board the Italian lines flagship Costa Concordia starting in early 2009, will enable the future real-time...
Posted 11/18/08 at 10:05 AM
Odfjell SE has decided that all its owned, managed and time chartered ships that normally would sail through the Gulf of Aden will be routed via the Cape of Good Hope.We will no longer expose our crew to the risk of being hijacked and held for ransom by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, says Terje Storeng, President/CEO of Odfjell SE...
Posted 11/18/08 at 10:04 AM
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a notice stating that it will hold a meeting in its office in Washington, DC on November 20. Topics on the agenda include the semiannual Inspector General (IG) Report to Congress and the SSA Terminals (Oakland) Cooperative Working Agreement...
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Posted 11/18/08 at 10:03 AM
The Panama Canal Authority issued an advisory stating that the centerwall culvert of Miraflores Locks will be out of service from November 18 through November 28 for repairs of seven rising stem valves...
Posted 11/18/08 at 10:03 AM
Discovery Cruise Line, which offers daily ferry service with cruise line amenities between South Florida and Grand Bahama Island except Wednesdays, announced that it is lowering its fares and fuel surcharge...
Posted 11/18/08 at 10:02 AM
Conrad Industries, Inc. (Pink Sheets: CNRD) announced its third quarter and nine months 2008 results and the termination of its stock repurchase program.For the quarter ended September 30, 2008, Conrad had net income of $4...
Posted 11/18/08 at 10:01 AM
APS Technology Group (APS) announced that TraPac, Inc. will deploy several of APS' terminal automation solutions at its new container terminal at Dames Point in Jacksonville, Florida.The 158 acre facility will include 6 post-panamax quay cranes, 6 Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes and an 18-lane automated gate complex...
Posted 11/18/08 at 10:01 AM
Impeva Labs, Inc., the leading supplier of global asset visibility services (tracking, tracing, monitoring and security), announced that Eric Topp, director of sales and business development, will join a panel at the 2008 Maritime Security Expo (MSE) to discuss Maritime Security 2025 - Balancing Supply Chain Security and the Flow of Commerce...
Posted 11/18/08 at 09:59 AM
Inspectors with several federal and State of Hawaii agencies joined forces to enforce hazardous materials shipping requirements and standards in several key Hawaii ports.The U.S. Coast Guard helped organized the 2008 Multi Agency Strike Force Operation (MASFO 2008) on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island, Nov...
Posted 11/18/08 at 09:57 AM
In conjunction with the U.S. Embassy here, U.S. Coast Guard officials recognized more than 434 ships from 51 Singapore-based companies at an official ceremony celebrating their work in maintaining safety of life at sea...
Posted 11/18/08 at 09:56 AM
Coast Guard members from Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., and the Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, homeported in St. Petersburg, along with personnel from Port Manatee, conducted a pollution-response exercise at the Port of Manatee in Palmetto on Nov...
Posted 11/18/08 at 09:54 AM
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has fined Seattle-based Trident Seafoods $30,500 for an oil spill in December 2007 that sent almost 500 gallons of fuel into the Hylebos Waterway in Commencement Bay...
Posted 11/18/08 at 09:53 AM
Stolt-Nielsen S.A. (Oslo Brs: SNI) today confirmed that M/T Stolt Valor was released on the morning of Nov. 16 by its hijackers, who took control of the ship two months ago. All crew members were unharmed...
Posted 11/18/08 at 09:52 AM
According to an Associated Press report, Somali pirates hijacked a Saudi supertanker loaded with crude hundreds of miles off the coast of East Africa defeating the security web of warships trying to protect vital shipping lanes...
Posted 11/18/08 at 09:50 AM
Pirates holding the crew of the Chinese fishing vessel FV Tian Yu 8 guard the crew Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 as the ship passes through the Indian Ocean. The ship was attacked Nov. 16 in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and forced to proceed to an anchorage off the Somali coast...
Posted 11/18/08 at 09:48 AM
As part of an environmental impact statement (EIS), the Navy announced that its preferred alternative is to homeport a single nuclear powered aircraft carrier (CVN) at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Mayport, Fla...
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