About Today: How to Make Your Own Fireworks

Today In the Spotlight | More Topics |   from Jen Hubley It's almost the Fourth of July here in the US, which means many things to many people. For most of us, it's a chance to wave our flag and watch a parade and eat a bunch of BBQ. For those of us who live in states where it's legal, it's an opportunity to light up the sky with fireworks.   In the Spotlight How to Make Your Own Fireworks I know about nine people who will be totally excited about this piece. None of them are children, which is good, as these projects shouldn't be untaken without supervision. (The bad news? Most of my firecracker-loving pals could probably also use supervision.)              More Topics Follow Us on Twitter! About.com Recipe Ideas for the Fourth of July American Food Fourth of July in Washington, DC Washington, D.C. Austin July 4th Events Austin Fourth of July in Phoenix Phoenix Fireworks in Baltimore Baltimore Fourth of July on Long Island Long Island How to Use Fireworks Safely Secretly, I'm scared of all things flammable and loud, so I'm perfectly safe from firework disasters. If you're braver than I am, you should read this. It's part of my "All Fun, No Hurties" approach to the holiday.   Keeping Your Pets Safe From Fireworks My friend Kate had a dog who was so afraid of fireworks, he'd crawl up on your lap and cower during every display. This would have been fine, except that he was an Australian Shepherd and weighed 80 pounds. Oof.     Sponsored Links   Cats Photo Quiz Boy Cat or Girl -- Can You Figure it Out? Think you can tell a boy cat from a girl cat just by looking at a photo? It may not be as easy as you think: even gender-based color patterns can be misleading. Click here to take the quiz. Today Ads Cat Symptom Wildwood Fireworks Health Worries Cat Wildwood 4th of July Cape May July 4th Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Arts & Entertainment Automotive Careers Citysearch Cities & Towns Computing & Technology Education Food & Drink Health & Fitness History Hobbies & Games Homework Help House & Home Industry & Business Magazines Money News & Issues Parenting & Family People & Relationships Religion & Spirituality Shopping & Style Small Business Sports Teens Travel Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Today newsletter as khalifasoft.blog@BLOGGER.COM. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=todaysl&e=khalifasoft.blog@BLOGGER.COM About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.

Daily Newsletter , Friday, July 03, 2009

Free Newsletter Site Translation Rss Online - Contact Click here to make this your default homepage   Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide Free Daily Newsletter First new building orders from Hellenic shipping interests arrive: A sign of improved optimism? Friday, 03 July 2009 After more than eight months of virtually no new building activity, latest reports from local ship brokers indicate that the first order from a Hellenic shipping company for an ocean-going vessel has been reportedly submitted. According to the latest newbuilding report by G.Moundreas & Co.,... Read More China Iron Ore Demand to Boost Shipping, Morgan Stanley Says Friday, 03 July 2009 Chinese iron ore usage will boost demand for shipping as imports of the steelmaking raw material will remain cheaper than domestic output, Morgan Stanley said. “We believe Chinese iron ore demand will put incremental pressure on the seaborne market, Read More OPEC Secretary General: We didnt Want to Rock the Boat Friday, 03 July 2009 OPEC is optimistic that the production policies its Member Countries signed up to in September 2008 to counteract the effects of the global financial crisis will continue to fuel a positive reaction in the international oil market. OPEC has been working with impressive results to remove a total of... Read More "HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS'" POLL    Shipping Economics Live Hellenic Shipping Stocks Live International Shipping Stocks Imarex Estimates Hellenic Shipbrokers Association Shipbrokers Reports Demolition Reports TCE Calculator for Tanker Vessels Bunker Prices Worldwide   & Bunker Suppliers Global Directory Live Currencies Rates   & Online Currency Converter Live Commodity Trade Markets Live World Stock Markets Real-Time Marine Weather Conditions Live Interactive Ships Traffic Worldwide Map Live Piracy Map    Live Ships Traffic Worldwide Map     Live Piracy Map Baltic Dry Index: Hype over China leading recovery Friday, 03 July 2009 The Baltic Dry Index, which measures the freight rates for dry cargo traveling by ship, hit an all time high of 11,793 on May 5, 2008. Then it plunged to 663 on December 5, a decline of 94.4... Read More.. Sembcorp Marine's Jurong Shipyard Secures a Second Rig Order from SeaDragon Offshore Friday, 03 July 2009 Jurong Shipyard (“Jurong”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has secured a second SeaDragon rig order from Oban B Limited (“Oban B””) Read More.. Maersk Tankers sees pick-up in M&A Friday, 03 July 2009 Maersk Tankers, the largest product tanker group, expects merger and acquisition activity to pick up at the expense of commercial pools, allowing shippers to cut costs and boost vessel usage, the... Read More.. India: SAIL, RINL seeks government's green signal to hire ships Friday, 03 July 2009 Steel PSUs SAIL and RINL have sought the government's permission to make their own shipping arrangements to import raw materials. Read More.. Bender Shipbuilding now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday, 03 July 2009 The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Alabama yesterday granted a motion by Bender Shipbuilding and Repair to convert the involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing initiated by three... Read More.. Grindrod: Low shipping volumes to sink profit Friday, 03 July 2009 Africa's biggest shipping firm, Grindrod, expects to report a decline of up to 60 percent in first-half headline earnings a share as the global economic slowdown hit shipping volumes and rates. Read More.. Shipments Index Grows for Second Straight Month Friday, 03 July 2009 The Cass Freight Index of domestic U.S. shipping fell 20 percent in June compared to the last year, but the closely-watched measure also showed signs of expansion with the second straight advance in... Read More.. Evergreen shipping moves base from Keelung to Taipei Harbor Friday, 03 July 2009 Evergreen Marine Corp. has recently shifted its base of operations from Keelung Harbor to the newly-inaugurated Taipei Port Container Terminal. Read More.. S.Korean shipyards to share Petrobras deals-STX Friday, 03 July 2009 Shipbuilding and shipping conglomerate STX on Thursday said it expected top South Korean shipyards to jointly win offshore project orders from Brazil's Petrobras, a major opportunity for the... Read More.. EPA Proposes Vessel Emission Standards Friday, 03 July 2009 The Environmental Protection Agency announced tough new air emission standards that will affect ocean vessels. The new standard will align the U.S. with Annex VI of the International Maritime... Read More.. Trade distortions hit wealthy states hardest-WTO Friday, 03 July 2009 Governments are unfairly blocking trade in response to the global downturn, pinching auto and steel exports and hurting wealthy economies most, the head of the World Trade Organisation said on... Read More.. China's Lianyungang to build an international port Friday, 03 July 2009 Lianyungang, a northern port city in Jiangsu province, is racing to build an international port after winning State approval to construct a 300,000-dwt (deadweight ton) deepwater channel. Read More.. Asian LNG Spot Trade May Shrink 73% This Year, Repsol Says Friday, 03 July 2009 Shipments of liquefied natural gas to Asia from the Atlantic Ocean area may shrink by about 73 percent this year as Japan and South Korea, the world's biggest buyers, cut imports, said an official... Read More.. EU steel demand fell 43% in H1 2009, market bottom close: Eurofer Friday, 03 July 2009 European steelmakers' lobby Eurofer said Thursday that apparent steel consumption in Europe had fallen 43% year on year in the first half of 2009, Read More.. Beijing buckles in iron ore price battle Friday, 03 July 2009 Australia's iron ore miners have won their long-running battle with China's government-owned steel producers after the China Iron & Steel Association backed down from its tough position on price... Read More.. Baosteel seen raising Aug prices as market improves Friday, 03 July 2009 China's Baosteel is expected to raise August prices for key steel products by about 5 percent versus the July tags, trade sources close to the company said on Thursday, Read More.. India: Steel companies may hike prices by 5% in July Friday, 03 July 2009 Steel prices could go up by 2-5% in July, with large steel producers such as SAIL, Ispat and Jindal Steel contemplating price hikes. Prices are likely to go up in the range of Rs 500-1,000 per tonne... Read More.. China aims to settle iron ore price this month Friday, 03 July 2009 Chinese steelmakers, the world's biggest, aim to conclude annual contract iron ore talks by the end of this month and may consider trimming their price cut demands, a company executive said. Read More.. Natural gas stockpiles rise on weak demand Friday, 03 July 2009 Natural gas inventory levels rose last week, the government said Thursday, with demand from major industrial customers still weak. Read More.. Crude Oil may trade $65-75 range till September Friday, 03 July 2009 With oil prices lingering above $69 a barrel on Thursday in Asia ahead of the release of a key U.S.unemployment figure, the commodity looks set to trade in $65 to $75 range from July to September Read More.. Barclays Raises U.S. Oil Forecast 15% on Fundamentals Friday, 03 July 2009 Barclays Plc raised its third-quarter forecast for West Texas Intermediate crude oil by 14.5 percent from an estimate in June, citing expectations for fundamentals in commodity markets to return to... Read More.. Angola to abide by OPEC production cuts: minister Friday, 03 July 2009 Angola will respect the production cuts set by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), economy minister Manuel Nunes Junior said on Thursday. Read More.. ECB Keeps Rate Steady as New Tools Used to Stem Slump Friday, 03 July 2009 The European Central Bank kept interest rates steady as it rolls out new tools to battle the worst recession since World War II. ECB officials meeting in Luxembourg today held the benchmark rate at... Read More.. Eurozone unemployment hits 10-year high of 9.5 pct Friday, 03 July 2009 The unemployment rate in the 16 countries using the euro climbed to a 10-year high of 9.5 percent in May, according to official EU data released on Thursday. Read More.. Subscribe | Unsubscribe

Daily Newsletter , Friday, July 03, 2009

Free Newsletter Site Translation Rss Online - Contact Click here to make this your default homepage   Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide Free Daily Newsletter First new building orders from Hellenic shipping interests arrive: A sign of improved optimism? Friday, 03 July 2009 After more than eight months of virtually no new building activity, latest reports from local ship brokers indicate that the first order from a Hellenic shipping company for an ocean-going vessel has been reportedly submitted. According to the latest newbuilding report by G.Moundreas & Co.,... Read More China Iron Ore Demand to Boost Shipping, Morgan Stanley Says Friday, 03 July 2009 Chinese iron ore usage will boost demand for shipping as imports of the steelmaking raw material will remain cheaper than domestic output, Morgan Stanley said. “We believe Chinese iron ore demand will put incremental pressure on the seaborne market, Read More OPEC Secretary General: We didnt Want to Rock the Boat Friday, 03 July 2009 OPEC is optimistic that the production policies its Member Countries signed up to in September 2008 to counteract the effects of the global financial crisis will continue to fuel a positive reaction in the international oil market. OPEC has been working with impressive results to remove a total of... Read More "HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS'" POLL    Shipping Economics Live Hellenic Shipping Stocks Live International Shipping Stocks Imarex Estimates Hellenic Shipbrokers Association Shipbrokers Reports Demolition Reports TCE Calculator for Tanker Vessels Bunker Prices Worldwide   & Bunker Suppliers Global Directory Live Currencies Rates   & Online Currency Converter Live Commodity Trade Markets Live World Stock Markets Real-Time Marine Weather Conditions Live Interactive Ships Traffic Worldwide Map Live Piracy Map    Live Ships Traffic Worldwide Map     Live Piracy Map Baltic Dry Index: Hype over China leading recovery Friday, 03 July 2009 The Baltic Dry Index, which measures the freight rates for dry cargo traveling by ship, hit an all time high of 11,793 on May 5, 2008. Then it plunged to 663 on December 5, a decline of 94.4... Read More.. Sembcorp Marine's Jurong Shipyard Secures a Second Rig Order from SeaDragon Offshore Friday, 03 July 2009 Jurong Shipyard (“Jurong”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has secured a second SeaDragon rig order from Oban B Limited (“Oban B””) Read More.. Maersk Tankers sees pick-up in M&A Friday, 03 July 2009 Maersk Tankers, the largest product tanker group, expects merger and acquisition activity to pick up at the expense of commercial pools, allowing shippers to cut costs and boost vessel usage, the... Read More.. India: SAIL, RINL seeks government's green signal to hire ships Friday, 03 July 2009 Steel PSUs SAIL and RINL have sought the government's permission to make their own shipping arrangements to import raw materials. Read More.. Bender Shipbuilding now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday, 03 July 2009 The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Alabama yesterday granted a motion by Bender Shipbuilding and Repair to convert the involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing initiated by three... Read More.. Grindrod: Low shipping volumes to sink profit Friday, 03 July 2009 Africa's biggest shipping firm, Grindrod, expects to report a decline of up to 60 percent in first-half headline earnings a share as the global economic slowdown hit shipping volumes and rates. Read More.. Shipments Index Grows for Second Straight Month Friday, 03 July 2009 The Cass Freight Index of domestic U.S. shipping fell 20 percent in June compared to the last year, but the closely-watched measure also showed signs of expansion with the second straight advance in... Read More.. Evergreen shipping moves base from Keelung to Taipei Harbor Friday, 03 July 2009 Evergreen Marine Corp. has recently shifted its base of operations from Keelung Harbor to the newly-inaugurated Taipei Port Container Terminal. Read More.. S.Korean shipyards to share Petrobras deals-STX Friday, 03 July 2009 Shipbuilding and shipping conglomerate STX on Thursday said it expected top South Korean shipyards to jointly win offshore project orders from Brazil's Petrobras, a major opportunity for the... Read More.. EPA Proposes Vessel Emission Standards Friday, 03 July 2009 The Environmental Protection Agency announced tough new air emission standards that will affect ocean vessels. The new standard will align the U.S. with Annex VI of the International Maritime... Read More.. Trade distortions hit wealthy states hardest-WTO Friday, 03 July 2009 Governments are unfairly blocking trade in response to the global downturn, pinching auto and steel exports and hurting wealthy economies most, the head of the World Trade Organisation said on... Read More.. China's Lianyungang to build an international port Friday, 03 July 2009 Lianyungang, a northern port city in Jiangsu province, is racing to build an international port after winning State approval to construct a 300,000-dwt (deadweight ton) deepwater channel. Read More.. Asian LNG Spot Trade May Shrink 73% This Year, Repsol Says Friday, 03 July 2009 Shipments of liquefied natural gas to Asia from the Atlantic Ocean area may shrink by about 73 percent this year as Japan and South Korea, the world's biggest buyers, cut imports, said an official... Read More.. EU steel demand fell 43% in H1 2009, market bottom close: Eurofer Friday, 03 July 2009 European steelmakers' lobby Eurofer said Thursday that apparent steel consumption in Europe had fallen 43% year on year in the first half of 2009, Read More.. Beijing buckles in iron ore price battle Friday, 03 July 2009 Australia's iron ore miners have won their long-running battle with China's government-owned steel producers after the China Iron & Steel Association backed down from its tough position on price... Read More.. Baosteel seen raising Aug prices as market improves Friday, 03 July 2009 China's Baosteel is expected to raise August prices for key steel products by about 5 percent versus the July tags, trade sources close to the company said on Thursday, Read More.. India: Steel companies may hike prices by 5% in July Friday, 03 July 2009 Steel prices could go up by 2-5% in July, with large steel producers such as SAIL, Ispat and Jindal Steel contemplating price hikes. Prices are likely to go up in the range of Rs 500-1,000 per tonne... Read More.. China aims to settle iron ore price this month Friday, 03 July 2009 Chinese steelmakers, the world's biggest, aim to conclude annual contract iron ore talks by the end of this month and may consider trimming their price cut demands, a company executive said. Read More.. Natural gas stockpiles rise on weak demand Friday, 03 July 2009 Natural gas inventory levels rose last week, the government said Thursday, with demand from major industrial customers still weak. Read More.. Crude Oil may trade $65-75 range till September Friday, 03 July 2009 With oil prices lingering above $69 a barrel on Thursday in Asia ahead of the release of a key U.S.unemployment figure, the commodity looks set to trade in $65 to $75 range from July to September Read More.. Barclays Raises U.S. Oil Forecast 15% on Fundamentals Friday, 03 July 2009 Barclays Plc raised its third-quarter forecast for West Texas Intermediate crude oil by 14.5 percent from an estimate in June, citing expectations for fundamentals in commodity markets to return to... Read More.. Angola to abide by OPEC production cuts: minister Friday, 03 July 2009 Angola will respect the production cuts set by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), economy minister Manuel Nunes Junior said on Thursday. Read More.. ECB Keeps Rate Steady as New Tools Used to Stem Slump Friday, 03 July 2009 The European Central Bank kept interest rates steady as it rolls out new tools to battle the worst recession since World War II. ECB officials meeting in Luxembourg today held the benchmark rate at... Read More.. Eurozone unemployment hits 10-year high of 9.5 pct Friday, 03 July 2009 The unemployment rate in the 16 countries using the euro climbed to a 10-year high of 9.5 percent in May, according to official EU data released on Thursday. Read More.. Subscribe | Unsubscribe

About Today: Get Cash for Clunkers

Today In the Spotlight | More Topics |   from Jen Hubley I drove my first car until the wheels came off - literally. A wheel actually fell off, while I was driving on the highway. In retrospect, I probably should have paid more attention to that hideous grinding metal noise I'd been hearing for some months.   In the Spotlight How to Get Cash for Clunkers There's been a lot of talk about CARS (Car Allowance Rebate System.) One thing most people don't realize is that you're not eligible if your car isn't drivable. So your old gas guzzler that still drives? Good for the program. My wheel-less wonder? Not so much.              More Topics Follow Us on Twitter! About.com Tips for Exercising in the Heat Exercise Questions to Ask Before Buying a Used Car Used Cars Relief for Federal Student Loan Borrowers US Government Info Songs for the Fourth of July Folk Music 23 Hospitalized From E. coli Outbreak Rare Diseases The Shopping List: Sign up Today About.com How to Donate Your Car to Charity But let's just say your clunker isn't drivable. How can you get rid of the beast? Donate it to charity. Just make sure you're honest about the condition of the car.   How to Keep Your Car Running Forever Or at least for 150,000 miles. My first tip to you is to get those creepy metal fatigue noises checked out before the wheels come off. You're welcome.     Sponsored Links   Cats Photo Quiz Boy Cat or Girl -- Can You Figure it Out? Think you can tell a boy cat from a girl cat just by looking at a photo? It may not be as easy as you think: even gender-based color patterns can be misleading. Click here to take the quiz. Today Ads Cash for Junk Car Get Your Cash Today Used Police Cars Clunker Rebate Cash Clunker Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Arts & Entertainment Automotive Careers Citysearch Cities & Towns Computing & Technology Education Food & Drink Health & Fitness History Hobbies & Games Homework Help House & Home Industry & Business Magazines Money News & Issues Parenting & Family People & Relationships Religion & Spirituality Shopping & Style Small Business Sports Teens Travel Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Today newsletter as khalifasoft.blog@BLOGGER.COM. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=todaysl&e=khalifasoft.blog@BLOGGER.COM About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.

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Inmarsat FB150 Goes Live

Posted 07/02/09 at 10:14 AM

Inmarsat has confirmed that its new FleetBroadband 150 (FB150) service is now live and passing commercial voice and data traffic on the network. According to Piers Cunningham, Director of Maritime Business for Inmarsat, FB150 was designed specifically to handle broadband IP data, as well as high-quality voice and SMS...

Nor-Shipping 2009 Defies Economic Downturn

Posted 07/02/09 at 10:10 AM

Nor-Shipping 2009 was the largest in the events history, dating back to 1967. 1105 exhibitors from 52 countries participated. By comparison, Nor-Shipping 2007, which took place in the midst of a market boom, had 830 exhibitors from 42 countries...

Coast Guard Rescues Sea Scouts

Posted 07/02/09 at 10:07 AM

More than two dozen Sea Scouts were rescued by the Coast Guard this week after their boat began taking on water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta near Concord, authorities said. According to Petty Officer Levi Read, the crew of the 85-ft...

Downturns in Chinese Shipping Industry

Posted 07/02/09 at 10:05 AM

Though it has sustained economic growth for the past ten years, Chinas shipbuilding industry suffered in 2008. The nation contracted 48.3% fewer ships in the first half of the year as compared to 2007. Carrying capacity was down by about 45%, and Chinas total market share in the shipbuilding industry dropped to 33.7%.

South Korean Shipping Slump

Posted 07/02/09 at 10:05 AM

According to a report on UPI, South Korean ship builders have been hit hard by the global economic slowdown as new orders plunged in the first half of 2009. Yonhap reports that South Koreas three major shipyards received combined orders of only $1...

Aker Solutions Expands Indonesian Facility

Posted 07/02/09 at 10:03 AM

Aker Solutions has opened a new, expanded manufacturing facility for surface trees and wellheads in Batam, Indonesia. The expansion is part of Aker Solutions' strategy to increase its presence in the Asia Pacific oil and gas markets...

Sealink Delivers New Vessel

Posted 07/02/09 at 10:02 AM

At the end of June, Sealink Slipways at Miri delivered a 53.8-by-13.8-m Offshore and Support Vessel to Rederij Groen B.V. of the Netherlands. Unlike Sealinks Venture G, the new Maria G is powered by a pair of Cummins KTA50-M2 mains and uses three Cummins QSM11DM-powered 245 kW generators...

Kjelstad Appointed EVP of Aker Solutions

Posted 07/02/09 at 10:01 AM

Karl Erik Kjelstad has been appointed executive vice president and member of the executive management team at Aker Solutions. Kjelstad will lead the development of the strategic initiative related to oilfield services and the company's fleet of marine vessels...

EU NAVFOR Develops Communication Technology

Posted 07/02/09 at 09:58 AM

The British Royal Navy-led EU NAVFOR, the European Unions first naval task force assembled to protect international shipping in the waters off Somalia, has partnered with IT service company Polymorph to develop a collaboration tool for its vessels...

Bradford Serves First Freeport Customer

Posted 07/02/09 at 09:57 AM

Bradford Grand Bahama, Ltd. (Bradford Marine Bahamas), a member of the Bradford Marine family of companies, has announced that a 241-ft. Amels-built vessel was the first super-yacht to refuel at its new 1,200-ft...

BAE Receives Grant

Posted 07/02/09 at 09:56 AM

BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $8,685,509 firm-fixed-price contract for a 55-calendar-day regular overhaul of Military Sealift Command's fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8)...

Penn State Receives Grant

Posted 07/02/09 at 09:54 AM

The Pennsylvania State University Electro-Optics Center, Freeport, Pa., is being awarded an $11,488,791 cost-plus-fixed fee contract for research, design, development, and delivery of sub-systems for use in the next generation radars and the Common Data Sensor Architecture (CDSA) Program...

Naval Funding for BAE Systems

Posted 07/02/09 at 09:53 AM

BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $11,717,122 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-05-C-4403) for repairs of the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7). The following work items will be accomplished on the ship: replace sewage discharge pumps; install scullery steam condensate drain piping; replace fire retardant plywood...

Oceaneering Receives Naval Funding

Posted 07/02/09 at 09:52 AM

Oceaneering International Inc., Chesapeake, Va., is being awarded an $11,984,265 firm-fixed-price contract for the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) service life extension program (SLEP) for the LCACs 30 and 56...

Lockheed Martin Awarded Grant

Posted 07/02/09 at 09:48 AM

Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $44,910,868 cost-plus award/fixed-fee contract for combat systems engineering. The grant will support the government of Australia under the Foreign Military Sales Program - Case AT-P-LCQ after it selected the Navy/Lockheed Martin Aegis Combat System for its Australian...

Naval Grant for DynCorp

Posted 07/02/09 at 09:42 AM

DynCorp International LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a$45,649,330 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N62742-08-C-1115) to exercise the second option period to provide support services for Philippines Operations Support in the Republic of the Philippines for the Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines...

General Atomics Receives Naval Grant

Posted 07/02/09 at 09:41 AM

General Atomics, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $573,000,000 ceiling priced, undefinitized contract action for the production of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) CVN 78 Shipset...

New Resources for Shipbuilding Education

Posted 07/02/09 at 09:39 AM

ShipConstructor Software Inc. (SSI), in conjunction with two universities, eight shipyards and five design firms, has created comprehensive college-level materials for the instruction of modern shipbuilding, design and modeling...

Singapore Delays LNG Terminal Completion

Posted 07/02/09 at 09:38 AM

According to a recent Reuters report, the Singapore government will take over development of its first $1 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal from a consortium to avoid more delays due to the credit crunch...

Wavespec Opens U.S. Office

Posted 07/02/09 at 09:36 AM

Technical consultant Wavespec has opened a U.S. office in Houston, Texas. We have chosen Houston for our U.S. office because it is the center of the oil and gas industry in the States, as well as the offshore industry, said Geoff Green, Managing Director of Wavespec...

Crowley Helps to Lower Emissions in Port

Posted 07/02/09 at 09:35 AM

Crowley tugboats used for ship assistance and escort operations in the Port of Los Angeles have begun using newly-installed shore-side electrical power when not on the job in an effort to cut fuel consumption and reduce carbon dioxide emissions...

SAILOR 150 Gets Inmarsat Approval

Posted 07/02/09 at 09:31 AM

Inmarsat has presented the type approval certificate for SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband to Thrane Thrane during the satcom equipment manufacturer's Global Partner Conference, held in Copenhagen in June. SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband will be offered as part of Inmarsat's FleetBroadband service, which is aimed at professional single user applications such...

Is it the End for Bender Shipbuilding?

Posted 07/01/09 at 01:38 PM

Bender Shipbuilding Repair Co. agreed to seek protection from its creditors, filing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition to reorganize.The company announced in a prepared statement that it intended to cut its workforce to about 300 to keep operations, including a ship repair job, running...

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Daily Newsletter , Thursday, July 02, 2009

Free Newsletter Site Translation Rss Online - Contact Click here to make this your default homepage   Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide Free Daily Newsletter Paragon Shipping Inc. Announces New Two Year Charter Agreements for Calm Seas and Coral Seas Thursday, 02 July 2009 Paragon Shipping Inc., a global shipping transportation company specializing in drybulk cargoes, announced that it has entered into new two year time charter contracts for the Calm Seas and the Coral Seas. Both vessels have been forward fixed on period time charters for 23 to 26 months at a gross... Read More Danaos Corporation Announces It Has Reached Agreement on Waiver Terms on All Its Credit Facilities Thursday, 02 July 2009 Danaos Corporation announced yesterday that it has reached agreement with Aegean Baltic Bank acting as agent to its $700 million revolving credit facility with HSH Nordbank, Piraeus Bank and Aegean Baltic, its $60 million credit facility with HSH Nordbank and Dresdner Bank and its $148 million performance guarantee with HSH Nordbank on waiver... Read More StealthGas Inc. Announces the Sale of the Gas Sophie, the Delivery of the Gas Exelero Thursday, 02 July 2009 StealthGas Inc., a ship-owning company serving primarily the liquified petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced yesterday that on June 10, 2009 it completed the sale of the Gas Sophie,a 1995 built 3,500 cbm LPG carrier, to an unaffiliated entity based in the Far... Read More "HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS'" POLL    Shipping Economics Live Hellenic Shipping Stocks Live International Shipping Stocks Imarex Estimates Hellenic Shipbrokers Association Shipbrokers Reports Demolition Reports TCE Calculator for Tanker Vessels Bunker Prices Worldwide   & Bunker Suppliers Global Directory Live Currencies Rates   & Online Currency Converter Live Commodity Trade Markets Live World Stock Markets Real-Time Marine Weather Conditions Live Interactive Ships Traffic Worldwide Map Live Piracy Map    Live Ships Traffic Worldwide Map     Live Piracy Map Significant change to Baltic Exchange Dry Index Thursday, 02 July 2009 In a move designed to help boost derivative trading, the Baltic Exchange will be implementing changes to the way in which the Baltic Exchange Dry Index (BDI) is calculated.  As of 1 July 2009,... Read More.. EKO buys pair of tankers from Aegean Group Thursday, 02 July 2009 As part of its strategy to develop its island network, gas trading group EKO, a part of the Hellenic Petroleum SA group agreed to acquire to RO-RO tankers from Melissanidis Group, controller of... Read More.. Ships moored on loch during slump Thursday, 02 July 2009 Four redundant container ships have been moored in Loch Striven this week because of the fall in world trade. The Danish shipping company Maersk has decided to put the ships into what is called... Read More.. McQuilling Services, LLC T a n k e r s No. 15 - Panama Canal Thursday, 02 July 2009 Located on a major isthmus in Central America, the Panama Canal is one of the most traversed artificial waterways in the world. It is on the narrowest landmass between the Atlantic and Pacific... Read More.. Fearnleys Week 27 2009 Thursday, 02 July 2009 More activity was in evidence in the VLCC market in the MEG, but owners were unsuccessful in exploiting this to push rate levels upwards. With the long 4th of July holiday in the U.S. approaching, Read More.. USCG extends the deadline for Vessel Security Officer Refresher Course Thursday, 02 July 2009 The previous deadline was 1 July 2009. Eligible mariners now have until 1 July 2011 to take this course. Read More.. Vessel deliveries unabated despite overcapacity Thursday, 02 July 2009 Several major container shipping lines have taken delivery of additional vessels that will only augment capacity to a global fleet. The capacity glut had, it may be recalled, forced some owners or... Read More.. S. Korea's major shipyards suffer severe slump in new orders Thursday, 02 July 2009 Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., South Korea's leading shipbuilder, and its local rivals saw a major drop in orders in the first half of the year due to a protracted global economic slump, industry... Read More.. Wilhelmsen Ships Service predicts upswing in demand for immersion suit servicing Thursday, 02 July 2009 Wilhelmsen Ships Service, a leading provider of immersion suit servicing, is predicting a sharp upswing in the demand for servicing this year as a result of regulatory changes made in 2006. Read More.. India examining Shipping Corp stake sale, shares up Thursday, 02 July 2009 India is looking at reviving an up to 15 percent stake sale plan in state-run Shipping Corp of India, a minister said on Wednesday, sending its shares up more than 7 percent. Read More.. Bad times call for better ship safety checks Thursday, 02 July 2009 THE International Maritime Organization (IMO) has once again urged carriers not to compromise on ship safety as a way to deal with the current downturn. Addressing the IMO's technical cooperation... Read More.. Eimskip's financial re-organisation Thursday, 02 July 2009 Eimskip proposes to create a new, financially strong shipping and logistics business and exit the cold storage business . These proposals are subject to the consent of the financial creditors... Read More.. Shipping lines return to piracy-prone route Thursday, 02 July 2009 Shipping lines have been forced to reverse their policy of re-routing from the piracy-prone routes to Cape of Good Hope amid high cost of bunker fuel. In February this year, Read More.. New shipyard opens in Dalian Thursday, 02 July 2009 A shipyard that has laid claim to be the largest in the world in terms of physical size began operation Wednesday at Changxing Island in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning... Read More.. More Hamworthy cargo systems ordered for Pertamina ships Thursday, 02 July 2009 Hamworthy is supplying cargo systems for six ships being built in China for the Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company, Pertamina: five products carriers and an LPG carrier. Read More.. India: Six Shipping projects to be developed on PPP basis Thursday, 02 July 2009 The government on Wednesday said it would award six shipping projects worth Rs 3,319.14 crore, to be developed on the public-private-partnership (PPP) basis, in next 100 days.  Read More.. Annual iron ore price-fixing cracks under pressure Thursday, 02 July 2009 China's Government still has plenty of levers at its disposal to influence economic growth, and the growing evidence that it has used them deftly to keep the Chinese economy on the rails strengthens... Read More.. Rio, China Should Make Concessions in Ore Talks, Official Says Thursday, 02 July 2009 Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second- largest iron-ore producer, and Chinese steel mills should make concessions in contract price negotiations after the talks’ deadline passed yesterday,... Read More.. India iron ore quotes up, strike causes delays Thursday, 02 July 2009 India's iron ore quotes were higher on Wednesday, with supplies severely constrained by an ongoing strike in an eastern port and monsoon closure in the west, traders said on Wednesday. Read More.. Unclear prospects for future shipments as China talks on iron ore pricing miss deadline Thursday, 02 July 2009 Pricing talks between Chinese steelmakers and global iron ore suppliers dragged on Wednesday after they failed to reach agreement by a June 30 deadline, reports and industry officials said. Read More.. World mining outlook grim, costs eat profit-report Thursday, 02 July 2009 Short-term prospects for global mining companies are bleak, as rising costs eat into profit margins already depressed by the recession, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Read More.. China to stop the storage, reservation of nonferrous metals due to excessive imports Thursday, 02 July 2009 "At present, domestic and international metal markets are closely intertwined, and metal resources are flowing as prices fluctuate. Domestic prices are currently higher than international... Read More.. South Korea's Crude-Oil Imports Drop for Second Month Thursday, 02 July 2009 South Korea, Asia's third-largest oil buyer, imported less crude in June for a second month as refiners maintained reduced operating rates. Imports fell to 63.4 million barrels last month from 67.5... Read More.. OPEC oil output rises slightly in June: survey Thursday, 02 July 2009 OPEC oil supply rose in June as higher output from several members of the group offset cutbacks in Nigeria caused by militant attacks, a Reuters survey showed on Wednesday. Read More.. Subscribe | Unsubscribe

Daily Newsletter , Thursday, July 02, 2009

Free Newsletter Site Translation Rss Online - Contact Click here to make this your default homepage   Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide Free Daily Newsletter Paragon Shipping Inc. Announces New Two Year Charter Agreements for Calm Seas and Coral Seas Thursday, 02 July 2009 Paragon Shipping Inc., a global shipping transportation company specializing in drybulk cargoes, announced that it has entered into new two year time charter contracts for the Calm Seas and the Coral Seas. Both vessels have been forward fixed on period time charters for 23 to 26 months at a gross... Read More Danaos Corporation Announces It Has Reached Agreement on Waiver Terms on All Its Credit Facilities Thursday, 02 July 2009 Danaos Corporation announced yesterday that it has reached agreement with Aegean Baltic Bank acting as agent to its $700 million revolving credit facility with HSH Nordbank, Piraeus Bank and Aegean Baltic, its $60 million credit facility with HSH Nordbank and Dresdner Bank and its $148 million performance guarantee with HSH Nordbank on waiver... Read More StealthGas Inc. Announces the Sale of the Gas Sophie, the Delivery of the Gas Exelero Thursday, 02 July 2009 StealthGas Inc., a ship-owning company serving primarily the liquified petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced yesterday that on June 10, 2009 it completed the sale of the Gas Sophie,a 1995 built 3,500 cbm LPG carrier, to an unaffiliated entity based in the Far... Read More "HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS'" POLL    Shipping Economics Live Hellenic Shipping Stocks Live International Shipping Stocks Imarex Estimates Hellenic Shipbrokers Association Shipbrokers Reports Demolition Reports TCE Calculator for Tanker Vessels Bunker Prices Worldwide   & Bunker Suppliers Global Directory Live Currencies Rates   & Online Currency Converter Live Commodity Trade Markets Live World Stock Markets Real-Time Marine Weather Conditions Live Interactive Ships Traffic Worldwide Map Live Piracy Map    Live Ships Traffic Worldwide Map     Live Piracy Map Significant change to Baltic Exchange Dry Index Thursday, 02 July 2009 In a move designed to help boost derivative trading, the Baltic Exchange will be implementing changes to the way in which the Baltic Exchange Dry Index (BDI) is calculated.  As of 1 July 2009,... Read More.. EKO buys pair of tankers from Aegean Group Thursday, 02 July 2009 As part of its strategy to develop its island network, gas trading group EKO, a part of the Hellenic Petroleum SA group agreed to acquire to RO-RO tankers from Melissanidis Group, controller of... Read More.. Ships moored on loch during slump Thursday, 02 July 2009 Four redundant container ships have been moored in Loch Striven this week because of the fall in world trade. The Danish shipping company Maersk has decided to put the ships into what is called... Read More.. McQuilling Services, LLC T a n k e r s No. 15 - Panama Canal Thursday, 02 July 2009 Located on a major isthmus in Central America, the Panama Canal is one of the most traversed artificial waterways in the world. It is on the narrowest landmass between the Atlantic and Pacific... Read More.. Fearnleys Week 27 2009 Thursday, 02 July 2009 More activity was in evidence in the VLCC market in the MEG, but owners were unsuccessful in exploiting this to push rate levels upwards. With the long 4th of July holiday in the U.S. approaching, Read More.. USCG extends the deadline for Vessel Security Officer Refresher Course Thursday, 02 July 2009 The previous deadline was 1 July 2009. Eligible mariners now have until 1 July 2011 to take this course. Read More.. Vessel deliveries unabated despite overcapacity Thursday, 02 July 2009 Several major container shipping lines have taken delivery of additional vessels that will only augment capacity to a global fleet. The capacity glut had, it may be recalled, forced some owners or... Read More.. S. Korea's major shipyards suffer severe slump in new orders Thursday, 02 July 2009 Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., South Korea's leading shipbuilder, and its local rivals saw a major drop in orders in the first half of the year due to a protracted global economic slump, industry... Read More.. Wilhelmsen Ships Service predicts upswing in demand for immersion suit servicing Thursday, 02 July 2009 Wilhelmsen Ships Service, a leading provider of immersion suit servicing, is predicting a sharp upswing in the demand for servicing this year as a result of regulatory changes made in 2006. Read More.. India examining Shipping Corp stake sale, shares up Thursday, 02 July 2009 India is looking at reviving an up to 15 percent stake sale plan in state-run Shipping Corp of India, a minister said on Wednesday, sending its shares up more than 7 percent. Read More.. Bad times call for better ship safety checks Thursday, 02 July 2009 THE International Maritime Organization (IMO) has once again urged carriers not to compromise on ship safety as a way to deal with the current downturn. Addressing the IMO's technical cooperation... Read More.. Eimskip's financial re-organisation Thursday, 02 July 2009 Eimskip proposes to create a new, financially strong shipping and logistics business and exit the cold storage business . These proposals are subject to the consent of the financial creditors... Read More.. Shipping lines return to piracy-prone route Thursday, 02 July 2009 Shipping lines have been forced to reverse their policy of re-routing from the piracy-prone routes to Cape of Good Hope amid high cost of bunker fuel. In February this year, Read More.. New shipyard opens in Dalian Thursday, 02 July 2009 A shipyard that has laid claim to be the largest in the world in terms of physical size began operation Wednesday at Changxing Island in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning... Read More.. More Hamworthy cargo systems ordered for Pertamina ships Thursday, 02 July 2009 Hamworthy is supplying cargo systems for six ships being built in China for the Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company, Pertamina: five products carriers and an LPG carrier. Read More.. India: Six Shipping projects to be developed on PPP basis Thursday, 02 July 2009 The government on Wednesday said it would award six shipping projects worth Rs 3,319.14 crore, to be developed on the public-private-partnership (PPP) basis, in next 100 days.  Read More.. Annual iron ore price-fixing cracks under pressure Thursday, 02 July 2009 China's Government still has plenty of levers at its disposal to influence economic growth, and the growing evidence that it has used them deftly to keep the Chinese economy on the rails strengthens... Read More.. Rio, China Should Make Concessions in Ore Talks, Official Says Thursday, 02 July 2009 Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second- largest iron-ore producer, and Chinese steel mills should make concessions in contract price negotiations after the talks’ deadline passed yesterday,... Read More.. India iron ore quotes up, strike causes delays Thursday, 02 July 2009 India's iron ore quotes were higher on Wednesday, with supplies severely constrained by an ongoing strike in an eastern port and monsoon closure in the west, traders said on Wednesday. Read More.. Unclear prospects for future shipments as China talks on iron ore pricing miss deadline Thursday, 02 July 2009 Pricing talks between Chinese steelmakers and global iron ore suppliers dragged on Wednesday after they failed to reach agreement by a June 30 deadline, reports and industry officials said. Read More.. World mining outlook grim, costs eat profit-report Thursday, 02 July 2009 Short-term prospects for global mining companies are bleak, as rising costs eat into profit margins already depressed by the recession, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Read More.. China to stop the storage, reservation of nonferrous metals due to excessive imports Thursday, 02 July 2009 "At present, domestic and international metal markets are closely intertwined, and metal resources are flowing as prices fluctuate. Domestic prices are currently higher than international... Read More.. South Korea's Crude-Oil Imports Drop for Second Month Thursday, 02 July 2009 South Korea, Asia's third-largest oil buyer, imported less crude in June for a second month as refiners maintained reduced operating rates. Imports fell to 63.4 million barrels last month from 67.5... Read More.. OPEC oil output rises slightly in June: survey Thursday, 02 July 2009 OPEC oil supply rose in June as higher output from several members of the group offset cutbacks in Nigeria caused by militant attacks, a Reuters survey showed on Wednesday. Read More.. Subscribe | Unsubscribe