Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), Chairman, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is to be honored on March 20 as the American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) “Port Person of the Year” during the
Bollinger Shipyards president and chief executive officer, Donald ”Boysie” Bollinger, has been awarded the 2011 Executive Leadership Safety Award by Signal Mutual Indemnity Association. The award, which is Signal’s highest honor, was presented at the Signal Mutual Board of
Miami based Oceania Cruises says it was notified by Fincantieri late last week of construction delays and as a result, will reschedule the maiden voyage of its m/s Riviera. Construction on the
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., based Resolve Marine Group, Inc. reports that Jeff Johnson has joined the company as Manager, Training and Response with responsibilities in both Resolve’s Salvage & Fire (Americas) emergency response/OPA-90
Cell phone photos of an illegal magic pipe in operation, could bring a whistle blowing crew member a nice monetary award. Two corporations have pleaded guilty in separate hearings in Baltimore for
A GAO report raises worrying questions about the decision to restart production of the Arleigh Burke class destroyer (DDG 51) after nearly a decade and almost $10 billion in development on Zumwalt
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Ron Murray has been promoted to vice president of quality and process excellence for the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. As lead for the shipyard’s
McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) reports that its Australian subsidiary has received and signed a letter of award for the Ichthys Gas-condensate Field Development subsea umbilical, riser, flowline (“SURF”) project by INPEX. The
Satellite communications giant Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) says that Frontline Management AS has committed to Inmarsat XpressLink for more than 100 vessels from its existing fleet and its planned newbuilds. Inmarsat says that XpressLink
Nine Somali pirates have been killed by U.S. forces in the daring rescue of two aid workers kidnapped on shore on October 25, 2011. Jessica Buchanan, an American, and Poul Hagen Thisted,