Resolve Maritime Academy builds new wet trainer

JULY 30, 2014 — Resolve Maritime Academy, Fort Lauderdale, FL, is building a new, two-story wet trainer. Larger and more expansive than Resolve’s original, the L/V Gray Manatee. it will be used

U.S. sanctions Putin’s shipbuilder and its bank

JULY 29, 2014 — Russia’s St Petersburg headquartered United Shibuilding Corporation, created by Russian President Vladimir Putin, a St Petersburg native, through a presidential decree in 2007, has been added to the

Simrad MX series products add GLONASS compatibility

JULY 29, 2014 — Simrad has upgraded its Simrad MX Series MX521B Smart Antenna, and HS80A and MX575D DGNSS compasses to be compatible with both Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS): the U.S

ABS to class world’s first CNG carrier

JULY 29, 2014 — ABS has been chosen to class the world’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier. Designed by China’s CIMC Ocean Engineering Design & Research Institute, the ship has been

Australia could buy next submarines abroad

JULY 28, 2014 — It’s not a happy time to be a naval shipbuilder in Australia. The country’s three-ship Air Warfare Destroyer project is in such a sorry state that the Australian

Foss Maritime appoints VP Human Resources

JULY 28, 2014 — Darlene Crowder is to join Foss Maritime in early August as the Vice President for Human Resources. She will be based at the company’s corporate office in Seattle,

Gondan books order for two patrol boats

JULY 28, 2014 — Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan has signed a contract with the Spanish Guardia Civil for the construction of two patrol vessels. With an overall length of 20.5 m and

Ship registry official switches flags

JULY 28, 2014 — Alfonso Castillero, former Director-General of the Panama Registry, has joined the Liberian Registry as Vice-President. Mr. Castillero worked for sixteen years in the Panamanian maritime sector, rising through

Ship registry official switches flags

JULY 28, 2014 — Alfonso Castillero, former Director-General of the Panama Registry, has joined the Liberian Registry as Vice-President. Mr. Castillero worked for sixteen years in the Panamanian maritime sector, rising through

HII gets $13.7 million mod to CVN 76 contract

JULY 25, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, VA, is being awarded a $13,759,894 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee, incentive-fee contract (N00024-13-C-4315) for aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) fiscal

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