Schettino returns to Concordia “as a defendant”

FEBRUARY 27, 2014 — Though Captain Francesco Schettino did not return to Costa Concordia when ordered to by a Coast Guard official on the night the cruise ship grounded, today he was

Commandant delivers his final State of the Coast Guard address

FEBRUARY 27, 2014 — U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp delivered his final State of the Coast Guard address at Coast Guard Headquarters, St. Elizabeths Campus, Washington, D.C., Wednesday. Papp provided

New consortium to speed innovation in lightweight metals

FEBRUARY 26, 2014—President Obama announced yesterday the award of funding for a new consortium that will team leading aluminum, titanium and high-strength steel manufacturers with academia and laboratories to pioneer new technology

George G. Sharp, Inc. mourns loss of Chairman

FEBRUARY 26, 2014 — George G. Sharp, Inc. says that the Chairman of its Board, Dr. Ilario Hilary Rolih , passed away at the age of 82 on February 16, 2014 while

Diamond S files IPO

FEBRUARY 26, 2014 — Diamond S Shipping Group, Inc., whose Chairman is investor Wilbur Ross, today announced the launch of its underwritten initial public offering of 14,000,000 common shares pursuant to a

All Coast orders 250 ft leg liftboat at Semco

FEBRUARY 26, 2014 — Lafayette, LA, headquartered All Coast, LLC, which last year acquired the domestic liftboat fleet of Hercules Offshore, has entered into a contract with Semco, LLC, Lafitte, LA, to

NJ rock salt saga: Poor planning, not the Jones Act to blame

FEBRUARY 26, 2014—The great New Jersey rock salt shortage has apparently come to an end, and so, too, perhaps the Garden State’s assaults on the Jones Act. A U.S.-flagged barge carrying the

Mermaid Marine Australia to buy Jaya businesses

FEBRUARY 25, 2014 — Fremantle, Western Australia, headquartered Mermaid Marine Australia has agreed to pay Singapore $625 million (about US $495 million) to buy the entire issued and paid up share capital

Electric Boat gets $36 million mod for NRMD

FEBRUARY 25, 2014 — General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $36,137,340 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-4311) to provide a Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department (NRMD). Under

Navy budget stresses new ships, but LCS numbers in doubt

FEBRUARY 25, 2014 — “Under the President’s budget plan, the Navy will launch an aggressive and ambitious effort to reduce acquisitions costs and maximize resources available to buy and build new ships,”

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