Tuvalu deregisters Iranian controlled ships
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 — Twenty-nine vessels controlled by the National Iranian Tanker Company or its front companies have had to haul down the flag of the tiny polynesian island nation of Tuvalu.
Shell Alaska drilling faces another regulatory obstacle
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 — Shell Oil faces a further potential delay in getting the oil spill containment system it must have before drilling into potentially oil-bearing zones in Alaska’s Beaufort or Chukchi
LoBiondo holds hearing on USCG “death spiral”
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 — The House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee today held a hearing on the challenges the U.S. Coast Guard faces maintaining its aging and increasingly unreliable vessels and
Port dispute parties agree to 90-day contract extension
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 — There’s a ray of hope in the labor dispute that could close 14 ports on the U.S.East and Gulf coasts. It comes in the shape of the following
BAE Norfolk gets Navy contract mods worth $104.8 million
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded modifications to two previously awarded Navy contracts. The largest award is a $76,756,663 modification to previously awarded contract
Barges play key role in Virginia submarine program
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 — Barges are playing a key role in increasing the efficiency of a major shipbuilding program. On September 19, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division shipped
Rolls-Royce delivers permanent magnet tunnel thruster
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 — Rolls-Royce has delivered the first of its newly-developed permanent magnet tunnel thrusters (TT-PM) to Norwegian company Olympic Shipping, who will operate the thruster on the Olympic Octopus. Delivered
Cruise industry adopts new lifeboat loading policy
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 — The cruise industry has adopted an additional safety policy related to the loading of lifeboats by crew members for training purposes.The policy exceeds current international regulatory requirements and
European sat nav systems move ahead
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 — Industry Committee Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) approved new legislation on Tuesday to ensure that Europe’s two satellite navigation systems — Galileo, the European GPS system, and
BIW gets another $38.9 million for DDG 1000 work
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 — General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $38,936,397 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee Navy contract (N00024-11-C-2306) exercising options for DDG 1000 class