Bin Laden buried at sea from USS Carl Vinson
Osama bin Laden received a Muslim ceremony as he was buried at sea, a senior defense official said in Washington, D.C., today, reports Navy News Service. The religious rites were performed aboard
BOEMRE reduces offshore Massachussetts wind lease area
BOEMRE Director Michael R. Bromwich says the agency is reducing the area under consideration for future commercial wind energy leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusetts. This reduction is in
STX France gets order for zero-emissions ferry
The communities of Cap L’Orient on the coast of Brittany, France, have selected STX France’s Lanester shipyard to build a new “zero emissions” eco-friendly ferry. Ten companies responded to a call for
Kleven to build LNG-fueled PSV for Rem Offshore
Norway’s Rem Offshore ASA has entered into a newbuilding contract with shipbuilder Kleven Maritime. It covers the construction of one gas-fueled platform supply vessel of the VS 499 LNG design. The new
Maritime industry set for second Washington Sail-In
Nearly 200 American maritime industry representatives from throughout the country will descend on Washington, D.C. for the second-annual “Sail-In” on Wednesday, May 4. The broad grassroots education event is designed to update
Brazil’s Alianca to built two Ulstein X-bow PSV’s for CBO
Ulstein Design & Solutions has signed two ship design contracts with Brazilian shipyard Alianca S.A. Worth around NOK 150 million, the contracts are for the delivery of design, engineering, main equipment and
BIMCO publishes radioactivity risk clause for time charter parties
Responding to industry demand and to counter the circulation of potentially onerous “home-made” radiation clauses, BIMCO has developed and published a Radioactivity Risk Clause for Time Charter Parties. The Clause was developed
Obama nominates Panetta to succeed Gates as Secretary of Defense
President Barack Obama today thanked Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates for his service as he officially announced his intention to nominate CIA Director Leon E. Panetta to lead the Pentagon after Gates
First Coast Guard FRC launched at Bollinger Lockport
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has launched the first-in-class USCG “Sentinel” Fast Response Cutter (FRC), Bernard C. Webber from its Lockport, La., facility. “We are pleased to announce the successful launch of the lead
Court slashes Horizon Lines fine
U.S.-flag containership operator Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ) today announced that a federal court has granted a request by the U.S. Department of Justice to reduce the company’s fine related to federal