USNS Spearhead, the first of the U.S. Navy’s joint high-speed vessels designed for rapid intra-theater transport of troops and military equipment, was christened September 17, 2011 during a ceremony at shipbuilder Austal
Uniteam Marine Shipping GmbH, a German corporation, was sentenced in federal court in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and making false statements to
Naval architecture and marine engineering firm Gibbs & Cox reports that Vice Admiral Paul Sullivan, USN (Retired) has been unanimously elected to its Board of Directors. The Board believes his extensive naval
Wave energy technology pioneer Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. reports that one of its PowerBuoy autonomous wave energy devices has been deployed for sea trials as part of a U.S. Navy coastal security
The U.S. Coast Guard reports that its third National Security Cutter, Stratton, successfully completed rigorous acceptance trials Friday to ensure the cutter meets its contractual requirements and is ready for delivery to
Genesis Energy, L.P. (NYSE:GEL) announced today that it has completed a previously announced acquisition of the black oil barge transportation business of Mandeville, La., headquartered Florida Marine Transporters, Inc. and its affiliates
VT Halter Marine, Inc. has delivered the final articulated tug barge (ATB) unit in a series of ten built for Crowley Maritime Corporation’s subsidiary, Vessel Management Services, Inc. Since construction of the
The U.S. Coast Guard has authorized Genoa-based classification society RINA to conduct plan review, approval and initial and subsequent surveys for U.S. flagged cargo and passenger vessels. The MOA delegating authority and
Private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Company, New York, N.Y., which has holdings in the defense, aerospace and maritime sectors, announced today that it has acquired US Joiner LLC and Turnbull LLC
The maritime industry has often been accused of being slow to catch up when it comes to modern technology. But over the course of the last few years, companies within the industry
