ACL Delivers on Time in 2007
American Commercial Lines Inc. (ACL) announced that it achieved an 86% on-time delivery performance during 2007 for scheduled service. In addition to being the lowest costā¦
This Day in Naval History - Jan. 01
1950 - Mary T. Sproul is commissioned as the first female doctor in the Navy. 1959 - The U.S. Naval Observatory introduces the system of uniform atomic time using cesium beam atomic oscillators.
Acergy Gets $700m from Total for Angola Offshore Work
Acergy SA received a $700mcontract from Total SA for work on the development of Pazlor oil field offshore from Angola. Acergy said Wednesday it received the contractā¦
Coast Guard Responds to Freighter
The Coast Guard is responding to a call for assistance from a disabled freighter 180 nautical miles northeast of Attu. The Mathawee Naree, a 554-ft. Thai flagged freighterā¦
Yangzijiang Wins $1.3b Shipping Contracts
Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Shipbuilding said oit has won $1.3b worth of contracts to build 20 vessels. The contracts are to be delivered before July 2012 and thereforeā¦
IMarEST Appoints COO
Operating Officer, working closely with Chief Executive, Keith Read CBE. 2000, he was responsible for a £50m global oil and gas business, leading the developmentā¦
Transworld Signs Record Shipbuilding Contract
Transworld Group of Companies (TGC), an international logistics and shipping specialist, announced in December that it had awarded a $80m shipbuilding contract toā¦
Taiwan Shipbuilding Output Forecast to Top $1.6b
The production value of Taiwan's shipbuilding industry is expected to amount to $1.6b for 2007, up 21 percent over the year-earlier level, according to tallies releasedā¦
Mobile Networks on Cruise Ships
Maritime Communications Partner AS (MCP), fully owned by Telenor ASA, has signed a contract to install and operate the cellular network onboard all ships in Princess Cruisesā¦
Freighter runs aground in Channel
According to the Guardian Unlimited, the coastguard was sent to the aid of a large container ship that ran aground in the Dover Strait. The crew of the 90,465-tonā¦
CBP: 10+2 Program Proposal
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued its notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the filing of advance trade data (commonly referred to as the 10+2 program).
UK âā¬ā Failure of RIB Seat Attachment
The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) issued a Safety Bulletin advising the maritime community of the failure of the seat attachments in a rigid inflatable boat (RIB)ā¦
Diesel Electric on the North Sea
While diesel-electric propulsion continues to garner converts in North America, it is a more usual system in Europe. The noted Danish operator of emergency response/rescue vesselsā¦
IMarEST Appoints COO
Marine industry expert Marcus Jones has joined the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) as its first Chief Operating Officer, working closely with Chief Executiveā¦
