The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command celebrated National Maritime Day at a ceremony co-hosted with the U.S. Maritime Administration at MARAD’s headquarters May 22. Over 200 government and maritime industry leaders and guests attended the commemoration. In 1933, Congress established May 22 as National Maritime Day. The day officially honors the contributions and sacrifices of [...]
NOAA presented to the U.S. Coast Guard today a new report that finds that 36 sunken vessels scattered across the U.S. seafloor could pose an oil pollution threat to the nation’s coastal marine resources. Of those, 17 were recommended for further assessment and potential removal of both fuel oil and oil cargo. The sunken vessels [...]
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Huntington Ingalls Industries announced on May 1 that the U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $487 million, fixed-price-incentive-fee contract to its Ingalls Shipbuilding division to build the sixth National Security Cutter, Munro (WMSL 755). “Our Coast Guard customer continues to be extremely pleased with the performance of the NSC, and this contract proves that,” said [...]
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On the first anniversary of the signing of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy’s (NSPS) umbrella agreements with Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax and Seaspan in Vancouver, CADSI re-affirms its support of the Government’s policy decision to build ships in Canada in order to obtain the vessels needed by the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Coast Guard [...]
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Yesterday, the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) Secretariat held a technical briefing for media to provide an update on progress made since the signing of the umbrella agreements one year ago this month. The Strategy was developed and is being implemented using the following five-phased approach: Developing the strategy -Launched in summer 2009 with a [...]
In light of the recent Tubbataha incident, activist scientist group AGHAM or Advocates of Science and Technology for the People called on the government to build a national ship-building industry that will strengthen the country’s capacity to protect its own territory and marine resources. “If only the country has a booming shipping industry, we wouldn’t [...]
![Sierra Leone National Shipping Company, Premuda Form The Sierra Leone Carrier]()
Sierra Leone National Shipping Company (SLNSC), a state owned company of the Government of Sierra Leone, and Four Handy (FHL) a Premuda Group Company, on November 12, 2012, announced the formation of the National Carrier of Sierra Leone, SLNC: Sierra Leone National Carrier. SLNSC was formed by the signing of a joint venture Agreement [...]
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and the China National Ship Recycling Association (CNSA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together to promote green ship recycling in China. GL and CNSA will collaborate to develop training programmes, pilot projects, and research practices that will allow the Chinese ship recycling industry to comply with incoming international [...]
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) Engineering and Supply Department has won the 2011 RINA-LR Maritime Safety Award for their innovative work in ensuring and improving the safety of its lifeboats. The award, sponsored by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) and Lloyd’s Register, recognises that through innovation, the department provides for the safety [...]
![China: SOA Announces Establishment of National Maritime Survey Fleet]()
In order to enhance China’s ability to conduct maritime surveying and research, The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) announces the establishment of national maritime survey fleet, reports Xinhua. The fleet consists of 19 survey vessels, which are individually owned by the SOA, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the Ministry of Education (MOE) and other [...]
