Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has received approval from the German classification society Germanischer Lloyd to conduct annual performance testing of shipboard voyage data recorders (VDRs). The annual performance tests are conducted onboard ships by Sperry Marine service facilities aroun
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64.7-Meter AMELS 212 designed by Tim Heywood and Andrew Winch. Amels, acknowledged masters of the art of superyacht building, announces plans to begin construction of the second in its LIMITED EDITIONS series, the 64,7-meter AMELS 212. This decision follows the stunning success of the AMELS 171, int
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A fishing boat sank off the Channel Islands Tuesday, killing two people and injuring one, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Clifton Kent, 45, of Santa Barbara swam more than a mile through chilly waters and was rescued about 9 a.m. on the island’s north shore. A scuba diving boat cr
SS NOMADIC was due to set off from a French port at noon today on her final voyage home to the city where she was built. The Titanic’s ‘little sister’ will be ferried by submersible barge out of Le Havre in Normandy, through the English Channel, rounding Land’s End for the long trip north through [&
Statoil and its partners are investing NOK 1.6 billion in measures to sustain production on the Sleipner West field in the North Sea. The major contracts are now in place. The Sleipner B platform
A Havant company is riding the crest of a wave fuelled by the explosion in the commercial shipping world because of China’s rise to prominence. Wartsila Propulsion UK, in Marples Way, is on the way up and is contributing to the parent group’s rising sales, which rose from
Jumbo Shipping, the Dutch heavy-lift specialist, has returned to the Damen Shipyard group for a fourth heavy-lift ship. Jumbo has ordered a fourth ship from Damen. The contract was an option attached to an order for a third heavy-lift ship placed by Jumbo in September 2005. Jumbo said the new ship w
All cargo containers stacked in two of the four holds of the stricken Safmarine Agulhas off the coast of East London were removed on Tuesday, salvors said. SMIT Salvage spokesperson Clare Gomes said good progress had been made in the past 24 hours, and all deck cargo had also been removed. She said
The Chinese government marked its second Maritime Day in Shanghai Tuesday to enhance public awareness of the nation’s over three million square kilometers of “blue territory”. Vice Premier Huang Ju sent a letter to the ceremony, urging further development of the nation’s ocean shipping, maritime exp
Rep. Rob Simmons (R-Conn.), probably the most ardent congressional supporter of the Navy
Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (Asry) has been awarded a major contract from National Drilling Company (NDC), in Abu Dhabi, for their offshore self-elevating three legged jack-up drill rig the Al Mariyah. The rig, originally manufactured by Nippon Kokan K K in 1982, is owned by NDC and ha
A wildcat on the Valkyrie structure close to the Statoil-operated Norne field in the Norwegian Sea has been completed without yielding commercial hydrocarbons. The Norne production ship ranks as one of the most profitable units on the Norwegian continental shelf, and great expectations have been aro
Another banner day for CRN. A new launching that saw all the children of Ancona take part in the festivities at the shipyard.
