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Port of Virginia expansion boosts ultralarge container vessel capacity
The Port of Virginia recently completed a project to widen its ship channel to allow better access for the world’s largest container ships.
The port’s shipping channel is now up to 1,400 feet wide in some areas, allowing simultaneous two-way traffic of ultralarge container vessels (ULCVs) traveling through Norfolk Harbor, officials said.
“Before the channel was widened, the Coast Guard would have to put restrictions on the channel for vessels to pass. When ULCVs are on their way in or out, it...
Katoen Natie to invest $60M at Norfolk plastic resin export facilities
Belgium-headquartered Katoen Natie plans to spend $59.9 million to expand warehousing and rail facilities in Norfolk, Virginia, to support the growing export market for plastic resins.
Subsidiary Katoen Natie Norfolk will oversee the project, which includes the addition of a 450,000-square-foot warehouse and a rail yard, as well as an expansion of the existing rail spur.
The current facility, which is near the Port of Virginia and has access to both CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:...
Navy Seeing Better Trained Ensigns After Surface Warfare Reforms, Say Sailors
USS Halsey (DDG-97) returning to Naval Station San Diego on Feb. 10, 2023. USNI News Photo
ABOARD GUIDED-MISSILE DESTROYER USS HALSEY OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA – When Cmdr. Amanda Browning joined the Navy, she learned how to drive and operate a ship from a set of CD-ROMs on a computer aboard Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG-53). Twenty years ago, new surface warfare officers learned on the job after a cost-saving decision to trim upfront training, and the results...
Ford Aircraft Carrier John F. Kennedy to Deliver a Year Late
In this aerial photograph, the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) sits at Pier 3 at Newport News Shipbuilding division. The ship is approximately 76 percent complete and is progressing through final outfitting and testing. Huntington Ingalls Industries photo.
The next Ford-class aircraft carrier will now deliver to the Navy in 2025, one year later than the service’s most recent projection, according to Fiscal Year 2024 budget documents released this week.
The Navy delayed future carrier J...
https://news.usni.org/2023/03/23/ford-aircraft-carrier-john-f-kennedy-to-deliver-a-year-late
HII Lays Keel of Future Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise
An artist’s concept of the future carrier Enterprise (CVN-80). DoD Image
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – HII has laid the keel block of the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-80) on Tuesday, USNI News has learned.
The seventh U.S. warship named after the Revolutionary War sloop, Enterprise formally began fabrication at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding yard in Virginia, Rear Adm. James Downey, the program executive officer for carriers, told USNI News on Tuesday.
The start of fabrication comes three weeks...
https://news.usni.org/2022/04/05/hii-lays-keel-of-future-aircraft-carrier-uss-enterprise
Container ship runs aground in Chesapeake Bay
The Coast Guard said Monday it is coordinating efforts with the Maryland Department of the Environment to refloat a 1,095-foot container ship that ran aground in Chesapeake Bay on Sunday after departing from the Port of Baltimore.
The Coast Guard said its Maryland-National Capital Region sector received the initial report from the Ever Forward at 9 p.m. Sunday that it had grounded near Craighill Channel. According to initial reports, there were no injuries or indications of pollution or damage...
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VCNO: Naval Safety Command Will Function Like INSURV and Assess Safety Performance
An MH-60S Knight Hawk helicopter from the Merlins of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3 provides aerial firefighting support to fight the fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) on July 14, 2020. US Navy Photo
The Navy wants its new two-star safety command to evaluate risk and safety in a similar way to how the service looks at the health of its ships, the number-two officer told Congress today.
Adm. Bill Lescher, the vice chief of naval operations, compared the...
Daily Infographic: Norfolk Southern seeks to boost capacity through hiring, operational changes
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Navy Formally Stands Up Naval Safety Command
Rear Adm. F.R. Luchtman, right, reports to Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Michael Gilday, as he assumes command of the Naval Safety Command during the establishment ceremony for the Naval Safety Command on Feb. 4, 2022, in Norfolk, Va. US Navy Photo
The Navy has a new command after the Naval Safety Center was formally converted into the Naval Safety Command on Friday morning.
The Naval Safety Command is a two-star command, which will focus on ensuring the service’s health and well-being. The...
https://news.usni.org/2022/02/04/navy-formally-stands-up-naval-safety-command