The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St Paul District, is conducting dredging operations at their Above Brownsville Placement site, also known as “Crater Island,” within Pool Eight of the Mississippi River, near Brownsville, Minnesota. The contractor, Legacy Corporation from East Moline,...
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OPINION | High noon at Second Thomas Shoal
China has identified the beleaguered garrison at Second Thomas Shoal as a weak link among the South China Sea features physically occupied by the Philippines and, by extension, the US-Philippines alliance. While Manila has held its nerve against Beijing’s mounting pressure tactics and holds the...
Name confirmed for US Navy’s sixth Constellation-class frigate
US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has confirmed that a future US Navy Constellation-class guided-missile frigate (FFG) will be named USS Galvez. The ship honours Conde Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, who provided supplies, intelligence, and military support to the American colonists during the...
COLUMN | Drip, drip, drip: Marinakis orders eight PSVs; DSOC jackup moves; Paratus and Northern Ocean raise capital [Offshore Accounts]
There was only one story in offshore this week, the news that Greek shipowner Evangelos Marinakis has doubled down on this bet on the platform supply vessel (PSV) market by making the single biggest order in the entire segment in the last decade. His Capital Offshore has placed an order for four firm diesel-electric, DP2, […]
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Houthi USVs destroyed in successful attack by US forces
US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that US forces under its operational authority successfully destroyed three Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed surface vessels (USV) in the Red Sea between June 21 and 22. It was determined that these systems presented an imminent threat to US, coalition...
Newly formed defence company to support Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine procurement
US naval shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and UK defence technology company the Babcock International Group have formed a new joint venture and entity to accelerate the development of critical sovereign capability for the AUKUS conventional armed, nuclear-powered submarine program. H&B Defence will combine nuclear submarine and shipbuilding experience from Australia, the United Kingdom,z and […]
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US Department of the Navy requests interested parties for medium unmanned surface vehicle information
The Department of the Navy, the US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), the Program Executive Office (PEO) Unmanned and Small Combatants (USC), and the Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office (PMS 406) have issued a request for information (RFI) on medium unmanned surface vehicles (MUSVs). The navy is conducting market research to determine if resources/sources […]
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US marine economy continued upward trend in 2022
The American marine economy continued to bolster the US in 2022 as demonstrated by increased sales and jobs. This is according to the most recent statistics from the annual Marine Economy Satellite Account (MESA) released by two Department of Commerce agencies – the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
South Korean firm to acquire US shipbuilder
Philly Shipyard has entered into a share purchase agreement with South Korean companies Hanwha Systems and Hanwha Ocean for the purchase of Philly Shipyard, the sole operating subsidiary of PHLY. The transaction will result in the company selling all of its business against receiving a cash...
Comisión Marítima Federal de USA (FMC) abre discusión sobre el Acuerdo de Cooperación Gemini
El Acuerdo de Cooperación Gemini implica la coordinación de operaciones globales de buques a través de un sistema de ‘hub and spoke’. La FMC de EE. UU. abre la discusión.
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