Sailors aboard ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ (CVN 72) completed a major step in its overhaul, removing all flight deck catapults. The aircraft carrier’s V-2 division teamworked with Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard workers, allowing them to begin their inspection for structural corrosion beneath the catapult troughs sooner. In all, Lincoln’s V-2 Division saved
Read moreThe unified command continues to respond to a crude oil spill in the lower Mississippi River near mile marker 436 in Vicksburg, Miss., Thursday. At 10:05 a.m. response crews removed fuel from the damaged barge MOC-12 after reconfiguring oil-pump equipment. Following completion of the oil removal operations the damaged barge will be inspected and
Read moreNichioh Maru car carrier represents a major stride forward in the concept of eco-friendly ships. The green ship boasts of the unique distinction of being the first car carrier to be equipped with the solar-energy power generation systems. Operating internally within Japan, the green ship has been in commercial service since 2012. The Shin
Read moreAlong with the release of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s 2012 piracy report come the onslaught of analysts seeking to explain why the maritime piracy is decreasing in certain theaters, why it is expanding in others, and where it will spread to next. The top story is that global pirate attacks have hit a
Read moreThe IMSO Director General, Captain Esteban Pacha-Vicente, today announced that Mr Koji Sekimizu, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) visited IMSO Headquarters on 28 January 2013. The purpose of the visit was to discuss matters of mutual interest, in particular in the field of the future of maritime communications and how new
Read moreA passenger shipping vessel carrying 52 passengers reportedly lost its propeller and currently half-submerged position along the vicinity of Calapan Port Terminal in Oriental Mindoro on Thursday morning. The Coast Guard Action Center (CGAC) in Manila disclosed that around 6:30 a.m. of Thursday when M/V Baleno 168’s propeller was detached while having docking maneuver
Read moreDrifting cruise ship, Lyubov Orlova, is now being towed by offshore supply vessel (OSV) Atlantic Hawk. The OSV was able to successfully secure a tow line to the derelict Orlova on Wednesday night off Newfoundland’s coast. The Russian cruise ship had been drifting for nearly one week in the North Atlantic Ocean after its
Read more