Sea Perch ROVs Teach Students About Naval Engineering
From Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Public AffairsEngineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division, a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) field activity, mentored middle and high school students at the Patriots Technology Training Center (PTTC) while they built small remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) July 3.
NOAA Deploys Smart Buoy
The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office will deploy a “smart buoy” at the mouth of the Rappahannock River to take observations of the Bay's changing conditions. A part of the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS), this is the fourth interpretative buoy to mark the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.
Cummings to Join Kick-Off of MERC
On July 22 Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (Md.-7), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, will join the Maryland Department of Transportation, the Maryland Port Administration, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and the U.S. Maritime
Cal Maritime and Clearwater Port Partner
The California Maritime Academy of Vallejo, CA, a member of the California State University, and Clearwater Port LLC, announced the creation of a joint program to expand West Coast training in the handling and transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) products. The program puts in place the first
NOAA Takes First Broad Look at Soot from Ships
Tugboats puff out more soot for the amount of fuel used than other commercial vessels, and large cargo ships emit more than twice as much soot as previously estimated, according to the first extensive study of commercial vessel soot emissions. Scientists from NOAA and the University of Colorado conducted
Coast Guard to Deploy VOSS
The U.S. Coast Guard is exercising their pollution response capabilities by deploying a Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System (VOSS) from the Coast Guard Cutter Katherine Walker, a 175-ft. Keeper class buoy tender home ported in Bayonne, N.J., in New York Harbor Thursday, June 26, 2008. Media
Supreme Court Accepts Navy Sonar Requests
On June 23, 2008, the Supreme Court accepted a request by the Navy that the Court review a series of lower court rulings that restrict the Navy's use of sonar in training exercises off the coast of Southern California.The original injunction, handed down in August 2007 by a U.S. District Court in Los Angeles and later amended,
AAPA Urges Swift Passage of Vessel Air Emissions Bill
The American Association of Port Authorities this week sent an urgent request to leaders of the United States Senate and leaders of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, urging them to endorse swift passage of H.R. 802, the Maritime Pollution Prevention Act, and then transmit
CNO Tasks Office of Naval Research with Looking for the "Next Big Thing"
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead visited the Office of Naval Research (ONR) June 13 and spoke about the vital role he sees science and technology playing within the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and how ONR and the Naval Research Enterprise are poised to bring about the "next big thing.
Coast Guard Yard Under New Command
Captain John Kaplan recently assumed command of the U.S. Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland. He is the 39th Commanding Officer in the 109-year history of the Yard, the only shipbuilding and ship repair facility of the United States Coast Guard.Captain Kaplan took charge of the Coast
Coast Guard Yard Under New Command
Captain John Kaplan recently assumed command of the U.S. Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland. He is the 39th Commanding Officer in the 109-year history of the Yard, the only shipbuilding and ship repair facility of the United States Coast Guard.Captain Kaplan took charge of the Coast
Keever Named Director for Hawaii SuperFerry
Hornblower Marine Services (HMS) is pleased to announce Captain John M. Keever is joining the company as Director of Marine Operations for the Hawaii Superferry project. As Director of Marine Operations for Hawaii Superferry, Captain Keever will manage the Alakai, the world’s most celebrated high-speed vessel,
Navy's Top Engineers and Scientists Honored
By Lt. Cmdr. John T. Schofield, Research, Development and Acquisition Public AffairsThe Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, John S. Thackrah, today honored 46 of the Department of the Navy's top scientists and engineers at the second annual Top Navy
Sea Perch Attracts Kids to Fleet Week
The Office of Naval Research partnered with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, to introduce underwater robotics to children at Staten Island's Stapleton Pier during Fleet Week New York 2008, May 21-28.Before and after touring three ships moored at Stapleton Pier – USS Monterey (CG 61), USS
Alion $10.2m Contract to Support Seabasing
The Office of Naval Research has awarded Alion Science and Technology a $10.2 million task order to develop and deliver a detailed design package for the Sea Base Connector Transformable-Craft (T-Craft) program. The cost-plus-fixed-fee task order No. 0003 was awarded on May 8. Under Phase II of the T-Craft contract,
DSM Gets Favorable Judgment in Trademark Lawsuit
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas concluded a judgment for patent and trademark infringement and related claims against Armor USA, on April 22, 2008. The judgment relates to DSM’s super strong polyethylene fiber Dyneema. With this judgment DSM was able to stop
A Tidal Wave of New Regulations
Vessel owners and operators are finding themselves besieged on many fronts by an onslaught of new laws and regulations governing ship operations at the state and federal levels. At the same time, companies and organizations have been somewhat successful in taking their case to the courts and Congress
Biofouling Center Stage
Legislation has been favorably reported out of the Senate Committee in Commerce, Science, and Transportation that would, if enacted, constitute the first official steps by the federal government to come to grips with biofouling of the hulls of ships. - by Dennis Bryant, Senior Counsel, Holland
Subsea Searching Efficiently, Cost Effectively
The international subsea technology community often laments the need for qualified workers and interested youth to fuel the industry’s bright future prospects. Those in the know should tap the energy of Karl Kenny, the passionate, straight-talking leader of Marport, a quickly emerging pioneer
CNO Visits Starbase-Atlantis in Pensacola
By Ed Barker, Naval Education and Training Command Public AffairsAdm. Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)visited the Starbase-Atlantis youth program while at Naval Air Station Pensacola on May 5.Starbase-Atlantis is a Navy community outreach program managed by the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC).