Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomUpdated Feb 2005
MISSION: To deliver a reliable, efficient and cost-effective network of Aids to Navigation for the benefit and safety of all Mariners.
The Northern Lighthouse Board's principal concern is with safety: the safety of the mariner at sea; the safety of our own people employed in or around some of the world's most dangerous coastlines; and the safety of environment in which we, and those who come after us, must live and work.
The Northern Lighthouse Board has long been at the forefront of navigational technology. The programme to automate all major lighthouses was successfully completed on 31 March 1998. The Board completed the conversion of all its statutory lit buoyage to solar power in 1997. Thereafter, an ongoing programme of modernisation and overhaul will continue well into the 21st Century.
The Board has always prided itself on its efficiency and cost effectiveness. For the future, it aims to provide a reliable, low-maintenance and cost-effective network of Aids to Navigation, backed by a safe, efficient and professional support organisation.
The joint General Lighthouse Authorities' policy is based on the continuing requirement for the foreseeable future for a base-level of traditional visual aids to navigation, in the form of lights, beacons and buoyage, but a decreasing reliance of these "traditional" aids to navigation and an increasing reliance on high-precision radio aids. The Joint GLAs' policy also provides a mechanism for the ongoing review of tasking and policies.
Northland Services is a stevedoring and marine transportation company based in Seattle, specializing in cargo handling and shipping between Seattle, Alaska, and Hawaii.
Northrop Grumman Newport News is the nation's sole designer, builder, and refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and one of two companies capable of designing and building nuclear-powered submarines, also providing after-market services for naval and commercial vessels.
Newport News is the nation's sole designer, builder and refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and one of only two companies capable of designing and building nuclear-powered submarines.
Pascagoula, Mississippi, United StatesUpdated Jul 2006
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS), headquartered in Pascagoula, Mississippi, includes the Ingalls Operations and the Full Service Operations, also in Pascagoula, and the Avondale Operations, in New Orleans and Tallulah, Louisiana, and Gulfport, Mississippi. NGSS, which currently employs more than 17,000 shipbuilding professionals, primarily in Mississippi and Louisiana, is one of the nation's leading full service systems companies for the design, engineering, construction, and life cycle support of major surface ships for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and international navies, and for commercial vessels of all types.
Northstar Yacht Sales is a premier yacht brokerage in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, offering expert boat sales, secure storage, and professional maintenance services including BRIG rigid inflatable boats.
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island,, CanadaUpdated Mar 2006
Northumberland Ferries Ltd and Bay Ferries Ltd operate ferry services in Canada, providing passenger and vehicle transportation across key maritime routes.
The Northwest Fisheries Science Center conducts research and analyses to support management decisions for protecting and sustaining marine ecosystems and living resources in the Pacific Northwest.
Northwest Maritime Center is an educational organization in Port Townsend, WA, offering maritime classes, workshops, youth programs, career training, and community events to inspire and celebrate maritime culture.
Broad experience in marine engineering, program management, ISO 9000, product development, application, evaluation and sales support. This has been applied to improve profits by application of new technology to existing products, enhancing sales with technical support for marketing, developing products for new markets and unusual applications, assisting in implementing ISO 9000.
Norton Lilly International, Inc. is a leading maritime services company providing ship agency, port operations, and logistics solutions in Mobile, United States.
The Federation of Norwegian Transport Users (TF) is a membership-based organization representing Norwegian companies using freight transport, promoting efficient and sustainable transport policies across sea, land, and air.
Nova Group, Inc. is a general engineering contractor with its home office and fabrication facility in Napa, California. The Napa location is favorably positioned near three major airports that allow aggressive management and support of construction operations that at times have spanned from Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to the middle-east nation of Israel.
The vastness of our operational vision geographically allows us to support our vertical niche federal markets installing hydrant fueling systems for the Air Force and National Guard on air bases under contract either with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command or the Corps of Engineers, and constructing wharves and piers for the Navy and Coast Guard. When we do venture overseas, it is always for a U.S. Department of Defense client that has procured our services and expertise for a U.S. funded project abroad.
Nova's resume of outstanding, quality, and safe projects in our niche markets is without equal.
Nova also participates in several project delivery methodologies including:
* Requests for proposals
* Design/bid/build
* Invitations to bid
* Design/build
* Indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ), and Joint ventures with select strategic partners
* Private, negotiated.
Nova has acquired a state of the art hydraulic dredging fleet to both complement our waterfront operations and to provide environmentally sound maintenance dredging services. Nova has also found commercial applications for its expertise participating in commercial airport, energy and waterfront activities.