Goodrich Corporation recently delivered its first composite sail cusp to Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries. Goodrich is under contract to manufacture lightweight, composite sail cusps for the next eight Virginia Class nuclear fast attack submarines, collectively referred to as Block III. Fabrication of all eight sail cusps will occur at Goodrich’s Engineered Polymer Products (EPP) facility in Jacksonville, Fla.

Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., and Barracuda, its distributor for the Brazilian marine market, participated in a project that is focused on relieving traffic in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro. And, the best thing is that it has a very low environmental impact. It is the transportation of passengers on vessels built and operated by Ecoferries in Lagoa de Marapendi, situated in Barra da Tijuca. In total, there are eleven ferries available to condos, offices and schools located in the district.