C&C Marine marks Christmas with towboat light display
22 Dec

C&C Marine marks Christmas with towboat light display

Casey ConleyTugboats & Towing
Belle Chasse, La. — C&C Marine and Repair is celebrating the holidays with its 2nd annual Christmas light display. This year’s display is prominently located near the company’s main office on Engineers Road in Belle Chasse, La. The new display includes a 5,000-hp inland towboat (m/v Kent Furlong) being pulled by Santa’s 20-foot-tall reindeer and led by Rudolph. Also new…
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Great Lakes pilotage groups defend proposed rate increases
22 Dec

Great Lakes pilotage groups defend proposed rate increases

Casey ConleyMaritime News
By Melissa Russell The U.S. Coast Guard has proposed a 5.78 percent increase for Great Lakes pilotage rates for the 2023 shipping season. The new rate structure would raise shipping costs by about $4.5 million over 2022, or about 14 percent, according to a Coast Guard estimate. Shipping industry representatives expressed concern over the steady rise in rates over the…
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Burger Boat delivers vehicle ferry to Michigan operator
19 Dec

Burger Boat delivers vehicle ferry to Michigan operator

Casey ConleyMaritime News
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. — Burger Boat Company delivered the vehicle ferry Neebish Islander III to the Eastern Upper Peninsula Transportation Authority (EUPTA), located in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The 92-foot U.S.-made steel ferry will operate year-round on the St. Mary’s River in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula between Barbeau, Mich., and Neebish Island. The ferry was designed to operate in the…
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Ship fire contained at the Port of Anchorage
20 Nov

Ship fire contained at the Port of Anchorage

Casey ConleyMaritime News
A fire aboard the Hong Kong-flagged tanker Atlantic Lily has been contained at the Port of Anchorage, located in Alaska’s largest city. The fire aboard the 600-foot ship started at about 2200 on Friday, Nov. 18, as the ship discharged a load of jet fuel at a fuel terminal. It was followed by a blast from the ship’s stack and…
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‘Midshipman X’, Maersk Line Ltd. reach settlement
18 Nov

‘Midshipman X’, Maersk Line Ltd. reach settlement

Casey ConleyMaritime News
NEW YORK — The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) cadet who recounted her rape aboard an American ship under the pseudonym "Midshipman X" has reached a settlement with Maersk Line, Limited (MLL). Attorneys representing Hope Hicks, who used the name "Midshipman X" in an online essay published in fall 2021, announced Friday in a joint statement with MLL that the…
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Coast Guard heavy icebreaker sets sail for Antarctica
17 Nov

Coast Guard heavy icebreaker sets sail for Antarctica

Casey ConleyMaritime News
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed Seattle on Wednesday and is scheduled to transit to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze. Operation Deep Freeze is an annual joint military mission to resupply the United States Antarctic stations in support of the National Science Foundation, the lead agency for the United States Antarctic…
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Bollinger Shipyards will acquire VT Halter Marine
07 Nov

Bollinger Shipyards will acquire VT Halter Marine

Casey ConleyMaritime News
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards, the largest privately-owned and operated shipbuilder in the United States, announced Sunday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire VT Halter Marine and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore (STEHMO) from parent company ST Engineering North America. The transaction, which is expected to close later this year, will expand Bollinger’s new construction and repair…
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Shell signs agreement to acquire ECL business of PANOLIN
06 Nov

Shell signs agreement to acquire ECL business of PANOLIN

Casey ConleyIndustry News, Uncategorized
Wholly-owned subsidiaries of Shell have entered into agreements to acquire the Environmentally Considerate Lubricants (ECLs) business of the PANOLIN Group. The transaction includes the PANOLIN brand, ECL product formulations, intellectual property, technical expertise and technology, international customer base and portfolio of products – for hydraulics, gears, universal tractor transmission oils, biodegradable engine oils (HDEO), turbine oils, chainsaw oils and greases…
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Matson picks Philly Shipyard for $1B containership order
04 Nov

Matson picks Philly Shipyard for $1B containership order

Casey ConleyMaritime News
HONOLULU — Matson Navigation Co. has contracted with Philly Shipyard to build three new Aloha-class containerships for an aggregate price of approximately $1 billion. The first vessel is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2026 with subsequent deliveries in 2027. The new vessels will join two Aloha-class ships previously built for Matson by Philly Shipyard that entered…
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