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24 Jul

Philly cuts steel on installation vessel for offshore wind

Rich MillerMaritime Newsoffshore wind, shipbuilding

(PHILADELPHIA) – Philly Shipyard and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, on Friday celebrated the cutting of steel for a Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV). When complete, the SRIV will be the first such ship to enter the U.S. offshore wind market. “(This) is a monumental day in…

24 Jul

Report touts economic power of Great Lakes-Seaway System

Rich MillerMaritime News, UncategorizedGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, shipping

(WASHINGTON) — At a virtual press conference Friday featuring U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, a binational public-private coalition of maritime organizations released a new economic impact study of shipping on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway. The eight-month project was conducted by Martin Associates of Lancaster, Pa., a national leader in economic analysis…

24 Jul

Tanker crew assists boater suffering heat stroke symptoms

Rich MillerMaritime NewsU.S. Coast Guard

(HOUSTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 43-year-old woman from an oil tanker 55 miles south of Lake Charles, La., on Friday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watch standers received a call from a man aboard a 22-foot pleasure craft on VHF-FM Channel 16 at 3:03 p.m. that his wife was displaying symptoms of a heat stroke. Watch standers issued…

21 Jul

OSHA: Maersk must rehire whistleblower on boxship

Rich MillerMaritime Newssafety

(NORFOLK, Va.) – A federal whistleblower investigation has determined that Maersk Line Ltd. — one of the world's leading providers of marine cargo services — suspended and terminated a seaman's employment illegally after the seaman reported numerous safety concerns about a company vessel to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) determined Maersk Line's termination of…

20 Jul

San Diego raises bar with new electric harbor cranes

Rich MillerMaritime NewsClimate change, Environment, Ports

(SAN DIEGO) — The Port of San Diego’s two new all-electric Gottwald Generation 6 mobile harbor cranes from Konecranes have been delivered to the port’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal (TAMT). The new cranes are the first of their kind in North America and will help the port improve public health and air quality, a significant milestone in bringing cleaner air…

20 Jul

Bollinger delivers fifth FRC to be stationed in Boston

Rich MillerMaritime Newsshipbuilding, U.S. Coast Guard

(LOCKPORT, La.) – Bollinger Shipyards has delivered USCGC William Sparling to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. This is the 180th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 54th fast response cutter (FRC) delivered under the current program. “We’re incredibly proud to deliver another fast response cutter to be home-ported in…

19 Jul

Port of Tacoma’s new goal: Phase out GHGs by 2040

Rich MillerMaritime NewsEnvironment, Ports

(TACOMA, Wash.) — The Port of Tacoma Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to phase out greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the port’s direct control by 2040, accelerating the target from 2050. The commission addressed what are called Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gases, which represent direct emissions from port-owned and operated buildings and vehicles, and electricity purchased for port…

19 Jul

Panamanian delegate elected as IMO secretary-general

Rich MillerMaritime NewsRegulation, shipping

(LONDON) — Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco of Panama has been elected as the secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The appointment takes effect Jan. 1, 2024, for an initial term of four years. The IMO Council voted to appoint Dominguez during its 129th session (C 129), which is meeting from July 17 to 21. The decision of the council…

18 Jul

Maine colleges, Diamond Offshore Wind partner on training

Rich MillerLicensing & Trainingoffshore wind

(PRESQUE ISLE, Maine, CASTINE, Maine, and BUCKSPORT, Maine) — On Tuesday, leaders from the Maine Community College System (MCCS), Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) and Diamond Offshore Wind announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) committing to a partnership that will map out workforce needs of the offshore wind industry in Maine and support the development of offshore wind…

18 Jul

Partially sunken towboat spills fuel into Tennessee River

Rich MillerCasualty Newsbrownwater, Tugboats and towing

(NEW ORLEANS) — The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies responded Sunday to a discharge of diesel fuel from a partially sunken towboat near Florence, Ala. Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley received notification at approximately 2 p.m. from RMB Marine Services reporting that the towboat Michael R had partially sunk at its berth in the Port of Florence, adjacent to…