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17 Jul

Bristol Harbor Group Inc. adds two naval architects

Rich MillerIndustry Newsshipbuilding

(BRISTOL, Rhode Island) – Bristol Harbor Group Inc. (BHGI) continues the expansion of its naval architecture and marine engineering firm with two new additions: Taylor Althouse and Kasey Kennedy. Althouse joined BHGI as a naval architect. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a master of science degree in engineering in naval architecture and marine engineering. During his time…

17 Jul

Iron ore, steel setting pace for U.S. Great Lakes shipping

Rich MillerMaritime NewsGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, Ports, shipping

(WASHINGTON) — Consistency in a resilient economy has been the theme to date for U.S. Great Lakes shipping thus far in 2023, as approximately 12 million tonnes of total cargo traffic have now transited the seaway system for the year to date – virtually identical to the same period in 2022. Iron ore and coal, two key commodities for steelmaking,…

14 Jul

Philly Shipyard wins contract for hospital ship design study

Rich MillerIndustry Newsshipbuilding

(PHILADELPHIA) – Philly Shipyard has been awarded a contract to conduct the T-AH(X) hospital ship feasibility study for Gibbs and Cox, a Leidos Inc. company. The six-month design study will cover a solution for preliminary designs to replace the two current hospital ships – USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort – owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by Military Sealift…

13 Jul

Icebreaker Healy departs for annual Arctic mission

Rich MillerMaritime NewsSecurity, U.S. Coast Guard

(SEATTLE) — The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy (WAGB 20) departed Seattle on Tuesday for a months-long Arctic deployment. The crew aboard Healy, a 420-foot icebreaker, will provide U.S. surface presence in the Arctic, conduct high latitude science and research missions, engage in exercises and professional exchanges with foreign partners, and conduct other operations as directed throughout the deployment. Healy’s…

12 Jul

Bunker fuel contamination reported on Gulf Coast

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(HOUSTON) — Contaminated marine fuel led to fouled engines on about a dozen vessels operating from the U.S. Gulf Coast this spring, according to a new report from Reuters, citing Lloyd's Register and the marine fuel testing service Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS). The tainted fuel was the first major occurrence along the U.S. Gulf Coast since 2018, when about 200…

12 Jul

Eastern converting OSV for Hornbeck, offshore wind

Rich MillerMaritime Newsoffshore wind, shipbuilding

(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) – Eastern Shipbuilding Group has been contracted by Hornbeck Offshore Services to convert a 280-foot offshore supply vessel (OSV) to a service operation vessel (SOV) to meet the growing demand of the U.S. offshore wind market, as well as to serve the demands of the petro-energy flotel market. The vessel was constructed by Eastern Shipbuilding Group in…

12 Jul

RAL designs pair of methanol tugs for KOTUG Canada

Rich MillerTugboats & Towingshipbuilding

(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — KOTUG Canada has selected Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards to build two RAsalvor 4400-DFM dual-fuel methanol escort tugs, designed by Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL), to service the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP). These tugs will escort tankers from the harbor limits of the Port of Vancouver to the open Pacific Ocean through the commercial shipping lanes of the…

11 Jul

New AWO video touts industry as leader in sustainability

Rich MillerTugboats & Towingbrownwater, shipping

(ARLINGTON, Va.) — The American Waterways Operators (AWO) has produced a new video highlighting the tugboat, towboat and barge industry's sustainability leadership and its commitment to protecting the environment. The two-minute video, "The Tugboat, Towboat and Barge Industry: A Sustainability Leader Today, and Tomorrow," explains that the industry is the greenest mode of freight transportation today. Just one dry cargo…

11 Jul

AmFELS delivers second LNG boxship to Pasha Hawaii

Rich MillerMaritime NewsJones Act, shipbuilding, shipping

(BROWNSVILLE, Texas) — Pasha Hawaii and Texas-based shipbuilder AmFELS have announced the delivery of Janet Marie, the second of two Ohana-class 774-foot containerships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The new vessel joins Pasha Hawaii’s fleet serving the Hawaii/mainland trade lane, as well as the company’s first Ohana-class vessel, George III, which began service on Aug. 17, 2022. Operating on…

11 Jul

Fire on Newark con-ro extinguished after nearly a week

Rich MillerMaritime Newscasualties, U.S. Coast Guard

(NEWARK, N.J.) – The unified command consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Newark Fire Department and Gallagher Marine Systems has successfully concluded shipboard fire response operations at Port Newark and is transitioning to the investigation and salvage. As of Tuesday morning, the fire aboard the cargo vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio has been…