Rich Miller – Page 69 – Professional Mariner

30 Mar

NTSB: Engine start issues led tanker to hit loading dock

Rich MillerCasualty News

(WASHINGTON) — An incorrect solution to address a main engine start issue led to the contact between an oil tanker and a loading dock in the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. Marine Investigation Report 22/07 details the NTSB’s investigation into the March 15, 2021, contact of the oil tanker Riverside with Moda…

30 Mar

Inmarsat launches Fleet Xpress for shipyards

Rich MillerIndustry News, Shipbuildingshipbuilding, technology

(LONDON) — Inmarsat has made its maritime broadband service, Fleet Xpress, available to shipyards. Installed during new building, Fleet Xpress for Shipyards eliminates time-consuming and costly installation works in port, offering owners a pre-fitted very small aperture terminal (VSAT) solution included in the initial cost of the vessel. “Fleet Xpress for Shipyards is a game-changer for shipbuilders and owners alike,…

30 Mar

Kirby, Maersk enter offshore wind partnership

Rich MillerMaritime Newswind power

(HOUSTON) — Kirby Corp. has signed a commercial agreement for its wholly owned subsidiary, Kirby Offshore Wind, to provide barge transportation services involving offshore wind towers and turbines for Maersk Supply Service. Maersk Supply Service has been selected by Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, as the installation contractor for the project off the coast of…

28 Mar

Responders ready to refloat boxship two weeks after grounding

Rich MillerCasualty NewsSalvage

(BALTIMORE) — The U.S. Coast Guard, Maryland Department of the Environment and Evergreen Marine Corp., in partnership with multiple state and local responders, will make an initial attempt to refloat the containership Ever Forward on Tuesday at noon following more than a week of dredging operations. Weather conditions at the end of last week resulted in a slight delay in…

28 Mar

US schedules offshore wind auction for Carolinas

Rich MillerMaritime Newswind power

(WASHINGTON) — The Department of the Interior announced Friday that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review and will hold a wind energy auction for two lease areas offshore the Carolinas on May 11. The lease areas cover 110,091 acres in the Carolina Long Bay area that, if developed, could result in at least 1.3…

28 Mar

Master Boat Builders delivers hybrid Tier 4 tug to Seabulk

Rich MillerShipbuilding, Tugboats & Towingbrownwater, shipbuilding

(MOBILE, Ala.) — Master Boat Builders has delivered Spartan, an electric-hybrid tugboat, to Seabulk. This modern and unique vessel was built at the shipbuilder's yard in Coden, Ala.. “The Spartan is the latest addition to our fleet and constitutes the first of two hybrid diesel-electric vessels commissioned from Master Boat Builders," said Daniel Thorogood, chief executive officer of Seabulk. "She…

28 Mar

Senesco Marine launches dry bulk barge

Rich MillerMaritime News, Shipbuildingshipbuilding

(NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.) — Senesco Marine on Thursday launched one of the largest barges ever built in Rhode Island, WJAR reported. Knot Refined is a 460-foot, 6,000-long-ton dry bulk barge. It was slowly rolled down a ramp at the shipyard in North Kingstown into the Narragansett Bay. "It's a big day for us to get here in the water, great…

25 Mar

California approves tougher harbor emission rules

Rich MillerMaritime NewsRegulation, technology

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) on Thursday approved updates to its Commercial Harbor Craft Regulation aimed at reducing emissions from harbor craft like tugboats and ferries operated near California’s coast to improve public health in nearby communities, many of which are disadvantaged. By 2035, the amendments are expected to result in an 89 percent reduction of…

24 Mar

St. Lawrence Seaway opens 64th navigation season

Rich MillerMaritime Newsshipping

(ST. CATHARINES, Ontario) – The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC) marked the opening of the Seaway’s 64th navigation season on Thursday. The Canada Steamship Lines’ Trillium-class bulk carrier CSL Welland was the first ship to transit through the Welland Canal. Over the past decade, with investments to modernize and optimize operations, the Seaway has firmed up its position as…

24 Mar

NOAA team finds sunken 1800s whaler in Gulf

Rich MillerMaritime NewsSalvage

(WASHINGTON) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and partners on Wednesday announced the discovery of the wreck of a 207-year-old whaling ship, called Industry, on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. The remains of the 64-foot-long, two-masted wooden brig open a window into a little known chapter of American history when descendants of African enslaved people and…