Chamber honors 3 lawmakers for Great Lakes icebreaker advocacy
23 Mar

Chamber honors 3 lawmakers for Great Lakes icebreaker advocacy

Rich MillerIndustry News,
(OTTAWA, Ontario) — As the shipping season officially opens this week, the Chamber of Marine Commerce is honoring three U.S. congressional leaders for their tireless efforts to increase U.S. Coast Guard icebreaking capacity on the Great Lakes. The Coast Guard, in partnership with its Canadian counterparts, is responsible for breaking ice during the winter and spring to help ships safely…
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New Bedford Foss terminal to support offshore wind
23 Mar

New Bedford Foss terminal to support offshore wind

Rich MillerMaritime News
(NEW BEDFORD, Mass.) — The Port of New Bedford will add another base of operations and terminal logistics facility to support offshore wind projects off Massachusetts and the northeastern coast seaboard. The former Sprague/Eversource site was selected for its proximity to offshore wind blocks located approximately 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket islands. The site will undergo redevelopment…
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Torqeedo names Great Lakes Power as eastern US distributor
23 Mar

Torqeedo names Great Lakes Power as eastern US distributor

Rich MillerIndustry News
(CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.) — Torqeedo has appointed Great Lakes Power, a longtime marine powertrain specialist, as the exclusive distributor for Deep Blue electric propulsion systems in the eastern United States. Great Lakes Power, headquartered in Mentor, Ohio, specializes in the distribution, service, manufacturing and engineering of powertrain solutions. The company will offer sales and installation support, factory-trained technicians and genuine…
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Snow & Company delivers launch to Savannah Pilots
22 Mar

Snow & Company delivers launch to Savannah Pilots

Rich MillerMaritime News, Shipbuilding
(SEATTLE) — In early March, Snow & Company of Seattle handed off Savannah, the first of two new 64-foot aluminum pilot boats, to the Savannah Pilots Association. The single-chine, flush-deck 5086 aluminum vessel is the third boat that Camarc of the United Kingdom has designed for the Savannah pilots. Savannah features MTU 12V2000M86 marine engines, HamiltonJet HTX 52 waterjets with…
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CMA Shipping opens March 29 with leading specialists, speakers
22 Mar

CMA Shipping opens March 29 with leading specialists, speakers

Rich MillerIndustry News
(STAMFORD, Conn.) — More than 80 industry specialists have committed to speaking at the CMA Shipping Expo & Conference, which returns next week to Connecticut for its 37th edition. Brought to the industry by Connecticut Maritime Association and organized by Informa Markets, CMA Shipping takes place from March 29-31 at the Hilton Stamford. The event culminates at the annual Commodore…
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Tug grounds in Alaska’s Neva Strait, rupturing fuel tank
22 Mar

Tug grounds in Alaska’s Neva Strait, rupturing fuel tank

Rich MillerCasualty News
(KODIAK, Alaska) — A unified command consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and Western Towboat continued to lead the response efforts Thursday for the grounded tug in the Neva Strait, an incident that occurred Monday morning. The tug owner, Western Towboat, contracted Hanson Maritime, SEAPRO and Global Diving & Salvage, who are currently on scene…
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Mid-Atlantic Maritime to hold job fair in Norfolk
22 Mar

Mid-Atlantic Maritime to hold job fair in Norfolk

Rich MillerLicensing & Training, Shipbuilding, ,
(NORFOLK, Va.) — Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy (MAMA) will host its Maritime Job Fair on March 30, bringing together some of the biggest names in the government, military support and private sectors. For the people of Hampton Roads, it provides a one-stop, free opportunity to engage with employers who are actively in need of workers. “This job fair is unlike any…
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Crowley converting ro-ros for Ready Reserve service
22 Mar

Crowley converting ro-ros for Ready Reserve service

Rich MillerMaritime News
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Crowley has successfully managed the acquisition of the vehicle carrier M/V Honor, the first vessel acquired under its contract to help recapitalize a sealift fleet with the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd). The acquisition of M/V Honor and the vehicle carrier M/V Freedom will enhance the U.S. Ready Reserve Force by increasing ship reliability and reducing the overall…
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Ingalls delivers 12th San Antonio-class LPD to Navy
22 Mar

Ingalls delivers 12th San Antonio-class LPD to Navy

Rich MillerMaritime News, Shipbuilding
(PASCAGOULA, Miss.) — Ingalls Shipbuilding has delivered the amphibious transport dock Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) to the U.S. Navy. Fort Lauderdale is the 12th San Antonio-class ship delivered by Ingalls, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). Amphibious transport docks are a major part of the Navy’s 21st-century expeditionary force, deployed with a U.S. Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force for…
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DNV approves CTV concept by All American, Teknicraft
18 Mar

DNV approves CTV concept by All American, Teknicraft

Rich MillerIndustry News, Shipbuilding,
(BELLINGHAM, Wash.) — Global classification society DNV has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a 92-foot crew transfer vessel (CTV) concept design by All American Marine and Teknicraft. The quad engine design concept has a beam of 33.5 feet with a projected speed of 29 knots, fully laden. This concept will incorporate HamiltonJet’s parallel hybrid EHX system using HTX…
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