NATO warns of civilian shipping risk in Black Sea

NATO warns of civilian shipping risk in Black Sea

(NORTHWOOD, United Kingdom) — The risk of collateral damage or direct hits on civilian shipping in the northwestern Black Sea area are considered very high. There are strong indicators that the intensity of military operations along the Ukrainian Black Sea coastline and in the Gulf of Odessa are increasing. The risk of GPS jamming, automatic identification system (AIS) spoofing, communications…
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NMC scheduling merchant mariner exams in Guam

NMC scheduling merchant mariner exams in Guam

(MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — The National Maritime Center (NMC) will make staff available to provide examination services to merchant mariners in Guam from April 4 to 15. These examinations will be hosted at the Coast Guard Recruiting Office located at 1657-A, Santa Rita, 96915, Guam. Examinations will be provided by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, contact Regional Examination Center (REC)…
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Caterpillar to power groundbreaking aquaculture boat

Caterpillar to power groundbreaking aquaculture boat

(HOUSTON) — Caterpillar Marine has entered into an agreement with California-based Pacific6 Enterprises to pilot a parallel battery hybrid propulsion system for a first-of-its kind aquaculture farming vessel. Powered by a Cat C18 engine and battery hybrid solution, this next-generation hybrid architecture boat will leverage proven electrical components and power electronics from Caterpillar’s construction and mining product lines. Pacific Mariculture,…
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Chouest begins building first Jones Act SOV

Chouest begins building first Jones Act SOV

(CUT OFF, La.) — Orsted and Eversource, along with Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), announced Thursday that construction of the first Jones Act-qualified wind farm service operations vessel (SOV) in the United States has begun. The vessel, ECO Edison, is being built at ECO in-house shipyards in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida, creating well over 300 new jobs, with components of the…
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Marine Highways get $25 million appropriation

Marine Highways get $25 million appropriation

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) on Wednesday announced the availability of $25 million in funding for America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP), which supports the development and expanded use of America’s navigable waterways and will help improve the nation’s supply chains and the movement of goods. These new resources represent the largest single appropriation of funding…
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Captain’s assumption, poor communication cited in Sabine Pass collision

Captain’s assumption, poor communication cited in Sabine Pass collision

(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that a captain’s assumption and poor communication led to a collision between an offshore supply vessel (OSV) and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter in Sabine Pass, a waterway between Texas and Louisiana. The NTSB on Thursday released its report detailing its investigation into the Oct. 11, 2020 collision between the offshore…
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Cooper Marine & Timberlands expands to Corpus Christi

Cooper Marine & Timberlands expands to Corpus Christi

(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) — Cooper Marine & Timberlands (CMT) is expanding its bulk stevedoring operations to the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas. Initial cargo-handling operations began in the fall of 2021 and have now increased. CMT’s expansion into the Port of Corpus Christi best allows the CMT team to serve the growing needs of its current and future clients in…
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Metal Shark building vehicle ferry for Fire Island

Metal Shark building vehicle ferry for Fire Island

(JEANERETTE, La.) — Metal Shark has been awarded a contract to build a new vehicle ferry for Fire Island Ferries of New York. Construction of Fire Island Maid recently commenced at Metal Shark’s Bayou La Batre, Ala., shipyard. Designed by Elliott Bay Design Group, the 70-by-23-foot vessel features a steel hull and aluminum superstructure. With its hydraulically operated bow ramp…
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Two Coast Guard credential specialists plead guilty to test fixing

Two Coast Guard credential specialists plead guilty to test fixing

(NEW ORLEANS) — U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans has announced the guilty pleas of two former U.S. Coast Guard employees in a test score-fixing scheme. Evans also announced additional guilty pleas and sentencings of several other defendants in this matter. On Feb. 24, Dorothy Smith and Beverly McCrary pleaded guilty before the Judge Barry W. Ashe to conspiracy to defraud…
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