Coast Guard airlifts burn victim from tanker 190 miles off Texas
01 Feb

Coast Guard airlifts burn victim from tanker 190 miles off Texas

Rich MillerCasualty News
(HOUSTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a chemical tanker 190 miles off Galveston, Texas, on Friday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watch standers received notification at 3:45 a.m. from personnel aboard the 525-foot chemical tanker Ginga Caracal that a crewmember had sustained chemical burns and was in need of medical assistance. Watch standers consulted with…
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Propspeed expands commercial business development in Europe
01 Feb

Propspeed expands commercial business development in Europe

Rich MillerIndustry News
(AUCKLAND, New Zealand) – Propspeed, a leading innovator of underwater foul-release coatings, has expanded its European operations to accommodate increasing demand with the appointment of Edo Smitz as commercial sales manager, EMEA. Smitz is based in Almere, which is a central location in the Netherlands. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving brand awareness and developing key…
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Chesapeake delivers final push tug in series to Vane Brothers
31 Jan

Chesapeake delivers final push tug in series to Vane Brothers

Rich MillerShipbuilding, Tugboats & Towing
(BALTIMORE) — Vane Brothers took delivery this month of the final boat in a series of four 3,000-horsepower Salisbury-class push tugs. Named Charles Hughes, Vane’s newest addition is the 20th Maryland-built towing vessel to join the company's fleet since 2008. Designed and constructed by Chesapeake Shipbuilding of Salisbury, Md., Vane’s Salisbury-class push tugs have a molded depth of only 10.5…
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Construction begins on RAL-designed fuel barges for Port of Prince Rupert
31 Jan

Construction begins on RAL-designed fuel barges for Port of Prince Rupert

Rich MillerIndustry News, Shipbuilding,
(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) has announced that construction of Wolverine Terminals’ two new marine fuel barges began in late 2021 at Damen Shipyards in Vietnam. The two new barges will be deployed for service at the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia, commencing operations in 2023. The service will offer marine fuel of differing grades…
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Blakeley delivers pushboat Green Wave to Plimsoll Marine
31 Jan

Blakeley delivers pushboat Green Wave to Plimsoll Marine

Rich MillerShipbuilding, Tugboats & Towing,
(MOBILE, Ala.) — Blakeley BoatWorks recently completed construction of M/V Green Wave, an advanced Subchapter M inland pushboat. Owned by Plimsoll Marine, the vessel will operate within the Cooper Consolidated fleeting footprint, the largest fleeting footprint on the Lower Mississippi River. All three companies are part of the Cooper Group of Companies. Designed by Farrell and Norton and built by…
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Crowley promotes Van Gundy to VP of construction and engineering
28 Jan

Crowley promotes Van Gundy to VP of construction and engineering

Rich MillerIndustry News, Shipbuilding
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) ­– Crowley has appointed Coulston Van Gundy as vice president of construction and engineering. He will lead the company’s vessel design and engineering, construction management and project engineering with an expanded emphasis on growth and innovation. With more than 15 years of experience, Van Gundy has played an integral role in advancing Crowley’s growing engineering and design services…
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Poor communication between bridge operator, tow cited in Louisiana collision
28 Jan

Poor communication between bridge operator, tow cited in Louisiana collision

Rich MillerCasualty News,
(WASHINGTON) — Poor communication led to a tow striking a railway swing bridge near Slidell, La., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in Marine Investigation Report 22/01 released Thursday. On Jan. 12, 2021, an empty hopper barge being pushed by the towing vessel Robert Cenac struck the CSX Rigolets railway swing bridge while it was opening. The bridge sustained…
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Orsted, Eversource to charter new CTVs from Senesco, Blount
28 Jan

Orsted, Eversource to charter new CTVs from Senesco, Blount

Rich MillerMaritime News, Shipbuilding,
(BOSTON) — Orsted and Eversource have selected two regional vessel operators that will partner with Rhode Island shipyards to build crew transfer vessels (CTVs) serving the companies’ Northeast wind farms. Joint venture partners Orsted and Eversource will charter five new offshore wind CTVs from New York-based WindServe Marine and Massachusetts-based American Offshore Services (AOS). WindServe Marine’s affiliate shipyard, Senesco Marine…
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Toronto to replace ferry fleet with fully electric vessels
26 Jan

Toronto to replace ferry fleet with fully electric vessels

Rich MillerMaritime News, Shipbuilding, ,
(TORONTO) — A new city staff report, recommending a plan to replace Toronto’s current aging fleet of ferries with fully electric vessels, was considered by the General Government and Licensing Committee and adopted without amendment on Jan. 14. This shift to full electrification supports the city’s TransformTO Net Zero Strategy and commitment to accelerate climate action to achieve net-zero citywide…
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