Professional Mariner Staff – Professional Mariner

02 Jul

New report questions effectiveness of Jones Act waiver

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsJones Act, shipping

(WASHINGTON) — Navigistics Consulting, a maritime industry consulting and market analysis firm, examined the real-world effects of the current (150-day) blanket Jones Act waiver – put in place by the Trump administration – on the U.S. economy, energy security, and domestic maritime workforce. The findings add new weight to growing calls from American mariners, labor groups, and maritime industry advocates…

02 Jul

Safety alert: Lack of notice for unmanned vessel operations

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsAutonomous vessels, Safety alert, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard recently identified multiple unmanned maritime system (UMS) operations occurring within and near major West Coast port approaches without prior coordination with cognizant captains of the port (COTP). The lack of advance notification reduces maritime domain awareness and limits the Coast Guard’s ability to effectively assess operational risk, support safe vessel movement, and protect the…

30 Jun

Parker Towing vessel gets Mitsubishi engines at Verret Shipyard

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towingbrownwater, shipbuilding

(NORTHPORT, Ala.) — Parker Towing Co. has completed the repower of M/V Syble Fay at Verret Shipyard, replacing the vessel's Cummins QSK38 main engines with two Mitsubishi S12R Tier 3 engines supplied by Laborde Products. Each engine is rated at 1,100 horsepower at 1,600 rpm, providing a total of 2,200 horsepower for the vessel's continued service on the inland waterways.…

29 Jun

Facing ‘headwinds,’ Charleston pauses ops at new terminal

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — South Carolina Ports is consolidating container operations to its Wando and North Charleston terminals in the short term, while continuing to offer ample port capacity to customers needing access to the Southeast market. SC Ports plans to pause operations at Leatherman Terminal as of Aug. 1 as the industry faces numerous headwinds, an uncertain trade forecast and…

29 Jun

Industry mourns Brandon Durar, founder of JonRie deck equipment

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry NewsDeck equipment, shipbuilding, Tugboats and towing

(SEATTLE) — Markey Machine on Friday announced the passing of Brandon Durar, a respected figure in the maritime industry and a dedicated leader whose career spanned more than four decades. Durar died on Sunday, June 21, at the age of 71. Durar built his career through hard work, persistence, and a practical understanding of marine deck equipment. He supported operators…

26 Jun

Bordelon to provide logistics support vessel for Coast Guard

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipyards, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a contract to Bordelon Marine to provide a commercial support vessel that will transport supplies, equipment and personnel to Coast Guard cutters operating in the Caribbean, gulf and other maritime areas in the Western Hemisphere. The contract supports the Coast Guard’s Homeland Security Cutter-Ocean (HSC-Ocean) initiative, a new effort to strengthen fleet…

26 Jun

Parker Towing adds Super Tiger-class workboat from Serodino

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towingbrownwater, shipbuilding

(NORTHPORT, Ala.) — Parker Towing Co. has added the Super Tiger-class Chipper Rabbit to its fleet as a newly constructed workboat built by Serodino Inc. in Chattanooga, Tenn. The 1,368-horsepower vessel measures 60 feet by 24 feet by 8 feet and is configured with a twin-screw propulsion system powered by two Mitsubishi S6R-Y3 Tier 3 engines, each rated at 684…

26 Jun

Midship begins work on new ferry for Mass. operator

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsferries, shipbuilding

(HARVEY, La.) — Construction of a 157-foot, bespoke catamaran passenger ferry designed by Incat Crowther for U.S. operator Hy-Line Cruises is now underway. The new vessel, which is being built by Midship Marine in Harvey, La., will operate on Hy-Line Cruises' tourism and commercial routes connecting Hyannis, Mass., with the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Capable of transporting up…

26 Jun

Great Lakes Dredge takes delivery of rock installation vessel

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsdredging, Jones Act, shipbuilding

(HOUSTON) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, has taken delivery of Acadia, a Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel, from Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pa. The delivery of Acadia marks a significant milestone in Great Lakes’ strategic expansion into the offshore energy sector and reinforces the company’s commitment…

26 Jun

IMO pauses evacuation in Strait of Hormuz after attack

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsIMO, Security, shipping

(LONDON) — Following an attack on a containership in the Gulf of Oman, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Thursday decided to temporarily pause its evacuation operation pending further clarity. The IMO began evacuating vessels from the region this week, in cooperation with member states and industry. "Following the launch of the IMO’s evacuation plan, through which several vessels have…