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23 Oct

Incomplete MMC applications to be rejected during initial screening

Professional Mariner StaffLicensing & TrainingU.S. Coast Guard

(MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — The National Maritime Center (NMC) will begin rejecting incomplete merchant mariner credential (MMC) application submissions during initial screening beginning Dec. 1. MMC application submissions that are incomplete due to missing the following required items will be rejected: • A complete CG-719B on the current version of the form. • Evidence the applicant holds or has applied for…

22 Oct

IMO honors Maui fire responders with Bravery at Sea Award

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsIMO, Search and rescue, U.S. Coast Guard

(HONOLULU) — U.S. Coast Guard members and good Samaritans who responded during the Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfires received international recognition and awards during a ceremony at the J. Walter Cameron Center in Wailuku, Hawaii, on Friday. During the ceremony, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) presented five Coast Guard responders and four good Samaritans with Honors for Exceptional Bravery At…

22 Oct

Mitsubishi, Laborde provide Tier 4 power for Golding newbuild

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towingbrownwater, propulsion

(COVINGTON, La.) — In a significant step toward a greener future, Golding Barge Line has commissioned its newest towboat, Scott Golding, equipped with Mitsubishi Tier 4 engines supplied by Laborde Products. Built by Vessel Repair of Port Arthur, Texas, this vessel features two Mitsubishi engines, each delivering 1,260 hp at 1,600 rpm. These low-emission engines not only meet rigorous environmental…

21 Oct

Owner of unlicensed charter guilty in fatal Hudson River capsizing

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsLicensing and training, U.S. Coast Guard

(NEW YORK) — A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty in connection with the deaths of a 7-year-old boy and a 48-year-old woman after the man's powerboat, which had paying customers on board, capsized in the Hudson River in July 2022. Richard Cruz, 32, of Elizabeth, N.J., pleaded guilty to one count of misconduct and neglect of a ship officer…

21 Oct

IMO reports progress on push for net-zero GHG emissions

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsEnvironment, IMO, shipping

(LONDON) — The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has achieved key progress in negotiations toward a set of binding global regulations on the IMO net-zero framework, aimed at achieving the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction objectives set out in the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships. At the conclusion of the 82nd session of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection…

20 Oct

Crew rescued after tug loses steering off Washington coast

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsTugboats and towing, U.S. Coast Guard

(SEATTLE) — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people from the 130-foot commercial tugboat Luther after it lost steering off the coast of La Push, Wash., on Friday afternoon. At 4:10 p.m., the tug lost steering and was beset by weather while towing a concrete barge 10 miles off the coast of La Push and requested assistance from the Coast…

18 Oct

Conrad delivers first berthing barge to U.S. Navy

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(AMELIA, La.) — Conrad Shipyard has delivered the first yard, repair, berthing, messing (YRBM) vessel to the U.S. Navy, marking a milestone in the shipyard’s longstanding history. The delivery took place Friday at Conrad’s shipyard in Amelia, La., where the final inspection by key Navy officials took place. YRBM-57, the first in its class, was designed and constructed by Conrad…

17 Oct

WISTA marks 50 years, calls for more diversity in shipping

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLicensing and training, shipping

(NEW YORK) — WISTA International AGM and Conference 2024, which took place Oct. 9-11 in Limassol, Cyprus, marked the association’s 50th anniversary with a memorable program, three new national associations, the announcement of a new equity fund and a broadening of objectives. Bringing together over 350 delegates from all sectors of maritime, trading and logistics, the event was notable for…

17 Oct

Port of Long Beach posts strongest September on record

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — Demand for holiday-related goods nudged the Port of Long Beach to its most active September and busiest quarter on record as shippers continued to move goods ahead of a labor contract deadline for seaports on the East and Gulf coasts that resulted in a three-day strike at the start of October. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved…

17 Oct

Bulker escapes ‘potentially disastrous’ weather off Alaska

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLicensing and training, U.S. Coast Guard

(JUNEAU, Alaska) — The bulk carrier Pan Viva departed Dutch Harbor on Monday night en route its intended destination in Kalama, Wash., after being beset by heavy weather. The U.S. Coast Guard unified command managing the incident has stood down and all response operations have been completed. “This potentially disastrous situation was avoided thanks to early notification by the Pan…