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29 Nov

Master Boat Builders, RAL develop new battery hybrid tug

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Tugboats & Towing

(MOBILE, Ala.) — Master Boat Builders, together with naval architect and marine engineering firm Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL), has announced the creation of a new battery hybrid tugboat, the ElectRA 3000-H. This design has been developed over the past several months to suit the evolving needs of U.S. tugboat operators. “This unique hybrid tugboat design is the result of a…

26 Nov

US approves second major offshore wind project in federal waters

Professional Mariner StaffClimate Change, Maritime News, Offshore Wind

(WASHINGTON) — As part of the Biden administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Department of the Interior on Tuesday announced it has approved the construction and operations of the South Fork Wind project offshore Rhode Island. This represents the department’s second approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project in the United…

26 Nov

Investigators cite master’s fatigue for tanker strike at Gulf platform

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News

(WASHINGTON) — A tanker operating company’s decision to change masters without a handover period led to a $72.9 million marine accident, according to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Marine Accident Brief 21/24. The brief details the NTSB’s investigation of the Oct. 17, 2020, striking of the oil and gas production platform SP-57B by the tanker Atina near Pilottown, La. Atina,…

26 Nov

Great Lakes Dredge signs $92 million contract for Houston Ship Channel widening

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Maritime News, Ports, Seaways & Waterways

(HOUSTON) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. has signed a $92.5 million dredging contract for Houston Ship Channel Widening and Improvement Project 11. This is the first phase of the billion-dollar expansion and deepening program. Dredging is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2022, with estimated completion in the fourth quarter of 2022. Project 11 is an…

26 Nov

Mate misjudged speed of tow before hitting swing bridge, NTSB says

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Casualty News

(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued Marine Accident Brief 21/23 for its investigation of the Nov. 14, 2020, accident involving the towing vessel Island Lookout and the Centerville Turnpike Bridge near Chesapeake, Va. Island Lookout was transiting eastbound with a crew of four on the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, pushing the 295-foot-long barge BH 2903, which…

24 Nov

November 2021 Casualties newsletter

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Casualty Newsletter

Second ship identified in Calif. pipeline strike U.S. Coast Guard officials investigating damage to a California oil pipeline have identified a second ship that might have been involved. Authorities boarded the 1,150-foot containership Beijing on Nov. 18 when it arrived in the Port of Long Beach. The service said Beijing was involved in a Jan. 25, 2021 anchor-dragging incident near…

23 Nov

Metal Shark delivers 55-foot newbuild to Pascagoula pilots

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding

(JEANERETTE, La.) — Metal Shark has delivered a 55-by-17-foot welded aluminum pilot boat to the Pascagoula Bar Pilots Association in Mississippi. The second Metal Shark pilot boat to join the Pascagoula Pilots fleet, Singing River Island represents the latest evolution in the Louisiana-based builder’s growing Defiant-class pilot boat lineup. Designed by Metal Shark’s in-house engineering team and built at the…

23 Nov

BAE Systems launches next-generation power and propulsion system

Professional Mariner StaffClimate Change, Industry News, Propulsion

(ENDICOTT, N.Y.) — BAE Systems has launched its next-generation power and propulsion system for the marine market. The HybriGen power and propulsion system is a flexible solution to help operators reach zero emissions – improving electrical efficiency and vessel range, increasing propulsion power, and simplifying installation. The HybriGen system uses smaller and lighter components for vessels, building on the company’s…

22 Nov

Coast Guard identifies second boxship in California oil spill investigation

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News

(SAN PEDRO, Calif.) — Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) marine casualty investigators boarded the motor vessel Beijing on Thursday in the Port of Long Beach in connection with an anchor-dragging incident and subsequent offshore oil spill. Prior to the visit, Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Braden Rostad, chief of investigations, Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach, determined that Beijing was…

22 Nov

Coast Guard Foundation, GEICO Military launch Giving Tuesday matching gift challenge

Professional Mariner StaffLicensing & Training, Maritime News

(STONINGTON, Conn.) — The Coast Guard Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families, announced that this Giving Tuesday, the organization will inspire generosity by launching a $25,000 matching gift challenge. Supporting its work to assist Coast Guard members and their families, GEICO Military will triple match all donations to…