Home Page Hero – Professional Mariner

21 Sep

Another day in paradise for agile island tug

Professional Mariner StaffHome Page Hero, Tugboats & Towing

Capt. Curtis Iaukea steered Tiger 21 toward Honolulu Harbor on a postcard-perfect Hawaii afternoon. The job awaiting them was straightforward: shifting a Sause Bros. barge a few hundred yards from one berth to another. The 3,600-hp Joseph Sause made up to Hilo Bay’s starboard hip before Tiger 21 arrived. The Sause tug would provide the muscle on the sternward transit.…

21 Mar

Freighter loses propulsion, grounds near Green Bay

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, Home Page Hero, Industry News

(GREEN BAY, Wis.) — A 740-foot freighter lost propulsion and ran aground Thursday about five nautical miles north of Fox River in Green Bay, NBC 26 reported. According to the Coast Guard, the freighter is the Canadian-flagged Algoma Conveyor, which was en route to the Fox River Terminal. The ship remained grounded near Harbor Entrance Channel Light 14 on Friday,…

20 Mar

Crowley charters new Tier 4 tug for West Coast duty

Professional Mariner StaffHome Page Hero, Industry News, Tugboats & Towing

The following is text of a news release from Crowley Maritime Corp.: (SEATTLE) — Crowley Maritime Corp.’s marine services group has entered into a bareboat charter with Brusco Tug and Barge for a new RApport-design tractor tug to serve Pacific Northwest and California ports, performing ship assist and harbor escort work. Noydena, which Crowley will rename Hercules after delivery next…

20 Mar

IMO chief urges 'practical and pragmatic' approach to outbreak

Professional Mariner StaffHome Page Hero, Industry News, Maritime News

(LONDON) — Secretary-General Kitack Lim of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued the following statement addressing the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the shipping industry and the global supply chain: "The spread of the coronavirus has placed the entire world in an unprecedented situation. To slow the spread of the disease and mitigate its impacts, travel is being…

20 Mar

Irving halts construction of AOPS due to COVID-19

Professional Mariner StaffHome Page Hero, Industry News, Maritime News

(HALIFAX, Nova Scotia) — Construction of the Royal Canadian Navy’s new Arctic and offshore patrol ships (AOPS) and maintenance of its frigates has been temporarily halted because of the novel coronavirus, the Ottawa Citizen reported. “We are immediately suspending industrial activities at Halifax Shipyard, Marine Fabricators, and Woodside Industries related to the AOPS construction program and the Halifax-class in-service maintenance…

19 Mar

NMC coronavirus update: REC appointments canceled, walk-in service suspended

Professional Mariner StaffHome Page Hero, Industry News, Licensing & Training, Maritime News

The following is text of a news release from the National Maritime Center (NMC): (MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — The Coast Guard has published Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) 08-20 announcing several updates based on the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective March 19, 2020, the Coast Guard’s 17 Regional Examination Centers (REC) and three Monitoring Units (MU) are closed to the public until further notice.…