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28 Mar

St. Lawrence Seaway, Welland Canal open their 2008 season

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News

The following is the text of a press release issued March 26 by St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp.: (ST. LAMBERT, Quebec) -- The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) celebrated the opening of its 50th navigation season today at the St. Lambert Lock. Richard Corfe, President and CEO of the SLSMC, was joined at the ceremony by his American…

27 Mar

TitanSalvage to remove New Carissa wreckage from Oregon beach

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(COOS BAY, Oregon) -- The grounded bulk carrier New Carissa, a curiosity along an Oregon beach since it wrecked in 1999, will be removed by a salvor, the Register-Guard newspaper of Eugene reported. TitanSalvage of Florida will do the work, which will cost an estimated $16.4 million. Titan will use barges with eight 300-ton hydraulic pullers in a "roll and cut"…

26 Mar

Calif. ports approve low-sulfur fuel program for container ships

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(TORRANCE, Calif.) -- Harbor commissioners for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have approved a program to encourage the use of low-sulfur fuels aboard container ships, the Daily Breeze newspaper of Torrance, Calif., reported. The voluntary program calls for the use of the cleaner fuel within 20 to 40 miles of the ports, with a speed limit of 12 knots…

25 Mar

FERC approves nation’s first floating LNG terminal

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: (WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today approved a proposal by Broadwater Energy LLC to construct and operate the first floating terminal for the storage and delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the United States. The project would meet increasing…

24 Mar

Nuclear-power icebreaker offers first passenger cruise to North Pole

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The following is a press release issued by Quark Expeditions: Quark Expeditions, world leader in polar adventure travel, has chartered the nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Years of Victory for expeditions to the North Pole in 2008. Twenty years in the making, Victory, the largest Arktika-class vessel ever built, has a spoon-shaped bow, and an all-new automated digital control system. A stainless…

21 Mar

Canadian research ship is first to overwinter, move around in Arctic

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(ABOARD CCGS AMUNDSEN) -- The Canadian research ship CCGS Amundsen is the first to overwinter in the Arctic while moving positions, the Toronto Star newspaper reported. Amundsen's crew are using simply solutions including lukewarm water and chainsaws to free the vessel from ice. The ship is south of Banks Island with 40 scientists aboard studying the Arctic climate. Click here to view the newspaper's…

21 Mar

Senate Passes Bill to Fund Waterway Projects

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BROWN-WATER NEWS October, 2007 About the AuthorCarlo Salzano has been in journalism ever since graduating from La Salle University in 1948 as a chemistry major. That's right, chemistry. He started as a copy boy at the Philadelphia Inquirer, moved on to United Press International in Philly, Charleston, WV, Baltimore and Washington. After 14 years, he joined Traffic World magazine and…

20 Mar

Former Staten Island ferry being dismantled in N.J.

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(EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J.) -- The owners of a former Staten Island ferry have abandoned plans to refurbish the vessel and instead are scrapping it, the Home News Tribune newspaper reported. The Searle family of East Brunswick have begun dismantling the Mary Murray at its longtime berth in the Raritan River. The Mary Murray was a fixture on the Staten Island…

20 Mar

Ferry trapped in ice for two days off Cape Breton

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(SYDNEY, Nova Scotia) -- A passenger ferry with at least 200 passengers aboard was freed from ice today by a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker, the CBC reported. The vessel Caribou was on its way to Sydney from Newfoundland when it became trapped in ice Tuesday off Cape Breton. The icebreaker was the Louis St. Laurent. Click here to view CBC's…

20 Mar

EPA files complaint against former SS Independence

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(SAN FRANCISCO) -- The cruise liner formerly known as the SS Independence cannot be exported to a shipbreaking yard, according to a complaint filed by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Environmental News Service reported. The EPA said the MV Oceanic contains PCBs and other pollutants which are unlawful to export. Formerly owned by Norwegian Cruise Lines, the Oceanic is being towed to…