Maritime News - Professional Mariner

11 Jan

Coast Guard proposes new user fees for inspected towing vessels

Maritime NewsTugboats & towing

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday in the Federal Register that it is proposing to update its user fees for seagoing towing vessels that are 300 gross tons or more and to revise user fees for other inspected towing vessels. The Coast Guard is proposing these updates because it said it is required to establish and maintain a…

11 Jan

Bollinger to build pontoon launcher for General Dynamics Electric Boat

Maritime Newsshipbuilding

(LOCKPORT, La.) —Bollinger Shipyards announced Monday that it will construct a new pontoon launcher for General Dynamics Electric Boat to support the construction and launching of the United States’ Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines, which will replace the aging Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines and is a top strategic defense priority for the United States. “Bollinger Shipyards is excited to expand our…

10 Jan

Ice rescue highlights need for caution near Port of Green Bay

Maritime NewsGreat Lakes

(GREEN BAY, Wis.) — The weekend ice rescue on the bay of Green Bay should serve as a notice of the danger on the bay this time of year. Twenty-seven people were rescued after an ice shove was created by high winds blowing across the ice and open water areas of the lower bay. While the weekend incident was a…

10 Jan

Fincantieri Marine Repair begins work in northeast Florida

Maritime Newsshipbuilding

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Fincantieri Marine Repair, a division of Fincantieri Marine Systems North America (FMSNA), welcomed its first commercial customer to Commodores Point in downtown Jacksonville last week, marking the start of operations in northeast Florida. FMSNA announced last month that it was ready to provide repair and maintenance services to military, commercial and large private vessels on the East…

10 Jan

Ingalls launches amphibious transport dock Richard M. McCool Jr.

Maritime Newsshipbuilding

(PASCAGOULA, Miss.) — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully launched the amphibious transport dock Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) on Wednesday. Richard M. McCool Jr., the 13th LPD in the San Antonio class of amphibious assault force ships, will support U.S. amphibious assault, special operations and expeditionary warfare missions through the first half of the 21st century. “The…

07 Jan

New York to invest $500 million to boost offshore wind power

Maritime Newswind power

(ALBANY, N.Y.) — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced a plan to strengthen New York's renewable energy leadership and make a $500 million investment in offshore wind as part of the 2022 State of the State. This plan will directly invest in offshore wind manufacturing and supply chain infrastructure, create thousands of green jobs, deliver billions in economic impact, and…

06 Jan

Bollinger delivers final Bahrain-bound FRC to Coast Guard

Maritime Newsshipbuilding

(LOCKPORT, La.) — Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the fast response cutter USCGC Clarence Sutphin to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. This is the 170th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 47th FRC delivered under the current program. Clarence Sutphin is the final of six FRCs to be home-ported in…

06 Jan

Halter Marine gets contract for second polar security cutter

Maritime Newsshipbuilding

(PASCAGOULA, Miss.) — The U.S. Department of the Navy has awarded Halter Marine of Pascagoula, Miss., a fixed-price incentive-firm contract for a second U.S. Coast Guard polar security cutter (PSC), formerly known as the heavy polar icebreaker. Initial efforts under this option will target the purchase of long lead-time materials, specifically the generator sets, necessary to support production while ensuring…

23 Dec

Buttigieg announces more than $241 million in grants for US ports

Brownwater, Maritime News, Ports

(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Friday announced the award of more than $241 million in discretionary grant funding for 25 projects to improve port facilities in 19 states and one territory through the Maritime Administration’s (MarAd) Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). These grants demonstrate rapid action on commitments in the Biden-Harris Port Action Plan,…

21 Dec

Marine safety information bulletin: Reporting sexual assaults on US vessels

Licensing & Training, Maritime News

(WASHINGTON) — The Coast Guard assistant commandant for prevention policy has published Marine Safety Information Bulletin 11-21 “Reporting Sexual Assaults on U.S. Vessels” to emphasize that sexual assault is a crime, and when the assault occurs aboard a U.S. documented vessel, the Coast Guard must be notified. While the law requires the master or individual in charge of a U.S.…