Maritime News – Page 2 – Professional Mariner

22 May

Honoring merchant mariners on National Maritime Day

Rich MillerMaritime NewsLicensing and training

(FAIRFAX, Va.) — The International Propeller Club on Monday celebrated National Maritime Day, a United States holiday created to recognize the maritime industry. It is observed each year on May 22, the date in 1819 that the American steamship Savannah set sail from Savannah, Ga., on the first transoceanic voyage under steam power. The holiday was created by Congress on…

19 May

Mackinac operator converting ferry to electric power

Rich MillerMaritime NewsClimate change, propulsion, shipbuilding

(MACKINAW CITY, Mich.) — The Mackinac Island Ferry Co. is converting one of its passenger ferries from diesel to electric power, a transition made possible through a grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. The conversion is part of the company’s efforts to become more environmentally responsible and become Green Marine certified. The certification means a…

19 May

Austal USA wins contract for up to seven TAGOS ships

Rich MillerMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(MOBILE, Ala.) – Austal USA has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $3.195 billion for the detail design and construction of up to seven TAGOS-25 class ocean surveillance ships. Austal, as the prime contractor, has teamed with L3Harris Technologies, Noise Control Engineering (NCE), TAI Engineering and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors (TMC) for execution of the TAGOS program. TAGOS…

17 May

Moose Boats to build custom cat for Boston dive team

Rich MillerMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(VALLEJO, Calif.) — The Boston Fire Department’s Special Operations Dive Team has selected Moose Boats to build a new custom dive boat. The model M1 will be 46 feet long and powered by two Cummins QSC 8.3 liter engines delivering 1,200 horsepower. “The Boston Fire Department is looking forward to upgrading our current Dive Team boat to a Moose Boats…

17 May

Oregon firm buys Gunderson Marine, preserves jobs

Rich MillerMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.) — The Greenbrier Companies on Tuesday announced the completed sale of its Gunderson Marine operations to Oregon Green Manufacturing (OGM). Gunderson Marine operates within a 58-acre industrial waterfront site in Portland, Ore., which OGM has acquired. The acquisition by OGM preserves approximately 300 family-wage jobs at Gunderson. OGM is a manufacturing business recently formed by two established,…

17 May

Port Houston cargo volumes lifted by strong exports

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(HOUSTON) – Port Houston’s container exports continue to outpace historic 2022 volumes. Loaded exports specifically are up 17 percent year-to-date compared to last year, due in large part to the demand for resin exports. In total, 1,026,260 loaded twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) were handled through April at Port Houston, surpassing the 1 million mark earlier in the year than ever…

17 May

Three Crowley-managed tankers to serve in security role

Rich MillerMaritime NewsSecurity, shipping

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) – Three Crowley-managed tankers have been selected by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) to serve in its Tanker Security Program (TSP). The program ensures a commercial fleet can readily transport liquid fuel supplies in times of need for the U.S. Defense Department. The selected medium-range tankers are part of a joint venture between Crowley and Stena Bulk USA…

15 May

Trade down 20 percent in April at Port of Long Beach

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — Cargo container traffic slowed at the Port of Long Beach in April as consumers continued to limit purchases and shippers shuffled trade from the West Coast to seaports on the East and Gulf coasts. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 656,049 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last month, down 20.1 percent from April 2022, which was the port’s…

15 May

Safety alert: Dangers of avoiding load line requirements

Rich MillerMaritime Newscasualty news, safety, Tugboats and towing, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — A recent marine casualty resulting in the total loss of a crane barge, estimated at over $6 million, is a stark warning of the risks involved with failing to adhere to load line regulations. The incident occurred approximately 18 miles offshore of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico while the crane barge was being towed in calm weather…

15 May

Austal USA delivers 17th Independence-class LCS

Rich MillerMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(MOBILE, Ala.) — Austal USA delivered the future USS Augusta (LCS 34) to the U.S. Navy on May 12. LCS 34 is the 17th Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) delivered by the company and the second U.S. Navy vessel to be named Augusta in honor of Maine’s state capital. Delivery documents were signed on board the ship and followed the…