Gulf Coast Shipyard Group delivers Imagine
29 Aug

Gulf Coast Shipyard Group delivers Imagine

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
The following is text of a news release from Gulf Coast Shipyard Group (GCSG): (GULFPORT, Miss.) — Gulf Coast Shipyard Group has delivered M/Y Imagine, a Trinity-built, 193-by-32-by-14-foot custom designed semi-displacement aluminum hull and superstructure vessel constructed at GCSG’s yard in New Orleans. It was designed by GCSG and is ABS classed for commercial yachting service. Imagine is designed to…
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Fednav's 'green' laker arrives at Indiana port
26 Aug

Fednav's 'green' laker arrives at Indiana port

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Publication > Professional Mariner
The following is text of a press release from Fednav Ltd: (PORTAGE, Ind.) — Fednav Ltd., the largest international bulk shipowner in Canada, has welcomed to the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor the Federal Caribou, one of seven new oceangoing lakers equipped with a ballast water treatment system — a first for the Great Lakes. This vessel protects the lakes by treating…
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NASSCO to build two containerships for Matson
25 Aug

NASSCO to build two containerships for Matson

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Publication > Professional Mariner
The following is text of a news release from General Dynamics: (SAN DIEGO)  — General Dynamics NASSCO announced Thursday it has signed a contract with Matson Navigation Company for the design and construction of two Kanaloa-class liquefied natural gas-capable containerships with roll-on, roll-off capability. The 870-foot-long, 3,500-TEU containership design provides the capability to transport containers, automobiles and rolling stock, including trailers. Using…
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24 Aug

Coast Guard issues final rule on TWIC readers

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Tugboats & Towing
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard has given U.S. marine terminals and vessels handling dangerous bulk goods or more than 1,000 passengers a two-year deadline to electronically verify Transportation Worker Identification Credentials, Lexology.com reported. The final rule issued Tuesday requires the electronic readers for an estimated 525 facilities designated as highest-risk “Group A” under the TWIC program. The Coast Guard…
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Eastern Shipbuilding delivers Z-Tech tug Oceanus to Suderman & Young
23 Aug

Eastern Shipbuilding delivers Z-Tech tug Oceanus to Suderman & Young

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Publication > Professional Mariner, Tugboats & Towing
The following is text of a news release from Eastern Shipbuilding: (Panama CIty, Fla.) — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the delivery of the Escort Tug Oceanus (Hull# 240) on July 29, 2016. Oceanus is the third in series of four identical Robert Allan, LTD. (RAL) designed Z-Tech 2400 Class Terminal & Escort Tugs currently under construction for Suderman & Young Towing…
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19 Aug

Coast Guard seeks input on Anclote River navigation

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Tugboats & Towing
The following is the text of a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard: (TAMPA, Fla.) — The Coast Guard is asking mariners to participate Wednesday in a Waterway Analysis and Management System study to enhance navigation of the Anclote River. Coast Guard aids-to-navigation crewmembers have received multiple reports of shallow water along the river and want to ensure navigation…
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NTSB reviews major marine casualties of 2015
19 Aug

NTSB reviews major marine casualties of 2015

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, Industry News, Maritime News
The following is text of a news release from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB): (WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released its annual compendium of marine accidents and the lessons learned from them. “Safer Seas Digest 2015” examines 29 major marine casualty investigations the agency closed in 2015. “'Safer Seas Digest 2015’ represents our continuing commitment…
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Coast Guard conducts dry-dock exam in Subchapter M outreach
19 Aug

Coast Guard conducts dry-dock exam in Subchapter M outreach

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Tugboats & Towing
The following is the text of a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard: (PORTLAND, Ore.) — Marine inspectors from Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Portland conducted a field dry-dock examination Wednesday to educate and train the towing vessel community on new regulatory standards that will come into force in the summer of 2018. Shaver Transportation Co. suggested the field outreach event…
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