05 Aug

Company ends bid to restore SS United States to service

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News

(NEW YORK) — The company that proposed restoring the cruise liner SS United States for oceangoing service has decided to cancel the project after deciding the obstacles were too great, The New York Times reported. The ship, which in the 1950s offered one of the most stylish ways to travel between New York and Europe, has been mothballed for decades…

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05 Aug

Viking ship cuts voyage short due to Lakes pilotage fees

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News

The following is the text of a news release from the Draken Harald Harfagre expedition: (GREEN BAY, Wis.) (Aug. 5) — Draken Harald Harfagre is now on her way to Green Bay, Wis., for the Tall Ship Festival in the port of Green Bay. We are so happy and grateful we made it all the way from Norway, across the…

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05 Aug

NTSB launches new mission to retrieve El Faro's VDR

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, Industry News, Maritime News

The following is the text of a news release from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB): (WASHINGTON) — The NTSB’s third mission to the wreckage of El Faro is scheduled to launch today from Virginia Beach, Va. The mission’s primary objective is to retrieve the sunken cargo ship’s voyage data recorder. The Military Sealift Command’s fleet ocean tug USNS Apache…

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05 Aug

Conrad to build crane barge for Army Corps

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News

The following is the text of a news release from Conrad Shipyard: (MORGAN CITY, La.) — Conrad Shipyard has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the construction of a crane barge that will operate on the Olmsted Locks and Dam Project. Johnny Conrad, Conrad president and chief executive officer, made the announcement. The crane…

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05 Aug

US Navy licenses boat design from Willard Marine

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News

The following is the text of a news release from Willard Marine: (ANAHEIM, Calif.) — The United States Navy and Willard Marine have executed a licensing agreement for a Willard Marine boat design to serve as the guideline for the Navy’s new 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boat (RIB) government design. For 27 years, Willard Marine has designed and built U.S.…

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04 Aug

Lakes limestone trade off 18 percent in July

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News

The following is the text of a news release from the Lake Carriers Association: (CLEVELAND) — Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3,348,040 tons in July, a decrease of 18 percent compared to a year ago. July’s loadings were also 14 percent below the month’s five-year average. Loadings out of U.S. quarries totaled 2.6 million tons, a decrease…

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04 Aug

Teens explore ship design at SUNY Maritime academy

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Licensing & Training, Maritime News

The following is the text of news release from the State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College: (THROGGS NECK, N.Y.) — Four half-inch boats descended into aquarium tanks. One immediately flipped over and sank, two others sank slowly and the last floated as a teenager pulled it around on a string. The boats — though not entirely successful —…

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04 Aug

Ottawa gets new electric tour boat

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Tugboats & Towing

The following is text from a news release from Torqueedo: (OTTAWA) — A new emission-free electric tour boat now plies the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, powered by two 80-hp Torqeedo electric motors. The 75-foot, 100-passenger vessel is named Queen Elizabeth Dr. and is the first of two planned vessels. It will offer guided tours and host events on the canal…

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03 Aug

Great Lakes iron ore trade dips 15 percent in July

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News

The following is the text of a news release from the Lake Carriers' Association: (CLEVELAND) — Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 5.6 million tons in July, a decrease of 15 percent compared to a year ago. Shipments also trailed the month’s five-year average by more than 18 percent. Shipments from U.S. ports…

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03 Aug

Blount delivers Chicago tour boat

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News

The following is the text of a news release from Blount Boats: (WARREN, R.I.) — Blount Boats has delivered M/V Skyview to Shoreline Sightseeing of Chicago. One hundred feet long with a maximum beam of 35 feet, the steel Subchapter K passenger vessel is certified to carry up to 318 passengers and will operate as an architectural tour boat in…

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