10,000-TEU ship, largest ever, calls in Savannah
15 Jul

10,000-TEU ship, largest ever, calls in Savannah

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Publication > Professional Mariner
The following is text of a press release from the Georgia Ports Authority: (SAVANNAH, Ga.) — The MOL Benefactor is the first vessel to call on Savannah through the new locks of the expanded Panama Canal. At a capacity of 10,100 twenty-foot equivalent container units, the Benefactor is also the largest ship ever to call the Port of Savannah. The massive container…
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Alaska lawmaker touts Aiviq to fill 'icebreaker gap'
14 Jul

Alaska lawmaker touts Aiviq to fill 'icebreaker gap'

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(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, pressed the Coast Guard at a House hearing Wednesday about the possibility of leasing a vessel from the private sector to fill the nation's "icebreaker gap," Alaska Public Media reported. In a reference that a Young aide later confirmed was about the Chouest-owned Aiviq, Young told Coast Guard Vice Commandant Adm. Charles Michel that…
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14 Jul

Houston Ship Channel reopens after benzene spill

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The following is the text of a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard: (HOUSTON) — The Houston Ship Channel was reopened between the Lynchburg Ferry Crossing and Carpenters Bayou at 2:40 p.m. Thursday after a benzene spill on the tanker Maritime Jingan's deck. At approximately noon, Sector Houston-Galveston watch standers received a call from Vopak Terminal personnel that benzene had been spilled on…
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14 Jul

Shipbuilding News, July 2016

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
Metal Shark, Horizon to build new NYC ferries The company that will operate a new commuter ferry service in New York City has chosen Metal Shark and Horizon Shipbuilding to build its new high-speed aluminum ferries. Incat Crowther will design the 85-foot boats. HNY Ferry Fleet LLC, a Hornblower subsidiary, plans to begin the Citywide Ferry Service next summer and…
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Chesapeake launches new ship for American Cruise Lines
13 Jul

Chesapeake launches new ship for American Cruise Lines

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The following is the text of a news release from American Cruise Lines: (GUILFORD, Conn.) — American Cruise Lines on Tuesday announced the successful launching of its newest ship, American Constellation. The new cruise ship, being designed and built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Md., launched Saturday nine weeks ahead of schedule. Immediately after being launched into the calm waters…
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13 Jul

Coast Guard denies appeals for MPN testing of ballast water

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The following is the text of a news release from Coast Guard Maritime Commons: (WASHINGTON) — On Dec. 14, 2015, the Coast Guard Marine Safety Center (MSC) denied requests from four ballast water treatment system manufacturers to use an alternative testing method for Coast Guard type approval of their ultraviolet (UV) based ballast water management systems (BWMS). All four appealed the MSC’s…
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12 Jul

Paxton: US shipyards ready to build next generation of polar icebreakers

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The following is the text of a news release from the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA): (WASHINGTON) — In testimony Tuesday before the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Matthew Paxton, president of the Shipbuilders Council of America, cited the proven track record of the men and women of the U.S. shipyard industry as he described the capability…
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