All American delivers another tour boat for LA/Long Beach
19 Jul

All American delivers another tour boat for LA/Long Beach

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
The following is the text of news release from All American Marine Inc. (AAM): (BELLINGHAM, Wash.) — All American Marine Inc. and Harbor Breeze Cruises have announced the completion and delivery of an aluminum catamaran passenger vessel to operate in the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors. The new vessel, M/V La Espada, is a multi-purpose vessel and will provide…
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19 Jul

Foxx names new members to marine advisory panel

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
The following is the text of a news release from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd): (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the appointment of 29 new members to the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Committee (MTSNAC). Established in 2010, MTSNAC is comprised of leaders from commercial transportation firms, ship construction, repair and recycling, trade associations, state and…
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18 Jul

Liberian ship manager, three officers indicted in SC pollution case

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The following is the text of a news release from the U.S. Justice Department: (WASHINGTON) — A federal grand jury in Charleston, S.C., returned an indictment Friday charging Aegean Shipping Management S.A. and Aegeansun Gamma Inc. with obstruction of an agency proceeding, conspiracy and failing to keep accurate pollution control records, the Justice Department announced. Three engineering officers were charged…
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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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