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28 May

Coast Guard seeks public comment on Goethals Bridge replacement

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Click here to view the announcement in the Federal Register.

28 May

New Washburn & Doughty shipyard will be finished next month

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The following is the text of a press release issued by Washburn & Doughty Associates Inc.: (EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine) -- On March 30, 2009, Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. signed contracts with Suderman & Young Towing and the Bay-Houston Towing to build each company one Robert Allan LTD designed Z-Tech 7500 Class Terminal/Escort Tug. The Z-Tech 7500 is a…

28 May

Coast Guard: Alaska aids to navigation ‘riddled with bullet holes’

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Click here to view the Coast Guard's press release and photos.

27 May

Kings Point professor’s newspaper column on high-seas piracy

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(HARTFORD, Conn.) -- Capt. David Moskoff, a professor at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, wrote a column on high-seas piracy that was published in the Hartford Courant newspaper. Moskoff says the coordinated naval response to the Somalia piracy problem is costly but necessary. Click here to view the newspaper column.

27 May

NOAA: Boston shipping lanes modified to protect right whales

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: (WASHINGTON) -- Years of study and effort by NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard will pay off this summer when two changes to shipping lanes into Boston are implemented. Both changes significantly reduce the risk of collisions between large ships and whales.…

27 May

Ship’s cook copes with heeling, storage, shopping challenges

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(BALTIMORE, Md.) -- The Pride of Baltimore II's cook has many challenges with which to cope, including the vessels' heeling and problems of food storage and space, the Baltimore Sun newspaper reported. On this vessel, the cook also has other sailing duties. He goes shopping for supplies when ashore, making a particular point to visit Sam's Club before a voyage…

26 May

Shipbuilding News May 2009

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Island Boats closes Island Boats of Jeanerette, La., has shut its doors, at least temporarily, laying off 40 workers. President Miles Thomas is trying to work out a contract with Southern States Offshore, which had a 168-foot crew/supply boat under construction. Thomas did not say if the closure is permanent.Â For several years Island Boats built small aluminum ferries, mostly…

26 May

Port of Montreal welcomes its first Green Award-certified ship

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the Montreal Port Authority: (MONTREAL) -- The Utviken, a bulk carrier flying the flag of the Bahamas, arrived Tuesday at the Port of Montrealâ€™s grain terminal to load 23,000 tonnes of wheat to be delivered to the Port of Antwerp in Belgium. With its Green Award certification, the…

26 May

New Hampshire cruise boat Heritage to operate on soy biofuel

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(PORTSMOUTH, N.H.) -- The Portsmouth Harbor Cruises vessel Heritage is now running partially on soybean-based biofuel, the newspaper Foster's Daily Democrat reported. The owner says the biofuel is better for older engines because it has lubricating properties. The 60-foot Heritage was built in 1963 and carries 49 people. Click here to view the newspaper's story.

26 May

Slowing economy idles lakers, tugboats at Port of Milwaukee

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(MILWAUKEE, Wis.) -- The economic recession has brought a noticeable quiet to the Port of Milwaukee, the Journal Sentinal newspaper reported. A decline in demand for iron ore has reduced vessel traffic this season. Tugboats and lakers are idle, and Great Lakes Towing is spending more time on maintenance. Click here to view the newspaper's story.