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30 Nov

SCR vs. EGR: Operators edging into Tier 4 weigh technology options

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The market for Tier 4 tugboats is off to a slow start, and the president of Honolulu towing company Young Brothers has a good idea why. “It’s partly because of a slowdown in the oil patch, but a lot of people were anticipating Tier 4 and wanted to (have new boats built) before Tier 4 became effective,” Glenn Hong said…

30 Nov

Tier 4 at a glance

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In May 2004, as part of the Nonroad Diesel Tier 4 Rule, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized new requirements that decrease allowable levels of sulfur in marine diesel fuel by 99 percent. These fuel improvements, which began to take effect in 2007, reduce particulate matter (PM) from new and existing engines. In March 2008, the EPA finalized a three-part…

30 Nov

British Columbia’s new cable ferry always on its moorings

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“This is not a regular ferry, this is not a regular ferry.” BC Ferries project manager Mark Nemeth repeated this mantra to himself in the early stages of building Baynes Sound Connector at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards. As a cable vessel it isn’t unique, but at 258 feet it is one of the largest of its type. It also operates on…

30 Nov

Giving thanks for resolve that has made the sea safer for all

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One of my favorite holidays, at sea and ashore, has always been Thanksgiving. Sitting down at the table enjoying a specially prepared feast, and most of all giving thanks for the good things and good people I have in my life, has always made it a special time. As the holiday season approaches, I have been cultivating my “attitude of…

04 Nov

Engine problems strand ship, crew in Baltimore for 45 days

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(BALTIMORE) — Eighteen crewmembers from MT Newlead Granadino have been stranded in Baltimore for nearly six weeks, and are reportedly catching fish to stave off hunger and drinking condensed water from an air conditioner. The Baltimore Sun reported the Malta-flagged tanker stayed in Baltimore Harbor after the Coast Guard deemed the vessel too dangerous to sail. The Greek shipper that owns…

04 Nov

USS Montgomery strikes wall in Panama Canal

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(WASHINGTON) — The Navy's littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) struck a wall in the Panama Canal while transiting from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean, causing a hull fracture eight to 10 feet above the waterline, the U.S. Naval Institute reported. The incident did not delay the newly delivered vessel's transit to its home port in San Diego. The Oct. 29…

04 Nov

Coast Guard seeks feedback on icebreaker plan

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(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking feedback from shipyards about its overall plan and schedule to build up to three new heavy icebreakers over the next decade. Currently, the project is in the “analyze/select” phase, which involves establishing operational requirements, evaluating the alternatives for achieving the requirements and assessing the merits of each alternative to select a solution, the…

03 Nov

Mariner rescued after fall aboard ship

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The following is text of a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard: (MIAMI) — A Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew medevaced a 24-year-old man on Thursday, Nov. 3, from the 656-foot vehicle carrier Hoegh Trident 35 miles south of Key Largo. Watchstanders with the 7th Coast Guard District Command Center received notification at approximately 2:30 a.m.…

02 Nov

Coast Guard investigating Staten Island tug fire

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(STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.) — U.S. Coast Guard officials are investigating a fire Tuesday morning on the 90-foot tugboat Sassafras in waters off New York City. According to the Staten Island Advance newspaper, the 8-year-old vessel was underway near the St. George Terminal in Staten Island when the fire occurred at about 0920. Sources told the paper the fire likely began in the…

21 Oct

Plimsolls awarded to pilot, tug company, air-lubrication developer

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The editors of Professional Mariner have presented the 2016 Samuel Plimsoll Awards for Outstanding Service to a Columbia River Bar pilot who pioneered vessel transfer safety improvements and breakthroughs in mariner fatigue management, and to a tug and barge company that established an incentive system for better safety habits. The 2016 Plimsoll Award for Innovation went to a company that…