Professional Mariner – March 2024

Grace McAllister goes to work at the Port of New York

Washburn & Doughty has delivered the EPA Tier 4 tractor tug Grace McAllister to McAllister Towing. The new ‘eco-friendly’ tug joins McAllister’s fleet of 13 certified low-emission vessels in New York, which includes the tugs Ava McAllister, McAllister Sisters, and Capt. Brian A. McAllister, and the 300-foot container barge Atlantic Trader. Laid down as Hull No. 136 at the builder’s…

Isabelle gets a make-over

The anchor-handling tug Isabelle has rejoined the TradeWinds Towing fleet after a complete refit of its propulsion and towing capabilities. Drydock work was carried out at the Main Iron Works yard in Houma, La., where the tug was built in 1978. Additional outfitting work was completed at TradeWinds’ own facility in Amelia, La. The 126-foot, 195-ton boat’s main propulsion system – twin EMD 16-645-E7…

Fire agency takes possession of powerful fireboat

The most powerful M2-38 fire boat ever built by Moose Boats, LLC, based in Vallejo, Ca., was recently turned over to the Alameda Fire Department (AFD) in California. “This build was a real challenge and couldn’t have been accomplished without great support from our vendors,” said Moose Boats GM Steve Dirkes. “Robert Bowe at Cummins really helped us through the…

Two new Jones Act compliant CTVs delivered

MidOcean Wind LLC and Hornblower Wind LLC’s joint venture has taken delivery of a pair of new Jones Act-compliant Crew Transport Vessels (CTVs). The new craft – WINDEA Courageous and WINDEA Intrepid – are the first of five identical Incat Crowther-designed CTVs ordered by the joint venture and are, to date, the largest newbuild CTVs delivered to the U.S. offshore…

Campbell Transportation towboat gets new name

Campbell Transportation Company Inc. has held a renaming ceremony in Galveston, Tx., for M/V Linda Hughes Farley, one of its newest towboats. The boat was renamed to honor the wife of Jim Farley, who serves as a member of Campbell Transportation’s Board of Directors and is a past chairman of the American Waterways Operators. It recently underwent a mid-period maintenance…

Maritime Partners accepts new towboat

Maritime Partners, of Metairie, La., has taken delivery of the M/V Jennifer Lee, a 2,600 horsepower towboat from C&C Marine and Repair LLC, based in Belle Chase, La. The 84-foot by 30-foot by 11-foot vessel, designed by Entech Design, was completed on November 20 of last year. Jennifer Lee is powered by twin Cummins 1,300 hp QSK38-M1 engines with four Hung…

H2P3 hydrogen fueling barge for the Mississippi

A vision for the future of the maritime sector on the lower Mississippi is coming to fruition step-by-step as plans advance to eventually build a fleet of hydrogen bunker barges that is expected to carry the region into a new era of clean fueling. With the technical expertise of the Seattle-based Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), the Hydrogen Fueling Barge…

Port of Oakland Launches New App to Improve Operations

The Parsons Corporation has joined the Port of Oakland, Advent eModal, Mobile Programming and key stakeholders to announce the launch of the port’s Freight Intelligent Transportation System (FITS). Construction and integration of the system is now complete with the port entering the project’s next phase, the company said. The five-year contract marks the latest phase of the system’s development and…

Caterpillar, USDOE collaborate on methanol-fuel engine development

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Caterpillar Inc. have entered into a cooperative research and development agreement to investigate marine methanol-fueled four-stroke engines. Methanol has been regarded as a fuel for large, two-stroke powered oceangoing vessels, but the availability of methanol-fueled four-strokes could be an attractive option across a broad range of vessel types, according to Caterpillar. …

Daniels named to head Maryland ports

Jonathan Daniels has been appointed executive director of the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Maryland Port Administration. The port administration manages and directs the six state-owned marine terminals at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. Daniels comes to Maryland after serving as Chief Executive Officer and Director at Port Everglades in Broward County, Fl., and takes the reins from Brian…