Crowley LNG boxships to link Northeast, Central America
24 Jun

Crowley LNG boxships to link Northeast, Central America

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, ,
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Crowley has announced a significant expansion of ocean shipping services with its first route between the U.S. Northeast and Central America. Utilizing Crowley's new Avance-class vessels, the five-day transit between the Port of Philadelphia’s Gloucester Marine Terminal and ports in Guatemala and Honduras enables the most timely deliveries of food, apparel, industrial products and consumer goods to…
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Boxship first to ‘plug in’ at Tacoma’s Husky Terminal
18 Jun

Boxship first to ‘plug in’ at Tacoma’s Husky Terminal

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, , ,
(TACOMA, Wash.) — The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has announced the completion of shore power at Husky Terminal in Tacoma. On June 15, the terminal welcomed Hapag-Lloyd’s Kuala Lumpur Express as its inaugural shore power plug-in, a significant step in NWSA’s drive toward emission reductions throughout the gateway. Kuala Lumpur Express is a part of the new Gemini Cooperation in…
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Port of Long Beach awards $355,000 in scholarships
30 May

Port of Long Beach awards $355,000 in scholarships

Professional Mariner StaffLicensing & Training
(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — The Port of Long Beach on Wednesday presented $355,000 in scholarships to 190 local high school and college students interested in studying and training in port-related fields including engineering, environmental science, maritime law and technical trades. The scholarships were announced at the port’s annual Celebrating Education event, which brings together students, educators, policy makers and business…
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Grain paces increase in Seaway cargoes through April
16 May

Grain paces increase in Seaway cargoes through April

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, ,
(OTTAWA, Ontario) — The first tonnage statistics for 2025 have been reported by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp., and thus far the 67th navigation season is showing a year-over-year increase in overall traffic. As of the end of April, total traffic reached 4.5 million tonnes, representing a 3.7 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024. Grain and…
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Long Beach braces for double-digit cargo decline
16 May

Long Beach braces for double-digit cargo decline

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News,
(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — Following its strongest April on record and 11 consecutive months of cargo increases, the Port of Long Beach is preparing for a double-digit decline for shipments in May due to tariffs – and retaliatory tariffs – that were paused earlier this month. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 867,493 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in April, up 15.6…
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First cruise ship refuels with LNG in Vancouver
12 May

First cruise ship refuels with LNG in Vancouver

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, ,
(NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — The first cruise ship has filled up with an alternative fuel at the Port of Vancouver, receiving liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Seaspan Energy’s LNG bunker vessel Seaspan Garibaldi as it prepares to sail to Alaska. LNG is the first alternative fuel available in significant quantities for the international maritime sector that has been approved…
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Great Lakes limestone cargoes down sharply in April
07 May

Great Lakes limestone cargoes down sharply in April

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, ,
(CLEVELAND) — Limestone shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 1.8 million net tons in April, a decrease of 21.6 percent compared to a year ago. Loadings were also below the month’s five-year average by 15.7 percent. Shipments from U.S. ports totaled 1.5 million tons, a decrease of 18.2 percent. Loadings at Canadian quarries decreased by 35.3 percent to 297,064 tons.…
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Arc, Diversified building truckable electric tug for LA
25 Apr

Arc, Diversified building truckable electric tug for LA

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towing,
(LOS ANGELES) — Arc Boat Co. is bringing the first truckable electric tugboat to the Port of Los Angeles. The company is retrofitting the 26-foot tug in a new partnership with Portland, Ore., shipyard Diversified Marine. The vessel is built for high-performance, zero-emission operations – ushering in a new era of electric workboats at the Western Hemisphere’s busiest port and…
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Port Everglades welcomes its first LNG-fueled cargo ship
21 Apr

Port Everglades welcomes its first LNG-fueled cargo ship

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, ,
(BROWARD COUNTY, Fla.) — Port Everglades last week welcomed its first cargo ship fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Crowley ship Quetzal is one of four newbuild vessels using cleaner fuel that the Florida-based global company plans for trade among the U.S., Central America and the Caribbean Basin. Several cruise ships fueled with LNG, including Princess Cruises' Sun Princess…
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