Great Lakes-Seaway cargo up 7 percent in 2021
16 Jun

Great Lakes-Seaway cargo up 7 percent in 2021

Rich MillerMaritime News
(OTTAWA, Ontario) — A new systemwide report from the Chamber of Marine Commerce shows that Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway ships carried an estimated 149 million metric tons of cargo to and from domestic ports, and to overseas markets during the 2021 shipping season — an increase of 7 percent over pandemic-stricken 2020. “This report paints a clear picture that the…
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MarAd designates new Marine Highways in NC, Alaska, Puerto Rico
03 Jun

MarAd designates new Marine Highways in NC, Alaska, Puerto Rico

Rich MillerMaritime News, ,
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) has announced the immediate designation of four new Marine Highway projects — in North Carolina, Alaska and Puerto Rico — as part of the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). A Marine Highway project is a planned service, or expansion of an existing service, on a designated Marine Highway route. Since…
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Study warns of global challenges for US waterways
27 May

Study warns of global challenges for US waterways

Rich MillerMaritime News,
(WASHINGTON) —  The National Waterways Foundation (NWF) has released a study, "Waterborne Competitiveness: U.S. and Foreign Investments in Inland Waterways," that focuses on the current state of the U.S. inland waterways system and compares it to others from around the world. The study, commissioned by NWF, was conducted by the Eno Center for Transportation. The study uses case studies of…
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Seafarers win right to mandatory internet access
17 May

Seafarers win right to mandatory internet access

Rich MillerMaritime News,
(LONDON) — Seafarers’ groups have won the right to mandatory social connectivity for crews – including internet access – in updates to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), but are disappointed that shipowners and governments may seek to charge for it, according to the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF). The MLC is an international treaty designed to protect seafarers’ rights…
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Spring brings mixed bag for Great Lakes shipping
17 May

Spring brings mixed bag for Great Lakes shipping

Rich MillerMaritime News, ,
(OTTAWA, Ontario) — U.S. Great Lakes ports reported mixed results for the start of the spring shipping season, with gains and losses heavily tied to global trading conditions and Lake Superior icebreaking resources. U.S. grain exports, steel imports, road salt and containerized goods were strong performers. “Inadequate icebreaking resources in Lake Superior had a major impact on cargo shipments out…
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MarAd hits new high with port infrastructure grants
10 May

MarAd hits new high with port infrastructure grants

Rich MillerMaritime News,
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) announced Monday that up to $684.3 million is now available for Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grants, to be awarded on a competitive basis to projects that improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of the movement of goods into, out of, around, or within a port. This marks the most…
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Tanker owner guilty of falsifying papers, obstruction
06 May

Tanker owner guilty of falsifying papers, obstruction

Rich MillerMaritime News,
(WASHINGTON) — Liquimar Tankers Management Services Inc. and Evridiki Navigation Inc. were sentenced after being convicted at trial on all charges, including violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, falsifying ships’ documents, obstructing a U.S. Coast Guard inspection and making false statements to U.S. Coast Guard inspectors. U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Andrews for the District of Delaware…
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Search suspended for bulker crewman in Delaware River
02 May

Search suspended for bulker crewman in Delaware River

Rich MillerCasualty News
(PHILADELPHIA) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 30-year-old man in the Delaware River in the vicinity of Central Waterfront on Saturday. The Coast Guard searched 87 square miles over the course of 3.5 hours. Watch standers from Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received the initial report from the master of the 590-foot Singapore-flagged bulk carrier…
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