US Great Lakes ports report cargo spikes in year-end rush
15 Dec

US Great Lakes ports report cargo spikes in year-end rush

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Ports, Seaways & Waterways
(OTTAWA) — With just two weeks left of the season, U.S. Great Lakes ports and the St. Lawrence Seaway are reporting a rush of activity as manufacturers stockpile raw materials and businesses take advantage of the congestion-free waterway to export overseas. “U.S. Great Lakes ports have roared back this year – recovering from major 2020 declines in traditional cargoes like…
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15 Dec

December 2021 Brownwater News

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater Newsletter
Saying goodbye to Brownwater News  Professional Mariner is updating its newsletter format starting in the new year. Instead of three themed newsletters a month, we will publish one newsletter each week containing a roundup of the most compelling news from the past week.    In other words, the monthly Brownwater newsletter is going away. So are the focused Casualty and Shipbuilding newsletters. But the…
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Propspeed reports strong expansion in anti-fouling market in 2021
15 Dec

Propspeed reports strong expansion in anti-fouling market in 2021

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News
(AUCKLAND, New Zealand) – Propspeed, a leading innovator of underwater foul-release coatings, has announced that an investment in global expansion at the beginning of this year has allowed it to exceed its stated objectives of unprecedented growth in 2021. Although, lockdowns and supply chain issues added complexity, Propspeed was able to accomplish a major rebranding campaign; developed solid shipyard, boatbuilder…
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Buttigieg to IMO: ‘Very long way to go’ to achieve gender equity at sea
14 Dec

Buttigieg to IMO: ‘Very long way to go’ to achieve gender equity at sea

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Licensing & Training, Maritime News
The following is text of an address by U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) General Assembly on Dec. 6: As countries come together for the assembly of the International Maritime Organization, I want to echo the U.S. statement delivered eloquently by Adm. Karl Schultz, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. The IMO has been central…
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Gladding-Hearn delivers refitted Incat ferry to Bermuda
14 Dec

Gladding-Hearn delivers refitted Incat ferry to Bermuda

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding
(SOMERSET, Mass.) – Resolute, one of two high-speed passenger catamarans delivered by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding to the government of Bermuda, Ministry on Transport in 2002, has returned to service after a compete refit. In turn, the vessel’s sister ship, Serenity, has been delivered to the shipyard for the same types of upgrades — scheduled for completion by next March. Designed by…
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MarAd awards $12.6 million in grants for America’s marine highways 
13 Dec

MarAd awards $12.6 million in grants for America’s marine highways 

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Ports, Seaways & Waterways
(WASHINGTON) – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) has awarded $12.6 million in grants to nine marine highway projects across the nation under the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The funding will help address supply chain disruptions, enhance the movement of goods along navigable waterways, and expand existing waterborne freight services in Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. “These investments through the America’s Marine Highway Program will…
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Bollinger delivers ocean transport barge to Navy
13 Dec

Bollinger delivers ocean transport barge to Navy

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding
(LOCKPORT, La.) — Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the ocean transport barge Holland to General Dynamics-Electric Boat’s Groton (Conn.) Shipyard. Holland will support the construction and maintenance of the U.S. Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines and Virginia-class fast attack submarines. General Dynamics-Electric Boat is the prime contractor on the design and build of the Columbia-class submarine, which will replace the aging Ohio-class…
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Great Lakes task force highlights progress in 2021, rebound from COVID
10 Dec

Great Lakes task force highlights progress in 2021, rebound from COVID

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Ports, Seaways & Waterways
(CLEVELAND) — The Great Lakes Maritime Task Force (GLMTF) has released its annual report for 2021. It details progress on the Great Lakes dredging crisis, efficient funding of the new large navigational lock in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and pending legislation to improve U.S. Coast Guard icebreaking performance measures, along with funding for a new heavy Great Lakes icebreaker. Other…
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Port NOLA takes delivery of four new post-Panamax gantry cranes
10 Dec

Port NOLA takes delivery of four new post-Panamax gantry cranes

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Maritime News, Ports
(NEW ORLEANS) — Four new 100-foot-gauge container gantry cranes have arrived at the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal at the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA), the culmination of a 15,643-nautical-mile journey from Shanghai, China. The $112 million investment, which included $49 million for the construction and delivery of the cranes, and $63 million to modernize the wharf and extend the…
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Mustang Survival acquires Stearns
09 Dec

Mustang Survival acquires Stearns

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
(LAFAYETTE, Calif.) — Mustang Survival has announced the acquisition of the government and commercial marine business of Stearns. The products will be amalgamated into the Mustang Survival brand of life jackets, personal flotation devices and life-saving appliances. Mustang Survival President Jason Leggatt said the acquisition highlights the importance of the brand’s continued commitment to its government and professional consumers. “Mustang…
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