(HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) — The town of Hempstead harbormaster recently took delivery of the first Stormer Marine workboat built under a license agreement by SAFE Boats International. The 22-foot Porter 68S, delivered in late January, was recently put into service in…
(EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine) — On Friday, Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Department of Transportation in conjunction with its contracting partners at Washburn & Doughty Associates launched the ferry Capt. Richard G. Spear. Fabrication began in August 2018 at Washburn…
(TACOMA, Wash.) — The Northwest Ports of Vancouver (British Columbia), Seattle, Tacoma and the combined container operations of The Northwest Seaport Alliance are jointly committing to a new vision to phase out emissions from seaport-related activities by 2050. In collaboration…
(NEW YORK) — Bouchard Transportation Co. Inc. and three former and current management officials have paid $375,000 in restitution to the brother of one of two seamen killed in a barge explosion off the coast of Texas. The mariner alleged…
C.W. was a cook on a Military Sealift Command (MSC) vessel. The ship’s chief steward, the head of the civilian hospitality crew, began spending a lot of time in the galley, just standing around and socializing. “He would dawdle,”…
Our 890-foot oil tanker was underway from Tampa, Fla., for a planned passage through the Panama Canal, a stop for bunkers and stores at Long Beach, Calif., and then on to Valdez, Alaska, for a full load of crude destined…
(WASHINGTON) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced two new coastal condition forecast models that will enhance critical decision making for mariners along the West Coast and northern Gulf of Mexico. The models provide continuous quality-controlled data…
(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Eastern Shipbuilding Group has launched Dorothy Day (Hull 221) at the company's Allanton facility in Panama City, Fla. Dorothy Day is the third of three new Ollis-class ferries for the New York City Department of Transportation…
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) has announced a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) encouraging states and port authorities to apply for $230 million in discretionary grant funding for port and intermodal infrastructure-related projects through the…
(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland joined the secretaries of Energy, Commerce and Transportation in a White House forum Monday to meet with representatives from states, the offshore wind industry and members of the labor community to identify…
(MORGAN CITY, La.) — Conrad Shipyard has delivered an ABS deck barge to Ashton Marine LLC, a marine transportation company based in Muskegon, Mich. The 240-by-60-by-14-foot AM 3600 will carry 3,600 tons of bulk materials and project cargo throughout the…
(KINGSTON, Ontario) — The fire department of Quang Ninh province (Canh Sat PCCC) in Northern Vietnam has received its first MetalCraft Marine (MCM) high performance fireboat, for the island of Tuan Chau in Ha-Long Bay. The Firestorm 36 MkII arrived…
(ST. LAMBERT LOCK) — The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC) announced the opening of its 63rd navigation season Monday. The CSL Group’s Baie St. Paul, a Trillium‑class laker, was the first ship through the St. Lambert Lock in a…
(WASHINGTON) — Emergency dewatering equipment, whether fixed or portable, is essential equipment placed on vessels to maintain the survivability and safety of personnel during emergencies that may require its use. When there is a situation requiring the use of emergency…
(WARREN, R.I.) — The crew transfer vessel (CTV) Atlantic Endeavor was recently delivered to the Dominion Energy Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Farm to support two Siemens Gamesa turbines 27 miles off Virginia Beach. The 65-foot vessel will provide operations and…
(WASHINGTON) — In October 2020, Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach found 11 noncompliant See-Me 1.0 LED PFD lights. The bottoms of the lights were missing, cracked or bulging. The lights are manufactured by AOB Outdoor Products & Accessories Inc. and may…
(WASHINGTON) — Longtime mariner and investigator Morgan Turrell has been named director of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Office of Marine Safety. The office investigates major marine accidents within the United States and its territories, as well as accidents involving…
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — U.S.-based Crowley and Danish shipping company ESVAGT have announced plans to directly bolster purpose-built Jones Act vessel availability in support of the emerging offshore wind energy market through a joint venture. The partnership will bring together two…
(SAN DIEGO) — Maritime Publishing of San Diego announced Monday that it has acquired Professional Mariner and Ocean Navigator magazines from Portland, Maine-based Navigator Publishing. According to Dave Abrams, CEO of Training Resources Limited, the parent company of Maritime Publishing,…
(TACOMA, Wash.) — Tacoma-Pierce County had good reason to celebrate last week, even during a global pandemic, after learning that SAFE Boats International was awarded a $20 million lead contract for the U.S. Navy to start construction of Mark VI…
(NEW ORLEANS) — Three people pleaded guilty on March 5 on charges related to a test-score fixing scheme at a U.S. Coast Guard exam center in Mandeville, La., bringing the total number of defendants convicted in this matter to 19.…
(HOUSTON) — The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has published a report evaluating the U.S. offshore wind industry’s readiness to deliver the 40 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity the International Energy Agency estimates will be installed by 2040. "Offshore Wind…
(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced Friday that its board of directors has elected Kari Wilkinson to serve as executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, effective April 1. She will succeed…
(PHILADELPHIA) —Philly Shipyard on Wednesday marked the start of fabrication for the second national security multi-mission vessel (NSMV) with a brief steel-cutting ceremony. Representatives from Philly Shipyard, TOTE Services and the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) gathered around the yard’s plasma…
