NY's annual Tugboat Roundup draws record number of participants
12 Sep

NY's annual Tugboat Roundup draws record number of participants

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Tugboats & Towing
(WATERFORD, N.Y.) — Twenty-seven tugs participated over the weekend in the 17th annual Tugboat Roundup, one of the largest maritime festivals in New York state, The Record reported. The star of the show was the 2016 Tug of the Year, Frances, a New York State Marine Highway vessel. Originally built in 1957 in Brooklyn, the 88-foot tug has worked on…
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12 Sep

Coast Guard closing section of Mississippi River to free barge

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, Industry News, Maritime News
(EAST MOLINE, Ill.) — The U.S. Coast Guard is overseeing the salvage Monday of a barge that grounded in the Mississippi River while carrying 4,800 tons of anhydrous ammonia, the Quad-City Times reported. Kirby Inland Marine will transfer the ammonia from Barge 20851, if necessary, to ensure the vessel can be safely refloated. Locks and Dam 14 and 15 will be…
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09 Sep

OSHA seeks comment on shipyard fall protection rules

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
The following is the text of a news release from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): (WASHINGTON) — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday issued a request for information (RFI) as the agency considers updating its safety standards under Subpart E of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards in Shipyard Employment. The standards address falls in shipbuilding,…
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09 Sep

ICS: Government action needed on ballast water 'chaos'

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
The following is the text of a news release from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS): (LONDON) — The International Chamber of Shipping notes Finland’s significant announcement that it has acceded to the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention. This suggests that this new regime, to protect local ecosystems from the impacts of invasive species, will enter into force worldwide during…
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Global ballast water treaty to enter into force in 2017
08 Sep

Global ballast water treaty to enter into force in 2017

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
The following is the text of a news release from the International Maritime Organization (IMO): (LONDON) — Accession by Finland has triggered the entry into force of a key international measure for environmental protection that aims to stop the spread of potentially invasive aquatic species in ships’ ballast water. The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast…
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07 Sep

New ICS chairman details shipping industry's major challenges

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
The following is the text of a news release from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS): (LONDON) — At the annual International Chamber of Shipping Conference in London on Wednesday, in the presence of IMO Secretary-General, Kitack Lim, new ICS Chairman Esben Poulsson suggested that the shipping industry must respond proactively to three major challenges: maintaining the authority of the…
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Navy orders LCS engineering stand down, retraining of crews
07 Sep

Navy orders LCS engineering stand down, retraining of crews

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
The following is text from the Navy League's SEAPOWER: (SAN DIEGO) — Following the recent engineering casualty on the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), Vice Adm. Tom Rowden, commander, Naval Surface Forces (CNSF), ordered an engineering stand down for every LCS crew to review procedures and standards for their engineering departments, CNSF reported in a Sept. 5 release.…
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