01 Sep

SAFETY ALERT: Does your VDR work? Don't wait to find out

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Tugboats & Towing
The following is a safety alert from the U.S. Coast Guard: (WASHINGTON) — This safety alert reminds vessel owners and operators to periodically validate the proper operation of their vessel's voyage data recorder (VDR). Annual certifications performed by equipment technicians in accordance with international Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) requirements may not be enough to ensure your best interests…
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01 Sep

Three Hanjin ships stranded off US as shipper files for bankruptcy protection

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
(LOS ANGELES) — Three ships belonging to Hanjin Shipping Co. were stranded off the U.S. West Coast late Wednesday after the South Korean shipper filed for bankruptcy protection in Seoul, Bloomberg News reported. A spokesman for the Marine Exchange of Southern California said large containerships that come within 20 miles of port owe the exchange fees of as much as…
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NASSCO launches second LNG-ready tanker for SEA-Vista
30 Aug

NASSCO launches second LNG-ready tanker for SEA-Vista

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
The following is the text of a news release from General Dynamics NASSCO: (SAN DIEGO) — On Saturday, shipbuilders at General Dynamics NASSCO celebrated the christening and launch of Constitution, the sixth ship in a series of eight eco-friendly tankers constructed or under construction at the company’s San Diego-based shipyard. Constitution is a 610-foot, 50,000-deadweight-ton and LNG-conversion-ready product tanker with…
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Oil spill response vessel pulled from service in Maine
30 Aug

Oil spill response vessel pulled from service in Maine

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
(PORTLAND, Maine) — A pollution-control vessel that has been moored in Portland Harbor for more than two decades has been pulled from service amid changing economic conditions, the Portland Press Herald reported. The newspaper cited a loss of funding by the operator, Marine Spill Response Corp. of Virginia, and declining tanker traffic to the Portland Pipe Line Corp. for removing…
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