Oliver Hazard Perry sets sail as RI's education vessel
01 Aug

Oliver Hazard Perry sets sail as RI's education vessel

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Licensing & Training, Maritime News
(NEWPORT, R.I.) — After eight years and $16 million to build it, SSV Oliver Hazard Perry is ready to welcome students as Rhode Island’s official sailing education vessel, Rhode Island Public Radio reported. The 200-foot ship is one of the only oceangoing full-rigged vessels built in the U.S. in a century. Students aboard will work alongside a professional crew to learn about ocean navigation. Click here to…
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Horizon delivers towboat with retractable pilothouse to FMT
01 Aug

Horizon delivers towboat with retractable pilothouse to FMT

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Tugboats & Towing
The following is the text of a news release from Horizon Shipbuilding: (BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala.) — Horizon Shipbuilding Inc. has delivered M/V Marty Cullinan, a 120-foot towboat with a retractable pilothouse, to its home port of New Orleans, La. This is the latest delivery of many to Florida Marine Transporters by Horizon and one of the first vessels to…
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30 Jul

Six port projects receive $61 million in TIGER grants

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
The following is the text of a news release from the U.S. Department of Transportation: (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Thursday nearly $500 million will be made available for transportation projects across the country in the eighth round of the highly successful and competitive Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. Foxx was joined by Jeff…
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28 Jul

Abandonment, disability provisions confirmed for Maritime Labor Convention

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
The following is the text of a news release from the International Labor Organization: (GENEVA, Switzerland) — Two years after an overwhelming approval at the 103rd International Labor Conference (ILC), it has been confirmed that the Amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC, 2006), adopted in 2014, will enter into force on Jan. 18, 2017. Ratifying members…
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28 Jul

Coast Guard issues guidance on when crew can work on ATB barges

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Tugboats & Towing
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday issued a policy letter (CG-CVC Policy Letter 16-04) providing guidance on when personnel can "conditionally occupy" the barge unit of an articulated tug-barge (ATB). Under fair weather conditions and other criteria, personnel from the towing vessel can board the barge to perform discretionary, non-navigational tasks. The letter details criteria that must be…
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Texas A&M Galveston grad leads Panama Canal expansion
27 Jul

Texas A&M Galveston grad leads Panama Canal expansion

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
The following is the text of a news release from Texas A&M University at Galveston: (GALVESTON, Texas) — When it first opened in 1914, the Panama Canal was considered one of mankind’s top engineering achievements. But as thousands of ships have used the canal since then, some much-needed improvements of the waterway were necessary. The $5.2 billion Panama Canal Expansion…
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New Texas A&M boat gets researchers right where they need to go
27 Jul

New Texas A&M boat gets researchers right where they need to go

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Publication > Professional Mariner
As Capt. Steve Brown entered Bolivar Roads at the entrance to Galveston Bay, he opened up the Scania mains, propelling Texas A&M’s new 65-foot research and training vessel up to 22 knots, then demonstrated a very flat turn at speed.  R/V Trident was designed by Fyffe Yachts of Kemah, Texas, and built at Geo Shipyards in New Iberia, La., for…
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Bulker, boxship rescue 46 mariners off coast of Alaska (with VIDEO)
27 Jul

Bulker, boxship rescue 46 mariners off coast of Alaska (with VIDEO)

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News
The following is the text of a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard: (JUNEAU, Alaska) — Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak air crews, along with good Samaritans, responded to 46 crewmembers aboard the fishing vessel Alaska Juris who abandoned ship near Kiska Island, approximately 690 miles west of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on Tuesday. All 46 crewmembers were transferred to…
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