Metal Shark, Horizon to build new ferries for NY's citywide service

Metal Shark, Horizon to build new ferries for NY's citywide service

The following is the text of a news release from Metal Shark: (JEANERETTE, La.) — Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been selected by HNY Ferry Fleet LLC (a Hornblower company), operator of New York City’s Citywide Ferry Service, to build 85-foot, 149-passenger aluminum high-speed ferries. Metal Shark will produce a series of ferries at its Franklin, La., shipyard, which recently…
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Coast Guard updates guidelines for credentialing officers of towing vessels

The following is text published in the Federal Register: (WASHINGTON) — The Coast Guard announces the availability of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 03-16, Guidelines for Credentialing Officers of Towing Vessels. This NVIC provides guidance to mariners concerning regulations governing endorsements to merchant mariner credentials for service on towing vessels. The policy announced in NVIC 03-16 is effective on…
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LCA to Congress: Homeland security on Great Lakes starts with Jones Act

The following is a news release from the Lake Carriers' Association (LCA): (CLEVELAND) — The Jones Act’s requirement that cargo moving between U.S. ports be carried in vessels that are U.S.-owned, U.S.-built and U.S.-crewed is the Great Lakes region’s “best line of maritime homeland security defense” James H.I. Weakley, president of Lake Carriers’ Association, told a congressional hearing today.  “If…
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Edison Chouest to build new vessels for Alaska service

Edison Chouest to build new vessels for Alaska service

(VALDEZ, Alaska) — Edison Chouest Offshore will be adding new vessels to its fleet when it takes over tanker escort and oil spill response out of Valdez in 2018, the Alaska Journal of Commerce reported. Louisiana-based Edison Chouest announced in early June that it was selected by the Aleyska Pipeline Service Co. to provide services in Prince William Sound that are…
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German shipper fined $1 million for Great Lakes waste dumping

The following is a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota: (MINNEAPOLIS) — United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger on Tuesday announced the guilty plea of MST Mineralien Schiffahrt Spedition und Transport GMBH (MST), a German company and operator of M/V Cornelia, with violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) by failing to…
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SNAME announces annual award winners

The following is a news release from the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME): (ALEXANDRIA, Va.) — SNAME will present its annual medals and awards during the SNAME Maritime Convention (SMC) 2016, Nov. 1-5 at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue in Bellevue, Wash. SNAME will recognize three individuals for their outstanding contributions to naval architecture, marine engineering or ocean…
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Coast Guard releases updated form for marine casualty reporting

Coast Guard releases updated form for marine casualty reporting

The following is a news release from Coast Guard Maritime Commons: (WASHINGTON) — The Coast Guard has released a new version of the CG-2692 form (series), covering reports of marine casualties, commercial diving casualties, or Outer Continental Shelf-related casualties. This form is the result of an extensive initiative to overhaul the previous form, which had remained unchanged for nearly 40…
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US ship pilots: Cutting rates would undermine Great Lakes safety

The following is the text of a news release from the Lake Pilots Association: (PORT HURON, Mich.) — A lawsuit filed by foreign shipping companies against the U.S. Coast Guard over the 2016 pilotage rates would undermine Great Lakes safety and environmental protection if successful, a group of American ship pilots said today. Every foreign ship that enters the Great…
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