(HOUSTON) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. (GLDD) is moving forward with the design and development of the first U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-compliant inclined fallpipe vessel for subsea rock installation. The vessel represents a critical advancement in building the future…
(HOUSTON) — The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water approximately 29 miles offshore Sabine Pass, Texas. The individual was last seen Wednesday evening wearing an orange life jacket and coveralls with reflective tape. Coast Guard Sector…
(NEW YORK) — The United Nations General Assembly has called on U.N. member states to designate seafarers and other marine personnel as key workers, to implement relevant measures to allow stranded seafarers to be repatriated and others to join ships,…
(JEANERETTE, La.) — Metal Shark has announced the successful completion of its four-year run of production development for NYC Ferry, operated by Hornblower, with the delivery of the final new vessel to be added to the fleet. Time Traveler is…
(WASHINGTON) — In June, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville received notification of a marine casualty involving a roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) cargo vessel carrying used vehicles, which varied in condition from like new to partially destroyed. After the cargo was loaded, and…
(BURLINGTON, Vt.) — Chartwell Marine has announced that it has been selected by the University of Vermont (UVM) to design a hybrid research vessel. The 62-foot catamaran, designed in collaboration with hybrid propulsion specialists at BAE Systems, will be capable…
Excursion boat companies in New York City and Boston were the targets of enforcement action by authorities this summer for violations of COVID-19 regulations. On Aug. 1, the captain and owners of Liberty Belle were arrested in New York…
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — A missing mariner was rescued approximately 86 miles east of Port Canaveral, Fla., on Sunday by the containership Angeles. Crew on the 738-foot ship located Stuart Bee, 63, on the hull of his 34-foot Sea Ray and…
(HONOLULU) — The Coast Guard completed a 30-day demonstration and evaluation of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) off Oahu in early November. The focus of the test was to explore how current and emerging technologies might be used to enhance maritime…
(NEW ORLEANS) — The United States Attorney’s Office has indicted 31 people in connection with a test score-fixing scheme at a U.S. Coast Guard exam center. As alleged in the indictment Nov. 20, Dorothy Smith was employed by the Coast…
(LEVIS, Quebec) — On Monday, Bernadette Jordan, the minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Mario Pelletier, commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard, marked the delivery of CCGS Jean Goodwill, the second of three medium interim icebreakers…
(LOCKPORT, La.) — Bollinger Shipyards on Monday delivered the Bayou Teche flood gate to St. Mary Parish Levee District. The steel flood gate, measuring 84 feet long, 40 feet wide and 19 feet high, is designed for a 25-year rain…
