BMT JFA Consultants Supports Magnetite Project
BMT JFA Consultants, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has successfully completed a series of long term engineering consultancy services for the Southdown Magnetite Project, culminating in a major marine works Feasibility Study in 2011. The Southdown Magnetite Project is a joint venture between Grange Resources Ltd (Grange) and Sojitz Resources & Technology Pty Ltd (Sojitz) and encompasses the…
'Horrendous' Winter a Challenge for Coast Guard Icebreakers
The 2000 Great Lakes shipping season ended on Feb. 8, when the Canadian Transport loaded 29,000 tons of coal at the Pittsburgh & Conneaut dock in Conneaut, Ohio. The cargo was then delivered to Ontario Hydro's power plant in Naticoke, Ontario. "Ice conditions were horrendous from early December on," said George J.Ryan, president of Lake Carriers' Association, the trade association representing the major U.S.-Flag Lakes lines. "At times, the Detroit and St. Clair Rivers and western Lake Erie basin were clogged with brash ice going down 15 ft. Even the high-powered, ice strengthened lakers that operate at the beginning and end of the season could not have proceeded without the icebreaking assistance provided by the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards.
Bulker Gets Bow Repairs In Toledo
The U.S.-flagged bulker J.A.W. Iglehart is tied up in front of the shipyard dry-docks in Toledo, Ohio, undergoing bow repairs caused by a recent grounding in Detroit. The 12,589 dwt bulker went aground off its dock at Detroit on April 18 and was subsequently refloated and moved to the Belle Isle anchorage. It then grounded for a second time on April 19 while heading to the Southdown Cement Dock. Tugs refloated the J.A.W. Iglehart on April 20 and its cargo was lightered to the cement carrier English River.
