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Tugboat Upgrade Bolsters Canal Capacity
Eight new Z-Tech tugboats are in store for the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to bolster Canal capacity and provide enhanced towing power. As the number of Panamax size vessel transits increase…
Tanks for the Memories
How many things that we thought were forever, that were around since the beginning, have vanished absolutely from view? If you're twenty or over, you may recall the typewriter…
M/Y Ronin Begins Refit at Knight & Carver
M/Y Ronin, the 192 ft. Lurssen owned by Oracle Corporation founder/CEO Larry Ellison, has arrived at Knight & Carver Yacht Center and is now undergoing a refit project…
Osprey Completes Record 15 Barge Tow
Osprey Line completed what it reports is the largest single unit tow container movement in the history of the U.S. Inland Waterway System. The 15 barge tow was loaded…
Crowley to Build Four ATBs
Crowley's Vessel Management Services subsidiary signed a contract with VT Halter Marine Inc. to build another four articulated tug-barge (ATB), 185,000-barrel tank vessels.
New Foss Tug Outfitted with New Ship-Assist & Escort Winch
Markey Machinery Company of Seattle, Wash., has developed a new Electric Bow Ship-Assist & Escort Winch and Electric Stern General Purpose Deck Winch for Foss Maritime…
Northrop Grumman Update for Gulf Employees
information. [email protected] . http://www.navsea.navy.mil. accounted for and their needs are being addressed. operating at full capacity and may be experiencing high call volume.
From the Bridge of the Ship Simulator
When a pilot learning to guide ships along the Mississippi River makes a mistake and crashes into a New Orleans wharf, the only thing that ends up damaged is his ego.
GEO Shipyard Delivers Seismic Vessel
As noted elsewhere in this issue, evidence abounds of a pickup in oil and gas exploration, drilling and production. The latest example is the delivery of a seismic…
CNO Calls for New Definition of Sea Power
NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Mullen told students and faculty at the Naval War College during a visit there Aug. 31 that the…
Carnival Charters Ships to Aid Relief Efforts
Carnival Cruise Lines has chartered three of its cruise ships to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) on behalf of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for…
National Maritime Salvage Conference Postponed
The 2005 National Maritime Salvage Conference, sponsored by the American Salvage Association (ASA), originally scheduled for November 1-3, 2005 in New Orleans, La.…
Aries Debuts a New Star
Aries Marine, a Lafayette, La. based offshore vessel company has taken delivery of its fourth 220-ft. class supply boat designed for deep water platform work. The…
Hurricane Katrina: Waterway Status
The U.S. Coast Guard issued updates on the status of waterways impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Panama City is open to vessels with a draft of 34 feet or less. Pensacola…
Red Funnel Records Good Summer
Red Funnel has enjoyed a very successful August this year with growth in market share on the Southampton – East Cowes route. Figures show that Red Funnel has outperformed…
Crowley-Managed MARAD Ship Headed to New Orleans
support ship SS Wright has been activated by the U.S. brought about by Hurricane Katrina. aviation logistics ships that supports U.S. aircraft. ready to deploy to a contingency operation worldwide.
Military Support in Katrina's Wake
Almost 60,000 U.S. service members are aiding in rescue and recovery efforts in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, Defense Department officials said Sept.
RailPower/OTB Supply and Licensing Agreement
RailPower Technologies Corp. and Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corp. a supply and licensing agreement, in which RailPower will license its technologies to OTB for marine applications and…
Salvage Ops in New Orleans
Donjon-SMIT, LLC, An OPA-90 Alliance, performed a salvage operation on the Hurricane Katrina ravaged Mississippi River in New Orleans, LA. The Chios Beauty, a bulk carrier…
Trade Update for Hurricane Katrina
The port locations of New Orleans (port code 2002), Gramercy (port code 2010), Gulfport (port code1902), and Pasagoula (port code 1905) are currently non-operational due to Hurricane Katrina.
Video: CMA CGM's New 20,600 TEU Containership
Sterling PBES Launches a New Maritime Cartridge Battery Solution
Baltic Workboats Delivers New Launch for the Laurentian Pilotage Authority
Cyber Security to the Fore as New Coast Guard Rules Loom
SAFE Boats Debuts 41-ft. Offshore Interceptor in New Orleans
MJP Debuts New WaterJet
Brunswick Introduces New RHIB
IMO 2020: New Rules Demand New Solutions
LR - Fit for 55: Managing compliance and optimising operations
New BAE Jacksonville Shiplift is on Track to Start Ops in ’25
