Canadian Coast Guard to procure six new icebreakers

The Canadian Coast Guard is to procure six new program icebreakers to replace the heavy and medium icebreakers that operate in Atlantic Canada and the St. Lawrence waterways during the winter and

Port of Wilmington handles giant wind turbine blades

GT USA Wilmington reports that it recently safely and  successfully handled the largest wind turbine blades ever received at its Wilmington, Del., terminal recently, unloading and transferring 39 blades over two days.

J.F. Brennan Company named a “Great Place to Work” for third consecutive year

La Crosse, Wis., based marine construction firm, J.F. Brennan Company, Inc., has been awarded a Great Place to Work certification from international research and analytics company, Great Place to Work, with 96

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Asao Shirai to lead new Ecochlor office in Japan

Focused on providing a local solution for shipowners with their ballast water management system (BWMS) regulatory challenges, Maynard, Mass., headquartered Ecochlor has appointed Asao Shirai to lead a new office in Japan

Bollinger delivers FRC 35

Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the USCGC Angela McShan, the 35th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard took delivery August 1, 2019 in Key West, Fla. Bollinger

Maritime Partners takes delivery of first newbuild towboat

Recently delivered by Intracoastal Iron Works, Bourg, La.,the Larry B. Whipple is the first in a series of seven newbuild towboats that the shipyard is building for Metairie, La., based Maritime Partners

Legislation seeks to free up funding for MKARNS upgrades

U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.), along with Governors Kevin Stitt (R-Okla.) and Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.), announced provisions in America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act that outline the future for modernizing

Terral rebuilds boat it bought from Kinder Morgan

Lake Providence, La., headquartered Terral River Service, Inc. reports that the M/V Lena Louise, a boat acquired from Kinder Morgan in 2017 and previously named the M/V Austin Stone, is back in

MARAD announces nine Marine Highway project designations

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the designation of nine Marine Highway Projects and a Marine Highway Route that, together, will benefit Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, New York, Oregon,

Shipping industry comments on proposed Panama Canal toll hikes

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is conducting a public consultation on a proposal to adjust the Panama Canal tolls for containerships, vehicle carriers, dry bulk carriers, tankers, chemical carriers, LPG and LNG

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