Erik Varela

Illinois International Port District appoints executive director

Erik Varela has been named executive director of the Illinois International Port District (IIPD.), an Illinois municipal corporation created to promote the shipment of cargoes and commerce through its facilities. “To truly

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Navy nuclear engineer and wife arrested on espionage charges

Jonathan and Diana Toebbe, both of Annapolis, Md., were arrested in Jefferson County, W.Va., by the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) on Saturday, October 9. They will have their

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FERRIES 2021 PANEL: Ridership growth—preparing for the boom

A feature of Marine Log’s upcoming FERRIES 2021 event will be two panel discussions in front of a live-audience. The first, on November 9, will focus on the topic of ferry ridership

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Harbor Island sees bright future in project cargo sector

The Aransas Terminal Company (ATC) says it has re-envisioned and relaunched its marine terminals at Harbor Island, Port Aransas,Texas, to serve the wind energy project cargo business and the offshore south Texas

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Malaysia’s first LNG bunker vessel design gains BV AiP

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted Malaysia’s LNG Marine Sdn Bhd an Approval in Principle (AiP) for its first LNG bunkering vessel concept, the first of its kind ever developed by

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Will Coast Guard revise towing vessel inspection fees?

The TVIB (Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau) reports that the Coast Guard is proposing a rulemaking that would revise user fees for towing vessels inspected under 46 CFR subchapter M and update the

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Navy sub strikes underwater object

The U.S. Navy reports that, while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region, the Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) struck an object while submerged on the afternoon of October

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Eidesvik and Wärtsilä to retrofit OSV for ammonia fueling

Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore ASA has signed an agreement with Wärtsilä aimed at retrofitting an offshore supply vessel operate with an ammonia-fueled combustion engine with required fuel supply and safety system. Called the

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International launches new hull coatings management package

AkzoNobel’s International marine coatings brand has launched a new, environmentally sustainable, hull management package. Called Intertrac HullCare, it combines advanced hull coatings, remotely operated ROV inspections, water jet hull cleaning technologies and

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Crowley Maritime opens Rhode Island office

Crowley Maritime Corporation and Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee today announced the opening of the company’s new Rhode Island office to advance the development and operation of offshore wind energy installations. The

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