Coast Guard sets waterway restrictions for July 4 fireworks
JULY 2, 2014—Commercial vessel operators and boaters operating in New York Harbor or just looking to get a good view of the Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks, should be aware of the
Chantier Davie refits Canadian icebreaker
JULY 2, 2014—Babcock Canada, Inc., and Chantier Davie Canada Inc., Levis, Quebec, Canada, announced the completion of the refit and upgrade of the Canadian Coast Guard Polar icebreaker Louis St. Laurent .
TOTE’s Chiarello to provide keynote at ALL ABOUT MARINE
JULY 2, 2014—Marine Log is proud to announce that Anthony Chiarello, President & CEO TOTE, Inc., will provide the keynote address at its ALL ABOUT MARINE Conference & Expo, which is scheduled
U.S. finally moving ahead on offshore wind?
JULY 2, 2014 — After several starts, stops and stalls, offshore wind in the U.S. is starting to pick up a favorable breeze. The U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy
U.S. ship sent to neutralize chemical weapons
JULY 2, 2014—A specially outfitted U.S. Ready Reserve Force Roll-On/Roll-Off/container ship is sailing to the Port of Gioia Tauro in Calabria, Italy, where she will be loaded with 530 tons of chemical
NTSB reports on tow boat grounding incident
JULY 1, 2014 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report on an incident last year in which the Boston Towing and Transportation vessel Justice grounded with an impact sufficient
Sydney Harbor gets spectacular new dinner cruise vessel
JULY 1, 2014 — Now operating in Sydney Harbor, Australia, the Incat Crowther designed 450 passenger dinner cruise vessel M/V Epicure has been delivered to Spotless Group’s Epicure subsidiary by Aluminium Boats
Skangass and Fjord Line conclude LNG bunker spill probe
JULY 1, 2014 — An investigation into an LNG spill involving Fjord Lines LNG-fueled 1,500-passenger ferry Bergensfjord has concluded. The incident occurred May 9 during truck-to-ship bunkering of the vessel at Skangass’s
Zamakona Yards launches tuna vessel
JULY 1, 2014—The tuna freezer vessel Ljubica was recently launched at Zamakona Yards shipyard in Bilbao, Spain, for the Ecuadoran shipowner Pesquera Miriam S.A. The 90-meter-long fishing vessel was designed and developed
Triyards delivers first BH450 liftboat
JUNE 30, 2014 — Singapore headquartered Triyards has delivered the first liftboat of its BH 450 design. The Group’s first lattice-leg liftboat, the BH 450 stands at more than 130 m (approximately