New fireboat starts delivery voyage to Houston
MAY 22, 2013 — The first of three high performance fireboats has started a two-week voyage from Kingston, Ontario, shipbuilder Metalcraft Marine through four Great Lakes and the Mississippi River to the
IHC Merwede delivers ACP backhoe dredge
MAY 22, 2013 — IHC Merwede, Sliedrecht, The Netherlands, last month delivered the backhoe dredge Alberto Alemán Zubieta to the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) after a successful trial period of 30 continuous
René Mathieu named Avondale VP and GM
MAY 21, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that René Mathieu has been named vice president and general manager, Avondale Industries Inc., effective May 20. He is responsible for all
McAllister and Maine Ports to design containerized ATB
MAY 21, 2013—The Maine Port Authority has selected McAllister Towing & Transportation as its partner for the design of a containerized Articulated Tug Barge for the New England Marine Highway Project, according
TY launches another 30,000 barrel barge for FMT
MAY 21, 2013 — TY Offshore, LLC reports that it has launched FMT 3256, the eighth of eighteen 297 ft 6 in x 54 ft x 12 ft, 30,000 barrel tank barges
INTERTANKO applauds MEPC actions on BWM Convention
MAY 21, 2013 — “INTERTANKO applauds the progress made last week by the IMO’s MEPC on the challenges of implementing the Ballast Water Management Convention, specifically related to the implementation schedule, port
Hunter looks for more for maritime from new DOT leadership
MAY 21, 2013 — Rep. Duncan Hunter (R.-CA), Chairman of the House Subcomittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, gave a hint today that the panel will expect the Department of Transportation
Seaward Services provides bridge officers for JHSV trials
MAY 21, 2013 — If you’ve wondered who the bridge officers are when the newest Navy high speed vessels are first put through their paces, the answer is likely that they have
Ingalls lays keel of NSC 5
MAY 21, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division last week authenticated the keel of the fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter, James (WMSL 754) in a ceremony at
Interferry hails MEPC decision on EEDI
MAY 21, 2013 — A sector-specific Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ro-ro cargo and ro-pax vessels agreed at last week’s session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (see earlier