Coal-burning S.S. Badger gets a two-season reprieve
MARCH 22, 2013 — S.S. Badger, the last large coal-burning steam ferry in the U.S., will be able to keep operating, and dumping coal ash into Lake Michigan, until the end of
Another indictment in Puerto Rico trade antitrust case
MARCH 22, 2013 — Here’s a reminder that the federal antitrust investigation into anticompetitive conduct in the coastal water freight transportation industry is still very much ongoing. A federal grand jury in
Seaway navigation season opens
MARCH 22, 2013 — Canada Steamship Lines’ Baie St. Paul opened the St. Lawrence Seaway’s 55th navigation season today by transiting through the Seaway’s St. Lambert Lock. Baie St. Paul is the
Another Crowley crew commended for humanitarian actions
MARCH 22, 2013 — The captain and crew aboard the tugboat Explorer, which is managed by Crowley Maritime Corp, were recently recognized by Coast Guard Rear Admiral William Baumgartner, commander of the
Battery powered ferry to have Azipull propulsion
MARCH 22, 2013 — Rolls-Royce plc has signed a contract for the delivery of its Azipull propulsion and control system for a “ferry of the future” that will operate on battery power
Nichols launches first of two tractor tugs for Harley
MARCH 22, 2013 — Nichols Brothers Boat Builders recently launched the M/V Robert Franco, the first of two tractor tugs for Harley Marine Services, from its Freeland, WA, shipyard. Nichols began construction
Columbia Shipmanagement cops plea, will pay $10.4 million
MARCH 22, 2013 — The U.S. Department of Justice says that Columbia Shipmanagement (Deutschland) GmbH (CSM-D), a German corporation, and Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd. (CSM-CY), a Cypriot company, have agreed to pay a
Three more Twin Axe crew suppliers on way to MCS
MARCH 22, 2013 — Damen Shipyards Group reports that three more Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers are on their way from Damen Shipyards Singapore to Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd (MCS)
Canadian shipowners like budget plans
MARCH 22, 2013 — Robert Lewis-Manning, President of the Canadian Shipowners Association (CSA) has found things to smile about in budget plans unveiled yesterday by Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty. The association
Navy adds another $407.4 million to Kennedy contract
MARCH 22, 2013 — The Navy is modifying the total amount of a previously awarded contract to Huntington Ingalls Inc, Newport News, Va., (N00024-09-C-2116) by $407,408,093 in order to extend construction preparation