USS Arizona Memorial still closed to visitors
MAY 29, 2015 — The USS Arizona Memorial remained closed to visitors today as repair work continued on the floating dock used by boat tour groups to access the Memorial. Initial reports
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Marine Group Boat Works wins four Navy contracts
JANUARY 8, 2015 — Marine Group Boat Works, LLC, a San Diego, CA, family-owned boatbuilding and repair company with three yards in Chula Vista, National City and San Jose del Cabo, was
Bridge hits megayacht
DECEMBER 3, 2014 — Here’s another “bridge hits ship” story. The Coast Guard reports that vessel traffic on the Intracoastal Waterway near Bal Harbor, FL, is restricted following an incident involving a
Jensen designs two new Crescent Towing ASD tugs
DECEMBER 2, 2014 — Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s naval architecture and marine engineering firm, is providing customer Crescent Towing of New Orleans, LA, designs for two, new Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD),
New York maritime union votes to merge with IOMM&P
NOVEMBER 13, 2014 — Unionized New York-area mariners who operate tugboats, dredges, tourist boats and ferries, members of Staten Island-based Local 333, United Marine Division, ILA, have voted by an overwhelming margin
Margaret Doyle named to key SGMF position
NOVEMBER 10, 2014 — The United State Maritime Research Center (USMRC), Middletown, RI, reports that its Vice President, Development and LNG Solutions, Margaret Kaigh Doyle, has been named the U.S. vice chairperson
Newport News undocks USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
NOVEMBER 5, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was moved Monday from one of dry docks at its Newport News Shipbuilding division
Great Lakes Shipyard wins $5 million order for two tugs
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, has been contracted by New York Power Authority (NYPA) to build and deliver two new tugboats for the Authority’s Niagara River Ice Boom
McAllister Towing celebrates its 150th anniversary
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 — McAllister Towing, a fifth generation family tugboat company based in New York City, is celebrating its 150th year in the maritime industry. In 1864, James McAllister arrived in
MAN adds 1,000 hp V-12 to high speed engine line
JULY 22, 2014 — MAN is adding a newly developed 12-cylinder V-engine, the D2862 LE441, to its portfolio of high-speed marine engines, extending the power range for heavy-duty operation to 735 kW