tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72438361773603429932024-08-29T06:22:49.242-07:00Covering all maritime news and issues. Articles relate to all things on the water, from recreational boating to commercial shipping. Some stories are political, some are opinion pieces and others are simply news or press releases.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243836177360342993.post-25009438222146379002012-01-07T15:01:00.000-08:002012-01-07T15:01:18.458-08:00

From a US Coast Guard Press and Photo Release: o6 January 2012 Photo Release: Coast Guard icebreaker escorts tanker BERING SEA - The Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew escorts the tanker Renda and crew from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, to Nome Jan. 5, 2011. The 420-foot Seattle-based Healy is currently the Coast Guard's only operating Polar Icebreaker. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (04 January 2012) (DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska) -- Coast Guard inspectors completed a port state control exam on the double-hulled ice-classed Russian tanker Renda today in Dutch Harbor. "The tanker vessel Renda met all applicable federal laws and regulations and can operate in U.S. waters following the

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From KOMO news: 31 December 2011 EDMONDS, Wash. - Two 50-foot motor yachts were destroyed in a spectacular two-alarm fire at the Edmonds Marina early Saturday morning.Fire crews responded to the scene just before 4 a.m. and found towering flames spewing from the two boats, lighting up the early morning sky.The fire was called in by a janitor working in a nearby business."Two boats moored

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I am finding myself getting "sucked in" to another political article. I find it unavoidable this time. I apologize to all of the people on the Left and Right that I may offend. Several weeks ago, the Congress and the Senate unanimously passed the America's Cup Act of 2011 in order to allow the America's Cup World Series (ACWS) Event to take place in San Diego. (See our blog entry from 06

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27 December 2011 The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A South Korean polar research ship on Monday reached a leaking Russian fishing vessel that has been stuck in the frigid waters off Antarctica for the past 10 days, New Zealand officials said. The Sparta, with 32 crew on board, hit underwater ice on Dec. 16 that tore a 30-centimeter hole in its hull and caused it to list at 13

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From Bloomberg Business News 21 December 2011 By Eduard Gismatullin and Elisha Bala-Gbogbo Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe’s largest oil company, shut its 200,000 barrel-a-day Bonga field off Nigeria after a leak during a tanker loading caused what may be the country’s worst offshore spill in more than a decade. An export line from the

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From Marine Log 19 December 2011 As widely predicted, the two AustalUSA built former Hawaii Superferries, Huakai, and Alaka, are at last going to wind up under Navy control. Shipbuilding guru Tim Colton has found the following tucked away in the Defense Authorization Act of 2012: SEC. 1026. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN HIGH-SPEED FERRIES TO THE NAVY. (a) TRANSFER FROM MARAD AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of

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From IFW-Logistics 20 December 2011 The US Department of Transportation (DoT) has announced $62 million in port-related grants as part of the third round of funding in its TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) programme. Four of the 46 awards go directly to US port-related infrastructure, comprising around 12% of the total $511 million available for capital grants.

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From Marine Log 15 December 2011 The inland waterways of the Netherlands are now home to the 6,100 dwt Argonon, the world's first new LNG-fuelled tanker, following its delivery by the Dutch Shipyard Trico B.V. Built to Lloyd's Register class, MT Argonon represents a significant milestone for the Deen Shipping subsidiary, Argonon Shipping B.V., in its pursuit of cleaner transport solutions for

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My posts are generally related specifically to the Marine Industry, so this is a modest one-time departure from that theme. Today, the congress passed a two month extension of the payroll tax cut, in addition to funding the government for the remainder of the governments fiscal year. There is an incredible amount of political grandstanding happening at the expense of the American people. 

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Fron IFW Freight and Logistics News Service 16 December 2011 The US port of Los Angeles has reported a record year for exports, buoyed by an all-time monthly high for goods shipped overseas in November, the second consecutive month of record export volumes. LA exported 1.9 million containers in the first nine months of 2011, breaking the previous record of 1.8 million in full-year 2010. And

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From Professional Mariner  08 December 2011     (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- America's barge industry is entering the spotlight in an effort to win more federal dollars, National Public Radio reported. Waterborne infrastructure needs an estimated $8 billion worth of work. The industry said barge transportation is "like railroads but better." One critic argues that private

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WASHINGTON, Dec 5, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Dynamic Fuels, LLC, a joint venture between Tyson Foods, Inc. and Syntroleum Corporation, has been awarded a contract to supply the U.S. Navy with 450,000 gallons of renewable fuels. Solazyme, Inc., a renewable oil and bioproducts company, will help Dynamic Fuels fulfill the contract, which the Navy and the USDA report is the single

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This is a nice follow up to our post on November 29th about the failed fuel delivery to Nome, Alaska. The Jones Act Actually gets in the way of a more economical solution. I will also be a historical event for the Nome and the State of Alaska. By Laureli Kinneen, KNOM - Nome | December 5, 2011 - 1:28 pm  Photo courtesy of Elaine Smiloff, Adak Harbormaster A failed marine delivery

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Press Release from KVH Industries 30 November 2011   MIDDLETOWN, RI — The TracPhone® V3 from KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) created a stir in the maritime communications market when it was introduced in February 2011 due to its small size, fast data rates, and affordable service. Now it's been honored with two prestigious awards for those same features — the product was chosen

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WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard announced Wednesday the launch of its third Sentinel-class, Fast Response Cutter, the William Flores, at Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La. The launch of the William Flores into the waters of Bayou Lafourche marks a production milestone as the Fast Response Cutter readies for sea trials, delivery, crew training and eventual commissioning. “The Coast

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Article from the Alaska Dispatch 28 November 2011 Unleaded gasoline sells for $5.43 a gallon at the pump in Nome, but that price could skyrocket by this spring because a fuel barge with more than 1 million gallons didn't arrive as expected this fall in the remote Northwest Alaska community. For Nome residents, the cancelled shipment, which petroleum distributor Delta Western blames on stormy

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243836177360342993.post-6503852135106056932011-11-28T23:09:00.001-08:002011-11-28T23:17:39.554-08:00

I find this interesting in contrast with the study done by the Glosten Associates on the conversion of Washington State Ferries to LNG Propulsion. (Refer to our  21 November Blog Post.) I guess that the contrast comes from the economic hardships facing Europe versus our own here in the United States. I think this deadline hits them economically where we were three or four years ago. It will

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From a Hornbeck Offshore Press Release 27 November 2011 COVINGTON, La., Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) announced today the execution of definitive contracts for the construction of sixteen high-specification offshore supply vessels ("OSV"), in connection with its latest newbuild construction program announced on November 7, 2011. This is the

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The Following is a press release from the Port of Los Angeles. (SAN PEDRO, Calif.) -- The Port of Los Angeles is working with the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) to develop incentive program strategies to participate in the Environmental Ship Index (ESI) Program starting in 2012. ESI is an international web-based ship-rating system ports can use to promote

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From US News and World Report: Comparison shopping between independent stores and chains is about overall value, not just price By Rachel Koning Beals October 28, 2011 Certainly, there are other retail realities. The existence of any business, chain or not, is often preferred over an abandoned storefront, and will better serve

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: 25 November 2011 (PORTSMOUTH, Va.) -- Crewmembers aboard two merchant ships responded to the Coast Guard’s call for assistance to medevac a Canadian man reportedly experiencing signs of a heart attack aboard his sailboat 170 miles southwest of Bermuda, Thursday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard

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From a US Coast Guard Press Release: 25 November 2011 MILWAUKEE — Personnel from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan are conducting a marine casualty investigation after a barge broke free while being towed by a tug and ran aground in Lake Michigan near Sheboygan, Wis., Nov. 24, 2011.Marine investigators from Sector Lake Michigan arrived on scene on Friday Morning and are monitoring the

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Coast Guard says Columbia River is among the closures  (11/25/2011) The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (SEATTLE) -- The Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector Columbia River, in Astoria, Ore., and the COTP Sector Puget Sound in Seattle issued the closure of multiple river bars within Oregon and Washington due to hazardous conditions

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From the Seafarers InternationalUnion 22 November 2011 SIU Executive Vice President Augie Tellez and other maritime labor and company officials on Oct. 3 attended an open forum on an important program that greatly affects Seafarers and the industry at large. The multi-component program known as cargo preference stipulates that a certain percentage of U.S.-made or U.S.-funded items must be

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