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  • Video: Crowley’s LNG-Powered ConRo Hits the Water

    21 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    VT Halter Marine launched on Monday Crowley Maritime Corp’s new Commitment Class ship El Coquí, one of the world’s first combination container/Roll on-Roll off (ConRo) ships powered by liquefied natural gas in Pascagoula, Miss. “We are extremely appreciative of all the work that has been accomplished so far and look forward to the successful delivery […]

  • El Faro Owners and Operators Hit with Another Lawsuit

    30 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Family of another crew member of the ill-fated container ship El Faro, which sank off Bermuda on October 1 near the eye of the Hurricane Joaquin, have filed a lawsuit against the owners and operators of the 1970-built boxship. The family of Anthony Shawn Thomas, one of the 33 crew members who died or are […]

  • Latin American Lengthy Coastline Holds Vast Offshore Wind Potential

    18 August 2014
    Research & Development

    Offshore WIND brings the following article with permission from the LatinAmericanScience.org. The article on offshore wind potential in Latin America has been written by Luis Armando Pagan Quinones, who is specializing in the production of drinking water by desalination systems using offshore wind power.  Written by Luis Armando Pagan Quinones Despite having over 50,000 kilometers of coastline, Latin America […]

  • Offshore Wind for Territories Act Goes to US Senate

    20 February 2019
    Authorities & Government

    US Senators Bill Cassidy and Brian Schatz (D-HI) have introduced the Offshore Wind for Territories Act, bipartisan legislation authorizing offshore wind energy development in the exclusive economic zones adjacent to US territories American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Currently, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) does not allow […]

  • Keel Laid for Crowley’s 2nd LNG-Powered Ship

    26 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    The keel for the second Commitment Class liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered, combination container – Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) ship for Crowley Maritime Corp.’s liner services group was laid on Monday, August 24th during a ceremony at ship-builder VT Halter Marine, Inc.’s facility in Pascagoula, Miss. Crowley’s two Commitment Class ships will exclusively serve the U.S.-Puerto Rico trade […]

  • Crowley’s LNG-fueled ConRo ships take shape at VT Halter Marine

    24 January 2017
    Vessels

    Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime said its two LNG-fueled ConRo ships, El Coquí and Taíno, have continued to take shape at the VT Halter Marine in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

  • Crowley places LNG engine in first of two ConRo newbuilds

    29 March 2016
    Vessels

    Crowley Maritime on Tuesday said it has recently set the main engine onto El Coquí, the first of two new LNG-powered ConRo ships that will be used in the ocean cargo trade between Jacksonville and Puerto Rico.

  • NASSCO delivers second LNG containership to TOTE

    25 January 2016
    Vessels

    General Dynamics NASSCO on Friday said it has delivered the LNG-powered containership, Perla del Caribe to its owner, TOTE Maritime.

  • El Faro Owners and Operators Hit with Another Lawsuit

    30 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Family of another crew member of the ill-fated container ship El Faro, which sank off Bermuda on October 1 near the eye of the Hurricane Joaquin, have filed a lawsuit against the owners and operators of the 1970-built boxship. The family of Anthony Shawn Thomas, one of the 33 crew members who died or are […]

  • Keel Laid for Crowley’s 2nd LNG-Powered Ship

    26 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    The keel for the second Commitment Class liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered, combination container – Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) ship for Crowley Maritime Corp.’s liner services group was laid on Monday, August 24th during a ceremony at ship-builder VT Halter Marine, Inc.’s facility in Pascagoula, Miss. Crowley’s two Commitment Class ships will exclusively serve the U.S.-Puerto Rico trade […]

  • Scientists Develop New Technique to Monitor Coral Reefs (USA)

    20 March 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    With the world’s coral reefs threatened by coastal development, pollution, rising sea temperatures, and other factors, a University of Miami scientist and other researchers have developed a new method to monitor the health of these fragile, underwater ecosystems. By accurately measuring the biological pulse of coral reefs, Chris Langdon, associate professor of marine biology and […]

  • USA: Crowley Maritime Appoints New Director of Product Logistics and Engineering

    19 October 2011

    Crowley Maritime Corp has named Ken Black director of product logistics and engineering. He will continue to be based in Jacksonville and report to Steve Collar, senior vice president and general manager, logistics. In this new position, Black has oversight for Crowley’s product logistics team, which develops a wide array of logistics solutions for customers, […]

  • NASSCO: Construction Starts on World’s First LNG Containership (Video)

    26 February 2014

    Construction of TOTE, Inc.’s new Marlin class, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered containership in the world, has begun at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif. Speakers at the event included Representative Duncan Hunter; Acting Maritime Administrator Chip Jaenichen; Chairman of Saltchuk, TOTE’s parent company, Mark Tabbutt; and Kevin Graney, General Manager […]

  • R + L Carriers Teams Up with American Fast Freight and ArrowPac

    13 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    R + L Carriers, a global transportation company, has teamed up with American Fast Freight and ArrowPac to provide an offshore shipping option to many offshore markets. Manufacturers can ship freight through R+L Carriers directly to Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, The Dominican Republic and the Caribbean Islands with this service. In compliance with the […]

  • NOAA: Okeanos Explorer to Start Caribbean Sea Expedition

    8 April 2015
    Research & Development

    Beginning April 10, scientists aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer will begin a series of 20 dives to investigate previously unseen depths of the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. During dives that are expected to go as deep as 3.7 miles, an ROV, will broadcast live video from the seafloor, allowing anyone with Internet access to watch […]

  • Arecibo Dredging Deal for Weeks Marine

    4 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District awarded a $4.675 million contract to Weeks Marine on January 14 for the Arecibo Harbor maintenance dredging in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Under the agreement, Weeks Marine of Covington, Louisiana, will be responsible for dredging approximately 110,000 cubic yards of shoal material from the Arecibo Harbor. “Dredging Arecibo […]

  • Crowley Maritime christens LNG-powered ConRo vessel

    25 February 2019
    Vessels

    Crowley Maritime’s new LNG-powered container/roll on-roll off ship Taíno has been christened in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

  • LNG tanks for Crowley’s Jacksonville bunkering facility delivered

    28 March 2017

    Jaxport, Crowley Maritime and Eagle LNG received the two 260-ton liquefied natural gas storage tanks for the bunkering facility being built at the Talleyrand marine terminal in Jacksonville.

  • USCG issues certificate of inspection for TOTE’s LNG boxship

    20 October 2015
    Vessels

    The United States Coast Guard said that it has issued a certificate of inspection to TOTE’s 736-foot, 3,100 TEU, U.S.-flagged LNG-powered containership Isla Bella.

  • NOAA Announces Funding for Coastal Restoration Projects

    13 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    During Habitat Month, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is recommending $8.2 million in funding to 15 partners through the Community-based Restoration Program Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration Grants. These investments will restore habitat in 10 states and Puerto Rico and leverage a total of $13 million of non-federal funds over the next three years to […]

  • Tropical Shipping Enhances Canadian Service

    5 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    US-based transporter Tropical Shipping is set to launch a container shipping service from the Canadian Port of Halifax on January 9, 2017. The company’s 1,118 TEU containership Vega Omega will depart Halterm International Container Terminal in Canada, “bringing improved import and export connectivity to customers in Florida, The Bahamas, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.” According to […]

  • TOTE Marks Construction Start on LNG-Powered Containership

    26 February 2014
    Vessels

    Fireworks marked the first cut of steel in a ceremony as construction of TOTE, Inc.’s new Marlin class, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered containership in the world, began at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, California. “These ships will be the most advanced, environmentally progressive vessels of their kind,” Representative Duncan Hunter […]

  • USA: Army Corps Galveston Welcomes New Deputy Commander

    22 May 2012

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District welcomed its new deputy commander Maj. Marty Maldonado. Outgoing deputy Lt. Col. James Schultze was selected to command the 15th Engineer Battalion based in Schweinfurt, Germany. “The district is fortunate to have Maj. Maldonado onboard and I am confident that he will quickly become an invaluable member […]

  • TOTE LNG-fueled containerships receive MARAD backing

    23 September 2014
    Vessels

    TOTE Shipholdings and Saltchuk Resources said they have secured a $324.6 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) for their Marlin Class vessels. The two new Marlin Class vessels, which will be the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered containerships, will serve the Puerto Rico trade and will be complete in 2015 and 2016. […]

  • NASSCO to launch TOTE’s first LNG containership this month

    1 April 2015
    Vessels

    General Dynamics NASSCO said that the launching ceremony of the world’s first LNG-powered containership built for TOTE is scheduled for April 18.