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  • New Lawsuit Filed against El Faro Owner

    16 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    The owner of the ill-fated El Faro cargo ship TOTE Marine is being targeted with yet another lawsuit from the victims’ families. Namely, the latest legal challenge submitted on Tuesday in Jacksonville seeks to challenge the company’s attempts to limit its financial responsibility and has been filed on behalf of the families of 34-year-old Danielle Randolph […]

  • JAXPORT Starts Making Way for Post-Panamaxes

    8 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Florida Governor Rick Scott yesterday officially kicked-off JAXPORT’s USD 43.5 million Mile Point harbor improvement project, which will remove an existing navigational restriction in the St. Johns River. Mile Point consists of 5,000 feet of shoreline located along the north shore of the St. Johns River and east of the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW). Great Marsh Island […]

  • Wartsila and VT Halter Marine Team Up

    3 December 2013

    Wartsila has been awarded the contract to supply the extended engineering scope for the initial, basic, and production designs for a series of two Container RoRo vessels to be built for US based owner, Crowley Maritime Corporation. The vessels will be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), and are to be built at the VT […]

  • Wartsila to Design LNG-Powered ConRo Ships for Crowley

    3 December 2013
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the extended engineering scope for the initial, basic, and production designs for a series of two Container RoRo vessels to be built for US based owner, Crowley Maritime Corporation. The vessels will be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), and are to be built at the VT […]

  • Duval County Shore Protection Project Moves Forward

    2 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Duval County Shore Protection Project – aimed to restore critically eroded beaches and dunes – is now underway, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Jacksonville District informs.  Approximately 850,000 cubic yards of sand will be placed on about 8 miles of eroded beaches, including Jacksonville, Neptune and Atlantic beaches and the southern mile of Hanna Park. […]

  • CWC Joins Pacific Caribbean Cable Consortium

    11 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Cable & Wireless Communications has become one of the founder members of a consortium to build a new submarine cable system that will increase access to fast broadband and pay TV in the Caribbean, Central and South America. The Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) will span 6,000km from Jacksonville, Florida to Manta, Ecuador. The cable […]

  • North America’s 1st LNG Bunker Barge to Launch in February 2016

    18 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    North America’s first LNG bunker barge is scheduled to be launched in February of 2016, according to Clean Marine Energy LLC (CME). The announcement was made following a US Coast Guard (USCG) and Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO) hosted tour at Conrad Shipyard in Orange, TX which included roughly 200 industry […]

  • First LNG containership gets its engine

    16 September 2014
    Vessels

    Late last month, NASSCO engineers placed the world’s first dual-fuel slow speed engine into the world’s first liquified natural gas (LNG) powered containership. The ME-GI engine represents the next generation of technology that will open the door to a cleaner and safer shipping industry, particularly in the United States. Doosan Engine built the 8L70ME-C8.2GI under […]

  • Pivotal and WesPac to Fuel TOTE’s Container Ships with LNG

    7 February 2014
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Pivotal LNG, a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL Resources, and WesPac Midstream announced they have been selected by TOTE to provide liquefied natural gas to fuel TOTE’s two new state-of-the-art container ships in Jacksonville. TOTE’s new dual fuel LNG container ships are expected to be delivered to the port in Jacksonville in late 2015 and […]

  • El Faro’s Missing Bridge Found

    13 November 2015

    The missing bridge deck from the sunken cargo ship El Faro has been located, according to the latest update provided by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). “The #ElFaro bridge deck located. Search is ongoing for the vessel data recorder,” NTSB said in a tweet. As informed, the search teams on site continue searching for […]

  • Jacksonville’s first responders receive LNG awareness training

    4 September 2015

    Gas Technology Institute, in conjunction with the Florida State College at Jacksonville Fire Academy of the South, trained more than 150 stakeholders and first responders in liquefied natural gas awareness.

  • U.S. Congressman Palazzo Pushes for Commitment to the Maritime Industry

    4 April 2014

    Congressman Steven Palazzo, (MS-4), this week led a letter with four colleagues reminding President Obama to honor commitments to the U.S. maritime industry when considering trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Also signing the letter were Representatives Colleen Hanabusa (HI-1), Rick Larsen (WA-2), Duncan Hunter […]

  • Crowley creates offshore wind and LNG division

    7 January 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    Crowley Shipping has set up a new division focusing on the emerging U.S. energy sectors of offshore wind and liquefied natural gas (LNG).

  • CSA Demonstrates Capabilities of Advanced Diver Navigation System

    7 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) recently deployed its Advanced Diver Navigation System to conduct numerous projects with differing purposes. The CSA system includes the Shark Navigator, a self-contained, highly portable, diver-operated mapping system with high accuracy positioning. CSA’s Diver Navigation System is designed to give the diver complete autonomy from topside sensors or support vessels, […]

  • USCG Questions El Faro’s Stability and Cargo Security

    24 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    As the second round of El Faro hearings continues this week, the US Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation listened to testimonies about the ship’s stability and cargo security, local media reported. With these hearing the USCG is trying to determine what led to the sinking, and whether commercial pressure, negligence in cargo security or poor […]

  • Video: VT Halter Marine launches Crowley’s second LNG-fueled box ship

    7 December 2017
    Vessels

    Crowley’s second Commitment Class LNG-fueled container/roll on-roll off (ConRo) ship, Taíno, has been launched at the VT Halter Marine shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

  • NTSB Finds El Faro’s Voyage Data Recorder

    27 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    The voyage data recorder (VDR) belonging to the ill-fated cargo ship El Faro was located early Tuesday morning in 15,000 feet of water, about 36 nautical miles northeast of Acklins and Crooked Islands, Bahamas, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The investigative team, comprised of specialists from the NTSB, the U.S. Coast Guard, Woods Hole […]

  • USACE Selects 10 Beneficial Use Dredge Material Projects

    31 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Army Corps announced last Friday, December 28, in the Federal Register the selection of ten pilot projects pursuant to Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016. Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016 requires USACE to establish a pilot program to recommend ten projects for the beneficial use […]

  • FERC disclaims jurisdiction over Pivotal LNG facilities

    7 April 2015

    The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued an order declaring that Pivotal LNG and its affiliates that produce LNG for export by a third party would not be subject to the Commission’s NGA section 3 jurisdiction.

  • Horseshoe Cove Dredging to Begin in February

    10 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District awarded a $2.06 million contract December 6th to dredge shoal material from Horseshoe Cove and the turning basin. According to USACE, the dredging will return this area to its authorized depth of six feet, with one foot of allowable over-depth. The Corps awarded the contract to the […]

  • El Faro Sinking Was an Accident, TOTE Executive Said

    27 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    As the end of the second round of hearings into the loss of El Faro and its crew approaches, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation heard a testimony from TOTE’s executive who said that he still cannot identify any factor which could have caused the sinking, local media reported. TOTE Executive Vice President Peter Keller testified […]

  • USA: Crowley’s Inaugural Tampa Port Call in Central American Ro/Ro Service Scheduled

    5 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    Crowley Maritime Corp. has plans to make its inaugural port call to Tampa, Fla., on Friday, September 02, 2011, as part of its Central American Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro/Ro) service. This service accommodates Ro/Ro, breakbulk and project cargoes. Based on current market demand, it is anticipated that additional sailings from Tampa are likely to be as frequent […]

  • US Court Imposes 45-Day Deadline for El Faro Legal Claims

    5 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Florida-based district court has determined December 21st as the final deadline for the filing of legal claims on behalf of the family members of the 33 crew members of the ill-fated cargo ship El Faro, Reuters reports. The ruling comes on the back of last week’s request for court protection lodged by Tote Services, owner of […]

  • FERC disclaims jurisdiction over Pivotal LNG facilities

    7 April 2015

    The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued an order declaring that Pivotal LNG and its affiliates that produce LNG for export by a third party would not be subject to the Commission’s NGA section 3 jurisdiction.

  • Horizon Lines’ FSX Service Between US West Coast, Guam and China Discontinued

    25 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    Horizon Lines, Inc., the nation’s leading domestic ocean shipping company, today announced it will discontinue its Five Star Express (FSX) trans-Pacific container shipping service between the U.S. West Coast, Guam and China. Horizon is implementing an orderly transition plan, beginning October 31, 2011, and will work aggressively to mitigate any supply chain disruptions for its […]