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BATON ROUGE, La. – The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today passed Senate Bill 373, known as the Reinvesting In Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act of 2023 (RISEE Act), unanimously by voice vote. The bipartisan bill was authored by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and cosponsored by Sen. John Kennedy… Read More
The location for our 2025 Q1 Meeting has been booked. The Q1 meeting will be held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 One of the many agenda items will be the implementation of the updated USACE 385-1-1and USACE ENG forms for SSHO’s and Qualified or Compentent Person. (ENG 6282) A complete agenda… Read More
As a founding member of the organization, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) reported that the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA), the guardian and champion of the 1,100-mile historic and vital waterway from Norfolk, Virginia, to Key West, Florida, celebrated its quarter century anniversary at the organization’s recent annual meeting in Charleston, South… Read More
The Port of Seattle announced today that it has selected Neepaporn “A” Boungjaktha (NEE-PA-PAWN BOING-JUK-TAH) as the new managing director to lead its Economic Development Division. Boungjaktha will lead the division’s work expanding economic opportunity through economic development, real estate development, tourism, and local, regional, and international partnerships. “After a competitive national search, we are… Read More
By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The U.S. Coast Guard has closed on a $125m fixed-price deal to acquire and convert icebreaking supply ship Aiviq from Offshore Surface Vessels LLC, part of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO). The vessel is intended as a stopgap measure for the Coast Guard’s Arctic capabilities while the service awaits the completion of the first… Read More
Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Regional Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sales Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). In December 2023, the Department of the Interior published the 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, which includes… Read More
Seattle, WA, and Bergen, Norway – November 2024 – ioCurrents, a leader in maritime data analytics, is proud to announce a strategic agreement with Bergen Engines, a globally renowned provider of advanced medium-speed engines and power solutions for marine and industrial applications. This partnership will enable Bergen Engines to offer ioCurrents’ MarineInsight™ platform as a value-added… Read More
ANSONIA – Ansonia’s wastewater system is now owned by Aquarion Water Co., making Ansonia the second city in Connecticut to privatize its sewer system. The deal closed on Tuesday (Dec. 3) as scheduled, according to a press release from Aquarion. The $41 million sale was approved by Ansonia’s Board of Aldermen in May and signed off on by Mayor David Cassetti’s… Read More
December 2, 2024 – North Vancouver, BC – Seaspan Marine is pleased to announce several leadership changes effective January 1, 2025. Jordan Pechie has been appointed President of Seaspan Marine Transportation, succeeding Derek Ollmann, who assumes a new role as Chief Executive Officer of Transportation with The Washington Companies, following the planned retirement of Frank Butzelaar,… Read More
HOUSTON, Dec. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SMHI) (the “Company” or “SEACOR Marine”), a leading provider of marine and support transportation services to offshore energy facilities worldwide, today announced that it has entered into a new senior secured term loan of up to $391.0 million with an affiliate of EnTrust Global (the “2024 SMFH Credit Facility”)… Read More
The shipowner Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) has filed a lawsuit against Philly Shipyard due to multiple delays in the construction of a rock installation vessel, according to iMarine. GLDD is requesting the court to issue a restraining order and preliminary injunction, claiming that the repeated postponements of the vessel’s delivery date have caused… Read More
Big Changes Coming to Electronic Chart and Local Notice to Mariners Programs AWO is working closely with the U.S. Coast Guard to prepare the maritime industry for a significant system upgrade that will transform the delivery of critical navigation safety products, including Local Notices to Mariners (LNTM) and Light Lists (LL). Scheduled for launch on December… Read More
INTERTANKO’s Council of Members confirms Tim Wilkins to succeed Katharina Stanzel as Managing Director from 1 January 2025. During a meeting of the INTERTANKO Council this week, Managing Director Katharina Stanzel confirmed she will be stepping down from the position at the end of the year. Kathi has served as MD of INTERTANKO since 2012,… Read More
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Maritime Partners, LLC (“Maritime Partners”) has announced the successful closing of a $750 million, first-of-its-kind warehouse facility, which will be collateralized by three wholly owned business lines within one of its managed funds with a syndicate of lenders led by ATLAS SP Partners (“ATLAS”). The initial portfolio includes Jones Act tankers, U.S…. Read More
Dredgit Corp is the prime contractor and has subcontracted a portion of the project out to Dredge America, who has mobilized their Ellicott Series 1270 dredger and booster pump for the 380,000yd3 project Rehoboth Beach DE – This past August an offshore storm badly eroded dunes protecting coastal Hwy 1 on the north side Indian River… Read More