Video: Tug operator talks about Covid-19 and the industry

Recently, WorkBoat interviewed John Buchanan, president of Harbor Docking & Towing (HDT) in Lake Charles, La. Buchanan discussed the harbor docking and ship-assist market and how his company is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. The company, which services the Port of Lake Charles and the Calcasieu Shipping Channel, was founded in 1955 and has a fleet of nine tugs.

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Breaking: Ransomware attack hits Massachusetts trucking company

A family-owned Massachusetts trucking company has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, according to a cybersecurity expert who alerted FreightWaves to the situation early Thursday.

A representative of Tom Berkowitz Trucking Inc. of Whitinsville, Massachusetts, confirmed the ransomware attack to FreightWaves but would not comment further.

The recycling company, which has been in operation since 1981, has 16 trucks and 13 drivers, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ransomware-attack-hits-massachusetts-trucking-company

DSV Panalpina: Q1 results satisfactory, ‘all things considered’

DSV Panalpina (CPH: DSV) estimated the coronavirus pandemic negatively impacted first-quarter earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) by about 250 million Danish kroner ($36.6 million) and said it was taking steps to reduce annual costs by DKK 1.4 billion ($205 million).

“When this year started, we were really looking forward to demonstrating the strength of the DSV Panalpina combination,” said Group CEO Jens Bjørn Andersen in the interim financial report for Q1 released Thursday. “The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dsv-panalpina-q1-results-satisfactory-all-things-considered

MetalCraft Marine, Stanley Boats deliver new fireboats

MetalCraft Marine has delivered a new 33’11″x9’8″ landing craft fireboat to the Costa Rica Fire Department (El Benemérito Cuerpo de Bomberos de Costa Rica ). The boat will be used in and around the Tortuguero Station to provide fire protection to the small town and its eco lodges scattered along the canal.

The foredeck is sized to fit a Kawasaki Mule with its own pumping capability. The vessel carries a Darley PSDE 1,500 gpm, 364-hp fire pump that can produce up to 2,000 gpm at 5,000 rpm. The...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metalcraft-marine-stanley-boats-both-deliver-new-fireboats/

VCNO Burke to Oversee Expanded Theodore Roosevelt Outbreak Investigation

Capt. Brett Crozier, then-commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt addresses the crew during an all-hands call in the ship’s hangar bay on March 3, 2020. US Navy Photo

The Navy’s number two will take the helm of an expanded investigation into the circumstances surrounding the March COVID-19 outbreak on USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), the service announced on Thursday.

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Robert Burke will lead a month-long command investigation into the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/30/vcno-burke-to-oversee-expanded-theodore-roosevelt-outbreak-investigation

Navy selects Fincantieri Marinette Marine to build FFG (X)

Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corporation has beaten out some tough competition, winning a $795,116,483 Navy contract to design and produce the next generation small surface combatant, the Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)).

The contract covers detail design and construction (DD&C) of up to 10 Guided Missile Frigates (consisting of one base ship and nine option ships).

Fincantieri Marinette Marine’s winning design is based on parent Fincantieri Group’s FREMM design, but evolved to meet U.S. Navy...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipyards/shipyard-news/navy-selects-fincantieri-marinette-marine-to-build-ffg-x/

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