barges

Lack of experience causes barge allision with fixed pier

The NTSB issued an investigation report on a barge allision with a fixed pier of a swing bridge, causing no injuries but significant damage to both barge and the bridge. The report indicated the assignment of an inexperienced pilot as key cause of the accident.

The incident

About 0230 local time on 26 October 2017, the towing vessel Cooperative Venture, with a crew of 10, was pushing 12 barges downbound on the Mississippi River near St. Paul, Minnesota. As the vessel approached the St. Paul Union...

https://safety4sea.com/lack-of-experience-causes-barge-allision-with-fixed-pier/

Halter awarded Navy APL construction contract

New berthing barges for the Navy are scheduled for delivery by third quarter 2020. U.S. Navy photo

VT Halter Marine Inc., a Vision Technologies Systems Inc. company, announced the award for detailed design and construction (DD&C) for two firm and up to four optional 82 mx20.95 m (269’x69′) Auxiliary Personnel Lighter Small APL-67 Class berthing barges by the U.S. Navy. These vessels were awarded to VT Halter Sept. 17, 2018, in response to the Limited Competition Solicitation N00024-17-R-2230.

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has awarded both APL-67 and APL-68 to VT Halter Marine with...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/halter-awarded-navy-apl-construction-contract/

How low Rhine water levels disrupt petroleum shipments to Europe

Historically low water levels on the Rhine River have resulted in transportation disruptions for shipments of petroleum products by barge, which in turn have resulted in higher freight costs and higher prices in markets upriver, such as in southern Germany, EIA informed. These disruptions are occurring in a major petroleum product transportation corridor at the period when markets along the Rhine River typically build inventories of distillate fuel for space heating ahead of the winter.

Tanker...

https://safety4sea.com/how-low-rhine-water-levels-disrupt-petroleum-shipments-to-europe/

Canada invests in training and double-hull barges for oil spill prevention

Under its Oceans Protection Plan, Canada announced an investment of $19.5 million to construct four double-hulled barges that will deliver fuel safely to Northern communities and also opened the Hay River Training Facility, which will provide marine safety training to Northern communities. The move aims to minimize the risk of a fuel spill and improve the safety of community resupply operations.

The four new double-hulled barges will be commissioned by the Government of the Northwest...

https://safety4sea.com/canada-invests-in-training-and-double-hull-barges-for-oil-spill-prevention/

Port of Rotterdam: Five new safe berths for barges are ‘good to go’

The Port of Rotterdam announced that the five new fixed berths for barges along the Maas end of Isle of Brienenoord are ‘good to go’. The project, a Port of Rotterdam Authority initiative realised by the Werkendam firm De Klerk, was officially accepted on Monday, 1 October 2018.

While the site had already served as an anchorage for barges for a number of years, the construction of new berths has significantly improved safety conditions along this stretch of the river.

The berths were designed and...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-rotterdam-five-new-safe-berths-for-barges-are-good-to-go/

New fixed berths for barges in Rotterdam

The five new fixed berths for barges along the Maas end of Isle of Brienenoord are ‘good to go’.

The project, a Port of Rotterdam Authority initiative realised by the Werkendam firm De Klerk, was officially accepted by the client on Monday, 1 October 2018.

While the site had already served as an anchorage for barges for a number of years, the construction of new berths has significantly improved safety conditions along this stretch of the river. The berths were designed and realised in close...

http://container-news.com/fixed-berths-barges-rotterdam/

Marine highways called answer to interstate jams

A tug moving containers on a barge near New York City. SUNY photo.

A few miles east of a never-ending traffic jam on I-95 heading for the George Washington Bridge, port officials and barge operators said new marine highway routes can help deal with mounting congestion in the Northeast.

“The capacity lies back on the water. That’s where it all began. Before we had a rail and road system, that’s how we did it,” said Rear Adm. Mark Buzby, administrator of the U.S. Maritime Administration, speaking at a marine highway conference hosted Thursday by the State...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/marine-highways-called-answer-to-interstate-jams/

Halter to build accommodations barges for the Navy

New accommodations barges for the Navy are scheduled for delivery by July 2020. U.S. Navy photo

VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss., has signed a $78 million contract to build barges for Navy crews to live aboard when their ships are laid up for repair, being overhauled or involved in Inter-Deployment Cycles (IDTC). The first two are scheduled for delivery by July 2020, according to published reports.

The agreement includes an option to buy four more barges and other services from Halter, which would put the overall worth of the contract in the $240 million range.

Basic specifications have...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/halter-build-accommodations-barges-navy/

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