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Crowley to charter in powerful Tier IV tug

Crowley Maritime’s ship assist and escort services group has agreed to charter its third Tier IV ship assist tug, Athena.

Athena follows sister ships Hercules and Apollo from builder Diversified Marine and owner Brusco Tug & Barge. The 77-foot vessel will feature almost 400 more horsepower than Apollo to deliver a bollard pull up to 96 tons, making it the most powerful tug for its size in the U.S.

Athena meets U.S. EPA Tier IV emissions requirements and will be equipped with remote monitoring for...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/coastal/crowley-to-charter-in-powerful-tier-iv-tug/

New Hamburg fire vessels are versatile as well as green

Damen Shipyards has handed over twin plug-in hybrid firefighting vessels to Flotte Hamburg, a subsidiary of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) that is tasked with implementing low-emission shipping in the city.

With 315 kWh of battery capacity, the state-of-the-art, plug-in hybrid vessels are capable of extended, fully-electric, emissions-free operations in and around the Port of Hamburg.

One, the Prag, will be operated by Hamburg’s fire service while the other, Dresden, will support the HPA, the...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/coastal/new-hamburg-fire-vessels-are-versatile-as-well-as-green/

McAllister Towing orders two more tractor tugs

Line drawing of new tug

New York City headquartered McAllister Towing reports that it has signed a contract for the construction of two 93- by 38-foot tier IV, 84-metric-ton bollard pull, tractor tugs with the option for two more. These tugs will further enhance McAllister’s East Coast fleet with the ability to service its customers largest ships and will bring McAllister’s tractor fleet to 39 tugs with a total of over 182,000 horsepower.

The new 6,770-hp tugs will be powered by 3516E Tier 4 Caterpillar engines with...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/tugs-barges/mcallister-towing-orders-two-more-tractor-tugs/

USCG continues to support post-Ida recovery efforts

The U.S. Guard reports that it continues to respond to impacts to waterways and to assess the environmental threats across Southeast Louisiana, post-Hurricane Ida.

In partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) the Coast Guard is continuing efforts to re-open waterways impacted by Hurricane Ida in the areas of Bayou Lafourche, Houma Navigation Canal and portions of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Obstructions to the affected waterways are...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/uscg-continues-to-support-post-ida-recovery-efforts/

USCG lifts Lower Mississippi “daylight only” deep-draft vessel restriction

The Coast Guard captain-of-the-port, New Orleans, Capt. Will Watson, has lifted daylight transit only restrictions for deep-draft vessels operating south of Mile 203 on the Lower Mississippi River.

The change was announced in a Marine Safety Information Bulletin issued yesterday.

All other...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/uscg-lifts-lower-mississippi-daylight-only-deep-draft-vessel-restriction/

Corvus and Sanmar sign MoU

Corvus Energy and Sanmar Shipyards have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at developing a range of zero-emission and hybrid tugs based on Robert Allan Ltd designs and with bollard pulls of 30 to 70 tons.

Signed at this week’s meeting of the European Tug Owners Association in Turku, Finland, the MoU opens the way for the two companies to jointly explore and establish a path for the future supply and integration of energy supply systems and fuel cell technology for a range of...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/tugs-barges/corvus-and-sanmar-sign-mou/

Tideline Marine talks small-scale ferry operations at FERRIES 2021

Nigel Cabral

This year’s presentation of Marine Log FERRIES conference is now just over two months away and the program is rapidly shaping up.

The event will take place November 9-10 on the New York Harbor waterfront in Jersey City, N.J., in partnership with the Passenger Vessel Association. As its theme says, “The ferry industry is poised to rebound in 2022.”

This year, the program includes a presentation on small-scale ferry operations by Nigel Cabral, CEO of Tideline Marine Group, a ferry services and...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ferries/tideline-marine-talks-small-scale-ferry-operations-at-ferries-2021/

USCG conducts underway inspections of small passenger vessels off California

In the wake of the deadly fire on the dive boat Conception, safety compliance checks are being conducted underway on smaller, U.S. inspected passenger vessels operating off the California coast. The checks are part of an Eleventh Coast Guard District initiative to improve safety by ensuring continued regulatory compliance while vessels are conducting operations with paying passengers aboard.

“Our intent with these safety compliance checks is to bridge gaps that were identified following the fire...

https://www.marinelog.com/compliance/uscg-conducts-underway-inspections-of-small-passenger-vessels-off-california/

Ida: Recovery efforts get underway

As parts of the eastern U.S. woke up today to deal with the lingering but still damaging effects of the remnants of Ida, recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast area continued. Many maritime operations in the region report that they are currently in the recovery mode, including Edison Chouest Offshore, Bollinger Shipyards and ports in the region.

Though things look clearer than they did when we reported yesterday, it is still appears that post-storm disruptions will be prolonged. As we’ve noted, just...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/ida-recovery-efforts-get-underway/

Port NOLA container terminal project moves ahead

As part of the multi-year due diligence and permitting process for the new Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) container facility in St. Bernard Parish, La., the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans has approved the award of a contract for Program Management and Program Control Services to HDR Engineering Inc., a global engineering and consulting firm.

Progress on the container terminal project to date includes land acquisition in December 2020, initiation of the permitting...

https://www.marinelog.com/ports-terminals/port-nola-container-terminal-project-moves-ahead/

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