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Kirby awarded $17.4 million in Houston Channel collision case

In a July 8 ruling, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown has awarded Kirby Inland Marine $17,398,488 in a case stemming from the May 10, 2019, Houston Ship Channel incident in which the LPG carrier Genesis River collided with a 297 foot long tank barge being pushed ahead by the 69 foot long Kirby Inland Marine towing vessel Voyager.

As a result of the collision, two cargo tanks in the barge were breached, spilling petrochemical cargo into the waterway, and a second barge in the Voyager tow...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/kirby-awarded-17-4-million-in-houston-channel-collision-case/

Med Marine to build another ASD tug for Abu Dhabi Ports

Abu Dhabi Ports’ Safeen Group has signed its second contract with Turkey’s Med Marine shipyard for the construction of a MED-A2360 series tugboat. Delivery is set for July 2021.

The vessel, a RAmparts 2300-MM tug designed by Robert Allan Ltd. exclusively for Med Marine, will be deployed to meet the growing marine service requirements of Abu Dhabi Ports as well as the needs of the wider maritime industry.

Safeen selected the vessel for its versatile, multi-purpose, compact ASD design, which...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/tugs-barges/med-marine-to-build-another-asd-tug-for-abu-dhabi-ports/

Port of Corpus Christi takes delivery of new security boat

The Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, has added a new state-of-the-art patrol boat to its security force.

The new 44-foot port security boat was purchased using a combination of Port Security Grant Program funds from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as well as matching funds from the Port of Corpus Christi Authority. Following purchase approval by the Port of Corpus Christi Commission in November 2019, the new vessel was...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/port-of-corpus-christi-takes-delivery-of-new-security-boat/

Batteries included: Damen marks a milestone in electric tug project

Damen Shipyards Group has reached a major milestone in the construction of its first fully-electric reversed stern drive tug. Named Sparky, the RSD-E Tug 2513 ship handling tug is under construction for New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland at the Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam.

The yard recently installed the tug’s batteries —all 2,240 of them. With a total of 2,784 kWh of battery capacity, Sparky will be able carry out two or more berthing/unberthing operations on a single charge, delivering up...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/tugs-barges/batteries-included-damen-marks-a-milestone-in-electric-tug-project/

Conrad Shipyard lays keel for GLDD trailing suction hopper dredge

Morgan City, La., headquartered Conrad Shipyard recently hosted a ceremony at its Deepwater shipyard in Amelia, La., to mark the laying of the keel of a 6,500 cubic yard trailing suction hopper dredge under construction for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD). Delivery of the dredge is scheduled before the end of first quarter 2023.

Addressing an audience of Conrad and GLDD executives, Louisiana’s Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, United States Coast Guard personnel, shipyard workers and...

https://www.marinelog.com/coastal/dredging/conrad-shipyard-lays-keel-for-gldd-trailing-suction-hopper-dredge/

Weeks wins $24 million Mobile Harbor dredging award

Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, La., has been awarded a $24,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to furnish all the equipment, materials, supplies, and manpower necessary to perform dredging of the Mobile Harbor Navigation Project. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received.

Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of May 2, 2022.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-21-D-0033).

The post Weeks...

https://www.marinelog.com/coastal/dredging/weeks-wins-24-million-mobile-harbor-dredging-award/

Dredging giant books contracts worth a total $51.5 million

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the U.S., reports that it has been awarded recent contracts worth total $51.1 million.

The awarded work includes:

  • CPRA Cameron Meadows Marsh Creation Project (Coastal Protection, Louisiana, $28.6 million)
  • Oak Island Beach Project (Coastal Protection, North Carolina, $15.4 million)
  • New York and New Jersey Harbor, Port Jersey Channel Maintenance Dredging Federal Navigation Project (Maintenance, New...

https://www.marinelog.com/coastal/dredging-giant-books-contracts-worth-a-total-51-5-million/

All American launches first of two distinctive excursion vessels

All American Marine, Inc. (AAM) has launched the first of two 80 foot x 27 foot aluminum catamarans for Great Western Attractions (GWA). The second sister ship is set to launch in June.

Designed by Teknicraft in Auckland, New Zealand, the identical Subchapter T certified vessels will operate as passenger excursion vessels in Puget Sound and are under construction at All American Marine’s state-of-the-art 57,000 square foot facility on Bellingham Bay.

They will combine innovative design features...

https://www.marinelog.com/coastal/all-american-launches-first-of-two-distinctive-excursion-vessels/

Kirby reports red ink first quarter

Despite taking a one-time tax benefit of $50.8 million from the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act barge giant Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) reported a net loss of $248.5 for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020, compared with earnings of $44.3 million for the 2019 first quarter. Excluding one-time items in the 2020 first quarter, net earnings were $35.3 million per share. Consolidated revenues for the 2020 first quarter were $643.9 million compared with $744.6 million...

https://www.marinelog.com/coastal/tugs-barges/kirby-reports-red-ink-first-quarter/

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