coastal

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/

Uptick in recreational boating spurs patrol craft sales

Fort Lauderdale, Fla, based rigid inflatable boat (RIB) builder Fluid Watercraft says that police departments across the U.S are increasing their patrol boat fleets in response to a surge in recreational boating activity that has followed the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reflecting this trend, Fluid Watercraft’s recent deliveries have included a 28-foot Patrol 880 to the Hollywood, Fla., police department and two 25 foot Patrol 780s, one to the Ottawa, Mich., Sheriff’s office and the other...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/tugs-barges/uptick-in-recreational-boating-spurs-patrol-craft-sales/

Coast Guard arrests Maryland fishing boat operator

U.S. Coast Guard Fifth District, Annapolis, Md., reports that on July 21 Coast Guard Investigative Service special agents arrested the operator of a charter boat called Fishing Lady for violating a U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port Order issued pursuant to the Ports and Waterways Safety Act.

The Coast Guard says that the operator, Terrance Dale Roy, also failed to properly report a hazardous condition as required by regulations and operated his boat in a grossly negligent manner.

Roy was...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/tugs-barges/coast-guard-arrests-maryland-fishing-boat-operator/

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/

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