The Cooper Group of Companies recently took delivery of a new escort tug that will perform ship assist operations in the Port of Savannah in Georgia. Built by Blakeley BoatWorks of Mobile, Alabama, the tug has been named Angus R. Cooper II in honour of the Cooper Group’s longtime Chairman and Chief...
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Georgia’s Port of Brunswick to receive US$15 million for infrastructure upgrades
US Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff have confirmed the allocation of US$15 million in US Department of Transportation funding to help upgrade the existing infrastructure at the Port of Brunswick in Georgia. According to the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), the bipartisan...
Federal funding secured for expansion of Georgia’s Port of Brunswick
The US federal government will allocate funding worth US$1.5 million for modifications to the existing federal navigation channel at the Port of Brunswick in the state of ..
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OPINION | Of submarines and nuclear umbrellas
Late in 2022—a year of war, pandemic, climatic disaster, and attempted nuclear coercion—a number of news outlets published a photograph of a rare event. True, the pho ..
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Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | December 23 – Harsh-environment science platform for France, Chilean and Italian naval research ships and more
Construction is underway on a new drifting research platform for a French science institute, an icebreaking supply vessel for the Chilean Navy, and a large oceanographic ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Savannah – Aluminium newbuild is first boat in series for Georgia pilotage operator
Seattle, Washington-based boatbuilder Snow and Company has delivered a new aluminium pilot boat to the Savannah Pilots Association of Georgia. Designed by UK-based naval ..
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Captain leaving wheelhouse while on autopilot led to fishing vessel grounding, NTSB report finds
A captain’s decision to leave the wheelhouse unattended while transiting the St Marys River on autopilot led to the grounding and sinking of a fishing vessel south ..
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Harbour deepening completed at Port of Savannah
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has confirmed the completion of harbour deepening works at the Port of Savannah. GPA said the project will expedite the flow of cargo to ..
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New pilot boat to serve Savannah, Georgia
Seattle-based boatbuilder Snow and Company has delivered a new aluminium pilot boat to the Savannah Pilots Association of Georgia. The Camarc-designed Savannah has a leng ..
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Georgia’s Putnam County Fire Department orders two landing craft
The Putnam County Fire Department, which operates between the cities of Atlanta and Augusta in Georgia, has purchased two identical landing craft from Lake Assault Boats ..
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