OSG exercises option for second 204,000 bbl. tank barge

Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (OSG), a provider of energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products in the U.S. Flag markets, announced that it has exercised an option to construct a second 204,000 bbl. oil and chemical ATB barge at Gunderson Marine LLC (GM), Portland, Ore.

The barge, scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2020, will be designed and built to be paired with one of the company’s existing tugs, replacing a rebuilt barge unit which is expected to be phased...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/osg-exercises-option-for-second-204000-bbl-tank-barge/

Jones Act discussed at Marine Money

The Jones Act tanker Liberty. NASSCO photo.

The Jones Act remains a hot topic in the workboat industry.

Jovi Tenev, a partner in the maritime group at legal giant Holland & Knight, moderated a session on the subject Wednesday at the Marine Money Week conference in New York. At a high level, the Jones Act (which requires vessels that operate in the domestic trades be U.S. built, owned and crewed) presents “barriers to entry” and a limited capacity for newbuilds, said Pål Lothe Magnussen, president and CEO of American Shipping Company ASA,...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/jones-act-discussed-at-marine-money/

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