Schottel is to supply azimuthing thrusters for the four new Robert Allan Ltd.-designed RApport 2600 escort tugs ordered by Saltchuk Marine at Eastern Shipbuilding Group. The Saltchuk Marine family includes Foss Maritime, Young Brothers, Cook Inlet Tug & Barge, AmNav Maritime, and Foss Offshore Wind. The four-tug contract marks the beginning of Saltchuk Marine’s long-term fleet renewal project, with the new tugs set to support West Coast port operations and to comply with EPA Tier 4 and...
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Hawaii shipping braces for Hurricane Douglas
Hurricane Douglas, the first eastern Pacific hurricane of the year, is expected to sweep across the Hawaiian Islands between Saturday evening and Sunday, bringing potentially damaging wind, according to FreightWaves meteorologist Nick Austin.
In addition to the high winds, FreightWaves and other weather forecasters warn that the storm brings the potential of flash floods and heavy surf to the islands.
The state’s population has been urged to shelter in place during the storm.
The storm has also...
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Hawaii’s Young Brothers seeks rate increase to stay afloat
Young Brothers said it needs to dramatically increase its shipping rates this summer if it is going to break even financially and keep its services operating through year’s end.
Hawaii’s sole inter-island ocean carrier, which is regulated by the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC), said the coronavirus pandemic is already expected to leave it with a loss of $30 million by the end of 2020 at current rate levels.
Even before the state implemented its COVID-19 travel restrictions earlier this...
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US Coast Guard, salvage teams respond to containers lost off Hilo, Hawaii
The US Coast Guard and a number of local salvage firms have responded to a report of containers lost from a cargo barge inbound to Hawaii’s Hilo Harbor on Monday, ..
Young Brothers’ barge loses 21 containers off Hawaii
The Hawaii-based shipping company, Young Brothers (YB), has confirmed that its container barge Ho Omaka Hou, towed by the company’s 1991-built tug Hoku Loa, lost at least 21 boxes in Hilo Bay.
The cause of the accident remains unknown, and the US Coast Guard is still investigating the incident. However, both YB and US Coast Guard report no injuries.
The barge Ho Omaka Hou was sailing from Honolulu and was approaching Hilo Harbor, when the accident occurred.
The crew recognised the containers were...
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COVID-19 threatens Hawaii’s sole interisland ocean transportation provider
Young Brothers said it needs $25 million in federal financial assistance immediately, or it will be forced to scale back its ocean transportation services among the Hawaiian Islands.
Hawaii’s sole interisland ocean carrier, which is regulated by the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC), said the coronavirus pandemic is expected to leave it with a loss of $25 million by year’s end and it has asked state regulators for an equivalent amount in CARES Act funding by Monday to sustain operations...