Citizens Lobby to Keep Ferry
A campaign is being mounted to retain passenger-only ferry service between Port Townsend and Seattle, according to an AP report. Ridership has reportedly grown daily…
Smedvig Invests in Endeavour
Endeavour International Corporation has signed an agreement with the Smedvig Family Office of Norway for a current investment of $40 million (USD: 75.43, -0.30…
Barge Hits Rail Bridge
The Coast Guard, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company responded after a tug and barge struck a railroad bridge in Beverly…
USCG Allows Cosco Busan to Depart
The Coast Guard has authorized the COSCO BUSAN to resume maritime commerce. The customs hold and all orders requiring the vessel to remain in San Francisco issued…
Justice Department Will Not Appeal Stolt-Nielsen Decision
The Department of Justice issued the following statement regarding whether or not the Department will appeal the decision by the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia dismissing the indictment in U.S.
FERC OKs License for Hydrokinetic Energy Project
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued the first license for a hydrokinetic energy project. The license was issued to Finavera Renewables Ocean Energy, Ltd.
MTSNAC Meeting Set
The Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council, sponsored by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), will meet in Seattle, Washington on January 9 and 10.
TWIC Enrollment at Various Ports
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a notice stating that enrollment of maritime workers for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) will commence: (1) in Hilo…
Bay-Houston Receives Z-Tech Tugboat
Bay-Houston Towing took delivery of its first of their Z-Tech 7500 tugs. The Z-Tech 7500 design is the largest of the Robert Allan line of Z-Tech tugboats. The WESLEY…
NASSCO Wins $6.6m Navy Deal
National Steel and Shipping Co. San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $6,604,248 cost-plus-award-fee modification under a previously awarded contract (N00024-06…
Evergreen Affirms Commitment to the Port of Kaohsiung
Evergreen Marine Corp (Taiwan) Ltd, which currently operates two large container terminals in the Port of Kaohsiung, has extended its lease on its Container Terminal…
Dockwise Transport BV Receives Heavy Lift Vessel
Following the delivery of the "Transporter" in May 2007, heavy lift vessel "Target", one of the former Sealift vessels, now joins the fleet of Dockwise Transport BV…
This Day in Naval History - Dec. 27
1814 - Destruction of schooner Carolina, the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's make-shift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew…
