Unified Command releases update on Baltimore bridge collapse response
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by Nick Blenkey
1h ago
As the Unified Command set up in response to the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge continued its efforts, news came that the bodies of two workers killed in the incident had been recovered. Maryland State Police Col. Ronald Butler Jr. said the focus now shifts to a “salvage operation,” as the bridge’s superstructure is blocking diver access to the remaining victims. “We have exhausted all search efforts and the areas around this wreckage, and based on the sonar scans, we firmly believe the (remaining) vehicles are encased in the superstructure and concrete that we tragically saw ..read more
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Big data technology predicts realized vessel performance over five years
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by Marine Log Staff
1h ago
International Marine Coatings has published a new white paper that shows that its predictive Intertrac Vision tool, which uses big data technology, has a high degree of accuracy in correlating to the speed loss of a globally trading VLCC vessel over a five-year docking period, in line with the principles of the ISO 19030 standard. International used the big data forecasting tool to project a 1.4% speed loss over a 60-month in-service period which proved to be in line with actual vessel performance. It says that this demonstrates that use of the tool in close partnership with International can ..read more
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VIDEO: Port Authority NSW puts two new fire/rescue vessels to work
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by Marine Log Staff
1h ago
Two state-of-the art monohull firefighting rescue vessels, the Burra and Girawaa, are now at work for Port Authority New South Wales in Sydney Harbour. Able to reach speeds of 27 knots, they are the fastest response vessels ever commissioned by the port authority. Designed by Incat Crowther and built in New South Wales at Birdon’s Port Macquarie shipyard they are designed to play a pivotal role in major on-water incidents, including firefighting operations both on and from the water. They replace the vessels Shirley Smith and Ted Noffs, that have been retired after almost 40 years of service ..read more
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Agreement with Coastwise strengthens EBDG’s Alaska presence
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by Marine Log Staff
4h ago
Seattle, Wash., based Elliot Bay Design Group (EBDG) reports that it has reached a strategic partnership agreement with Anchorage, Alaska, based marine engineering and naval architect firm Coastwise Corporation. Under the agreement, EBDG is acquiring Coastwise Corporation’s assets, with Coastwise’s owner and principal, Patrick Eberhardt, joining EBDG as a full-time employee. Eberhardt’s forty years of professional experience and extensive understanding of the Alaskan maritime industry will be a valuable addition to the EBDG team. Serving as the Alaska representative, he will play a pivotal rol ..read more
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Cheoy Lee delivers its 50th RAmparts 3200-CL tugboat
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by Marine Log Staff
7h ago
Hong Kong headquartered Cheoy Lee Shipyards has marked a significant milestone. The tug Joymoni, recently delivered to Mongla Port Authority in Bangladesh is the 50th RAmparts 3200-CL to be completed by the shipbuilder, and it represents more than a decade of evolution and refinement in tug design. The RAmparts 3200-CL was designed by Robert Allan Ltd in 2008 exclusively for Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd., with the first tug, Ocean Pioneer, delivered to Ocean Sparkle in India in 2011. Based on the popular RAmparts series, the hull form was developed to provide a high performance, multi-function tug ..read more
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Seaspan wins key Multi-Purpose Vessel contracts
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by Nick Blenkey
7h ago
Moving into the next stages of procuring the first flight of Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPVs) for the Canadian Coast Guard, Public Services and Procurement Canada has awarded Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. two contracts with a combined value of CAD 490.6 million. A CAD 310.2 million construction engineering services contract has been awarded for work to complete the design of the first flight of six MPVs and ensure that the technical requirements provided by the CCG are met. A second, CAD 180.4 million, goods contract has been awarded for work to procure materials with long-lead manufactur ..read more
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VIDEO: White House briefing on Baltimore bridge response
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by Nick Blenkey
1d ago
”It’s my intention that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge and I expect the Congress to support my effort,” President Biden pledged yeserday as he delivered remarks on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Today House Press Secretary Karine Jeanne-Pierre was joined by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Vice Admiral Peter W. Gautier, U.S. Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations, for a press briefing on thr efforts to reopen the Port of Baltimore and rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge. No transcript is yet available, but some ..read more
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Fairbanks Morse Defense makes new acquisition: AMMCON
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by Nick Blenkey
1d ago
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has acquired AMMCON Corp., a Jacksonville, Fla., based fittings and assembled components manufacturer. This is FMD’s eleventh acquisition since beginning an expansion in December 2020 aimed at serving the maritime defense industry with turnkey solutions “Fairbanks Morse Defense is working to build fully integrated products and services that will meet every need of maritime defense, and to accomplish this, we must continue to identify cutting-edge providers who share our commitment to serving as a defense contr ..read more
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Corps supporting recovery operations following Baltimore bridge collapse
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by Heather Ervin
1d ago
The Baltimore Engineer District activated its Emergency Operations Center March 26, clearing the way for more than 1,100 engineering, construction, contracting and operations specialists to provide support to local, state and federal agencies following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. In accordance with federal authorities, the Corps of Engineers says that iy continues the effort to clear the federal channel as part of the larger interagency recovery effort. Together with local, state, and federal partners, it is working closely to determine the actions required to remove the fall ..read more
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St Johns Ship Building to build 6 new deck barges for Seapath
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by Marine Log Staff
1d ago
In a reminder that, as well as CTVs, it also builds a broad range of steel and aluminum vessels, St. Johns Ship Building reports that it has signed a contract with Seapath Group to construct a series of six 150-foot ABS deck barges. The barges, which will support Seapath’s recently-launched Jones Act leasing business, will be built at St Johns Ship Building’s facility in Palatka, Florida and will be dispatched to multiple charterers along the US East Coast. Both St. Johns’ holding company, Americraft Marine Group, and Seapath Group are maritime subsidiaries of the Logothetis family’s U.S. head ..read more
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