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Ports of Houston and Tampa Bay Receive Federal Grants for Expansion

Two of America’s ports are among the 20 projects that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to support in an ongoing effort to revitalize America’s infrastructure.  The ports of Houston an...

Pile-Driving Incident Aboard Heerema Heavy Lift Ship

Pile-Driving Incident Aboard Heerema Heavy Lift Ship

On Monday, the Heerema-operated heavy lift vessel Aegir experienced a dropfall incident while installing a pin pile at a new offshore wind farm site off the coast of Taiwan.  According to Heerema,...

Container Volumes Fall by 24 Percent at NW Seaport Alliance

Container Volumes Fall by 24 Percent at NW Seaport Alliance

The Northwest Seaport Alliance - the joint operations initiative for the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma - saw its containerized cargo volumes fall by 24 percent year-on-year in may, reflecting the econom...

Metal Shark Introduces 80 MPH Military “Super Interceptor”

Metal Shark Introduces 80 MPH Military “Super Interceptor”

Shipbuilder Metal Shark has introduced the welded-aluminum “52 Fearless Super Interceptor,” an offshore-capable, ultra-high-performance military patrol vessel delivering 70-knot top speeds. Production...

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Digital Containerization

[By Mikael Lind, RISE (Research institutes of Sweden), Hanane Becha, DCSA & UN/CEFACT, André Simha, MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company SA), Francois Bottin, CMA CGM, and Steen Erik Larsen, A.P. Molle...

Video: USCG Rescues Four From Cliffs at Cape Flattery

Video: USCG Rescues Four From Cliffs at Cape Flattery

On Tuesday night, a Coast Guard aircrew worked through challenging conditions to hoist three adults and one child to safety from a cliffside near Cape Flattery, Washington. Coast Guard Sector Puget...

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Taylor Energy Disputes Source of Recovered Oil at MC20 Well

The former oil company Taylor Energy is suing the U.S. Coast Guard to block a bill for $43 million in removal costs related to an oil discharge at a former Taylor production site off the coast of Loui...

New Rope Design Improves Vessel Mooring Safety

New Rope Design Improves Vessel Mooring Safety

Mooring is one of the most dangerous aspects of port and vessel operations. When a mooring rope holding a docked vessel snaps, the abrupt energy release can cause the rope to whip across the dock and...

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Governments and Banks Provide Cruise Lines with Financial Lifeline

Faced with the unprecedented total shutdown of their operations, generating no income and with large liabilities in the form of passenger deposits for canceled cruises, the cruise industry has had to...

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Video: Pope Francis Sends Message of Support for Stranded Seafarers

On Wednesday, Pope Francis released a video message expressing solidarity with thousands of seafarers who are stranded on board due to the COVID-19 shutdown.  The International Transport Workers' F...