Commercial Mariner Archives

April 2, 2020

Louisiana to get US$155 million funds for coastal restoration works

Written by Baird Maritime on April 2, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Dredging and Land Reclamation.

The US Department of the Interior is set to award the state of Louisiana US$155.7 million in funding to finance various coastal restoration efforts. The state government ..

April 1, 2020

COLUMN | Subsea survey war: Fugro versus Ocean Infinity [OFFSHORE ACOUNTS]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on April 1, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine - Marine Projects, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Offshore Exploration, Offshore Operations & Maintenance, Offshore World, Subsea Surveying, Work Boat World Features, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

Last week Dutch survey giant Fugro declared war. The battle will be fought by an armada of unmanned vessels operated by remote satellite telemetry in every ocean of the ..

March 31, 2020

Future US Navy LPD Fort Lauderdale launched

Written by Baird Maritime on March 31, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Ships (Naval).

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) launched the future US Navy landing platform dock (LPD) USS Fort Lauderdale at Ingalls Shipbuilding’s facilities on Saturday, ..

April 2, 2020

COLUMN | The ubiquitous marine surveyor [The Wet Detective]

Written by Mike Wall on April 2, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine, Boxship World, Commercial Mariner, Dry Cargo World, Offshore World, Port World, Regulation & Enforcement, Ro-Pax World, Ship World Features, Tanker World, Work Boat World Features.

Some twenty years ago it was suggested to the UK Government that marine surveying should be a recognised profession and that they should help fund apprenticeships. A ..

April 1, 2020

EPA awards US$4.5 million contract for sediment cleanup in St. Louis River AOC

Written by Baird Maritime on April 1, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Dredging and Land Reclamation, Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a US$4.5 million contract to remediate contaminated sediment in the St. Louis River Area of Concern (AOC) on Lake ..

March 31, 2020

Huntington Ingalls Industries closes acquisition of Kongsberg subsidiary Hydroid

Written by Baird Maritime on March 31, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval), Unmanned Naval Systems.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has closed on its previously announced acquisition of Kongsberg’s US-based subsidiary Hydroid, a company specialising in the ..

April 1, 2020

OPINION | Light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel for ferry industry

Written by Mike Corrigan on April 1, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Ferries, Ro-Pax World, Work Boat World Features.

The entire ferry world, and the world in general, has been tossed upside down. To say these are unprecedented times is an understatement. We went from not having much ..

April 1, 2020

Ocean Institute vessel “incapacitated beyond repair” following sinking

Written by Baird Maritime on April 1, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Marine Research and Training, Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup.

A sailing ship operated by Southern California-based research organisation Ocean Institute sank while at berth on Sunday, March 29. The 1945-built tall ship Pilgrim ..

March 31, 2020

Celebrity Cruises takes delivery of second Edge-class ship

Written by Baird Maritime on March 31, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Cruise.

US-based Celebrity Cruises took delivery of Celebrity Apex, its second Edge-class cruise ship, from French builder Chantiers de l’Atlantique on Friday, March 27. ..