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"The deadliness of distraction" was at the heart of a collision last year between a "duck" tourboat and a sludge barge, according to an investigation conducted by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. The accident on July 7, 2010 on the Delaware River near Philadelphia, Pa., left two passengers dead and 27 others injured.The NTSB investigators say t ...

EBI Mechanical Systems, LLC, Houma, La., is partnering with Bosch Rexroth's Hägglunds Drives to develop a 430 kip jacking drive, announces Elevating Boat LLC President and CEO Ken Serigne. The drive will power jacking machinery EBI is offering for use on a 415 ft leg liftboat, a vessel large enough to perform drilling or workover activities.Hägglunds will provide the complete driv ...

The U.S. Maritime Administration is seeking bids for the two former Hawaii Superferries Alaka accoi and Huakai. The two Austal USA built high speed catamaran ferries are being offered "as is, where is"and bids close July 20.Details in this Federal Register announcement published yesterday. June ...

VT Halter Marine is planning to expand its Pascagoula shipyard, adding a floating dry dock. It has started the process rolling by applying for a coastal wetlands permit. PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR COASTAL WETLANDS PERMIT AND WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION V.T. Halter Marine, Inc. has filed an application with the Department of Marine Resources requ ...

The United Seamen's Service  2011 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (AOTOS) will be presented to James L. Henry, Chairman and President of the Transportation Institute; General Duncan J. McNabb, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command; and Robert D. Somerville, Chairman of ABS.The  awards will be presented at a gala dinner and dance to be held at the Sheraton New York Hotel a ...

Revenue yield increases were "more than offset" by higher fuel prices said Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) Chairman and CEO Micky Arison as the cruise giant reported net income of $206 million, or $0.26 diluted EPS, on revenues of $3.6 billion for its second quarter ended May 31, 2011. Net income for the second quarter of 2010 was $252 million, or $0.32 diluted E ...

Denmark's Semco Maritime A/S is carrying out two contracts for Transocean in Tromsø and Bergen, Norway. One of the contracts involves the GVA-4000 design semi-submersible drilling unit Transocean Winner, a large rig that can operate in water depths up to 1500 m.It will arrive at Bergen Group Hanøytangen's shipyard on Askøy north of Bergen in August and in the foll ...

Aquitaine, the first frigate Aquitaine in the Italian-French FREMM program recently completed sea trials. Built at DCNS's shipyard in Lorient, France, the ship  has a hybrid CODLOG (COmbined Diesel eLectric Or Gas) power package combines a GE LM2500+G4 gas turbine for high-speed mechanical propulsion and electric motors powered by four diesel-alternator sets for low-speed propuls ...

Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, Washington, reports that Mike Larsen is joining its Quality Assurance (QA) department. He will be responsible for the shipyard's QA plan, in process inspections and documentation control for the on-going Transportable Port Security Boat (TPSB) contract with the U.S. Coast Guard.Before joining Kvichak, Mr. Larsen was with Aluminum C ...

In the past four years, 62 seafarers have died in the past four years as a direct result of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, through deliberate murder by pirates, suicide while held captive, death from malnutrition and disease, death by drowning, or heart failure just after the hijacking. "During this same period,  over 3,500 seafarers have been ...