TOTE has pulled more than 30 American shipbuilders and suppliers into the Navy’s $2.2 billion Medium Landing Ship program.
gCaptain Article: TOTE Mobilizes U.S. Shipbuilding Base for Navy’s $2.2 Billion Landing Ship Program
Maritime Executive Article: Operation Begins to Pull Wrecked MSC Baltic III Ashore for Dismantling
Crews have started winching the broken hull of MSC Baltic III onto a Newfoundland beach for dismantling.
Port of Vancouver USA to Celebrate Import of 2 Millionth Subaru Vehicle
On August 14, the Port of Vancouver USA and Subaru of America will celebrate the import of their 2 millionth vehicle since 1993, marking over three decades of partnership and North America’s largest Subaru import gateway.
WorkBoat Article: Report says Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Positioned for Shipbuilding Expansion
A University of Michigan study commissioned by GSGP finds the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region holds untapped shipbuilding capacity, with 44 shipyard sites and 12,000+ suppliers positioned to support naval, commercial, and Arctic vessel programs through five strategic investment pathways.
Maritime Executive Article: NTSB: Houston Pilot’s Cell Phone Call Contributed to Fatal Collision
NTSB blames a lookout failure and a pilot’s personal phone call for the fatal Houston Ship Channel collision.
WorkBoat Article: Navy destroyer spills 5,000 gallons of diesel into Elliott Bay
A defueling hose failure sent thousands of gallons of diesel into a boomed stretch of Seattle’s Elliott Bay.
gCaptain Article: Nuclear Ships just Cleared Three Design Reviews, but They’re Potentially Decades from Trading Port to Port
Three nuclear ship concepts cleared design reviews this summer, but Approval in Principle isn’t a license to build or sail. Outdated codes, missing liability treaties, and unresolved port agreements stand between concept and keel.
DredgeWire Article: Vigor Marine Group, Samsung Heavy Industries to Pursue Pacific Northwest Advanced Maritime Training Center
Vigor Marine Group and Samsung Heavy Industries are teaming up to build a new maritime trades training center in the Pacific Northwest, tackling the industry’s workforce pipeline through shared curriculum and technology development
DredgingToday Article: DP World: Major Dredging Works at Port of Ndayane Done 13 months ahead of Schedule
DP World has finished capital dredging at Senegal’s Port of Ndayane more than a year early, using two of the world’s largest suction dredgers to cut through solid rock and clear the way for the next construction phase.
gCaptain Article: Port of Long Beach, MARAD Launch First U.S. Partnership on Nuclear-Powered Shipping
America’s busiest container gateway is putting nuclear propulsion on the table with a first-of-its-kind federal partnership.