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Seaside LNG has reached a term bunkering agreement with Carnival Corporation & plc that will see it fuel the first LNG powered cruise ship to homeport in Galveston, Texas, the Carnival Jubilee.

Seaside LNG will move its bunkering barge Clean Jacksonville, acquired from TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico, LLC in February this year, from Jacksonville, Fla., to Galveston, where it will serve the Texas Gulf Coast makingits first LNG delivery to the Carnival Jubilee in December 2023.

Seaside says that, through the assistance of the Port of Galveston, it has aligned all stakeholders to ensure the proper infrastructure is in place to begin the operation this winter.

“We appreciate Seaside for moving quickly to mobilize, find supply, and bring the parties together to create a new LNG supply chain to support our LNG bunkering needs,” said Tom Strang, senior vice president of maritime affairs, Carnival Corporation.

Initially, the LNG supply will be trucked from inland locations and then loaded onto Seaside’s LNG barge. Seaside and Carnival Corporation will work together to provide direct access

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Maritime’s vulnerability to cyberattacks continues – around the world. Last week, as one of Australia’s largest port operators, DP World Australia was forced to shut down operations for three days, Washington State Ferries, too, was hit by a cyberattack. It didn’t shut down operations, but it was a major inconvenience for ferry users.

Key parts of the Washington State Department of Transportation’s website and mobile app — including those for Washington State Ferries (WSF) were down from Tuesday last week following what officials described “as a cybersecurity incident aimed at disrupting the flow of travel information posted online.”

The Seattle Times reported that the cyberattack outage caused “major disruptions for anyone trying to track the chronically late ferries or navigate mountain passes as winter approaches.” The newspaper quoted WSDOT spokesperson Barbara LaBoe as saying, on November 9, that the incident had not then been turned over to law enforcement, but might be in the future. The IT team at WSDOT would complete its investigation before passing on what it had learned, LaBoe said.

The newspaper

(Marine Log) While Thomaston, Me., headquartered Lyman-Morse is mainly known for its award-winning semi-custom sailing yachts and powerboats, its Lyman-Morse Fabrication (LMF) division has wide-ranging capabilities with its offerings including the LMF landing craft series of aluminum workboats.

The LMF landing craft series is designed to be tough enough for the most rigorous commercial use and is built to the exacting standards and high quality of execution expected from Lyman-Morse shop. These rugged workboats have found popularity as research, rescue, and work boats for universities, fire and rescue departments, and municipalities. Now, just like the Jeep Cherokee and the Land Rover Defender in the auto market, what started as a strictly no-frills work platform has gained some interest from the recreational side as well.

“We can handle just about any level of customization that is requested of us—electronics, pumps, overrun hoses, pipes—we have all that expertise in-house with everyone who works on the pleasure boats,” says Jon Egan, manager of the Lyman-Morse Fabrication division. “So, there’s a lot we can do. These are workboats, so

(Marine Log) Jeanerette, La., headquartered boat builder Metal Shark is building two welded-aluminum fireboats for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department in Maryland that will have a top speed of 45 knots and a pumping volume of 8,500 gallons.

Designed by Metal Shark’s in-house engineering team and now under construction at the company’s Franklin, La., shipyard, the new 50 Defiant NXT monohull pilothouse fireboats will give the department’s maritime firefighting capability a significant boost. They will deliver faster speeds, enabling shorter response times, greater pumping volume, increasing firefighting effectiveness, and a next-generation design improving efficiency while providing greater safety for firefighters.

The fast fireboats’ next-generation enhancements include a spacious, climate-controlled pilothouse delivering best-in-class visibility. Metal Shark’s signature “pillarless glass” with reverse-raked windshield significantly reduces blind spots compared to conventional pilothouse fireboats with smaller, framed windows. A unique window arrangement, with a second tier of side windows below the beltline, provides improved downward-angle visibility, crucial while maneuvering alongside smaller vessels or during man-overboard retrieval. An overhead skylight array provides an unobstructed upward view when operating alongside

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Bellingham, Wash., based All American Marine (AAM) reports that it has recently launched the RV Gannet, ordered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in December 2022. The 52 x 19 foot aluminum-hulled NOAA research vessel will operate in the Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS), located 19 miles off Sapelo Island, Ga..

The RV Gannet is based on the proven design elements found in the recently commissioned research vessel Storm Petrel, built by AAM for NOAA’s Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.

Both vessels feature the semi-displacement catamaran hull design developed by Nic de Waal of Teknicraft Design in Auckland, New Zealand.

Powered by twin Cummins QSC8.3 engines with twin propellers, this latest vessel will serve as a valuable asset for NOAA’s specific mission off Coastal Georgia. Accommodating up to 16 passengers and a crew of two, it will host a variety of research missions and visiting scientists concentrating on seafloor mapping, habitat characterization, data collection, and the monitoring of the health of ocean species and marine wildlife.

“We are beyond excited

(Marine Log) Dominion Energy reports that its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project reached a major regulatory milestone today when the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it had completed its environmental analysis of the 2.6-gigawatt project planned off the Virginia Beach coast.

The Notice of Availability for the final EIS will officially publish in the Federal Register on Friday, September 29, 2023, though it is already accessible on the BOEM website.

“The completion of CVOW’s environmental review is another significant milestone to keep the project on time and on budget. Regulated offshore wind has many benefits for our customers and local economies – it’s fuel free, emissions free and diversifies our fuel mix to maintain the reliability of the grid,” said Bob Blue, Dominion Energy’s chair, president and chief executive officer. “Today’s announcement reinforces the confidence that the company, our vendors and our suppliers have in our project’s completion, providing further motivation to maintain focus on delivering on time and on budget knowing we and our government partners continue to meet critical milestones.”

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(Marine Log) SEACOR Holdings Inc. says its Seabulk Towing Holdings Inc. subsidiary is to sell its U.S. harbor towing operations and assets. They are being bought by two fifth-generation family-owned companies: New Orleans headquartered E.N. Bisso & Son, Inc. and Houston headquartered Bay-Houston Towing Co.

The E.N. Bisso transaction includes 12 harbor towing vessels serving ports in Florida and Alabama. Bay-Houston is acquiring eight vessels operating in Texas along the Sabine Neches Navigation District and in the Port of Lake Charles, La.

“E.N. Bisso and Bay-Houston are two industry leading harbor towing providers supported by many decades of safe and reliable operations,” said SEACOR Holdings CEO Eric Fabrikant. “They not only offer our people and assets long-term homes, but also ensure the continuation of high-quality service for our customers.”

“Acquiring an industry leading platform in these markets is exciting for E.N. Bisso and enables us to enhance our services in Florida and expand into Alabama,” said E.N. Bisso president and CEO Matt Holzhalb,. “Not only are we growing our fleet with the addition of new,

(Marine Log) Crowley has appointed Kollin Fencil as senior vice president and general manager to lead its Crowley Fuels business unit, which serves energy logistics needs throughout Alaska with a network land transportation and marine services and facilities.

Fencil will join Crowley after serving as senior vice president, operations, of global energy company Santos Ltd. in Alaska, where he led all operations functions, including driving the implementation of its strategic plan for the business unit. He previously served in management roles at BP and other energy companies after beginning his career as an engineer.

“Kollin’s strong leadership skills and broad experience in the energy space will enhance Crowley Fuels’ leadership role in Alaska. His strategic capabilities, understanding of the Alaska market, and focus on quality, safety and reliability for customers and our people will help lift our team to even greater success,” said Crowley COO Ray Fitzgerald.

Crowley Fuels division is one of Alaska’s largest petroleum wholesale providers and serves 280 communities, many of them remote. The company provides transportation, distribution and sale of petroleum

(Marine Log) Coming off the heels of a successful San Francisco presentation last November, Marine Log’s 36th annual FERRIES conference is heading back to the East Coast, taking place November 14-15 in Jersey City, N.J., just across the harbor from Manhattan, N.Y.

The first panel presentation of the event will be a discussion of the new Governors Island (N.Y.) hybrid-electric ferry—New York City’s first public hybrid-electric ferry. Leading the presentation will be Sebastian Coss, director, real estate & planning for Trust of Governors Island (ferry operator); David Turner, PMP, Elliott Bay Design Group (ferry designer); and Juan Suarez, ship design manager & senior naval architect for Conrad Industries (ferry builder).

During the panel discussion, Coss will give a general overview of Governors Island, explore its need for a ferry operation and update the audience on the project status. Turner will go over the ferry design elements and its unique design challenges, while Suarez will outline the construction progress of the ferry.

The Ferry
Designed by Elliott Bay Design Group, the 190-foot passenger/vehicle ferry, which is