Pacific Maritime Magazine News Online for April 14, 2015

 JT Marine Delivers A Third Hyak Tug

By Peter Marsh

Eighteen months after delivering the first 120-foot ocean-going tug to Hyak Maritime in August 2013, the JT Marine shipyard in Vancouver, Washington handed over the third vessel in this series, theM/V Montana, in January 2015. The co-owners of all three vessels are two veteran long-haul tug captains, Robert Dorn and Gordon Smith, who saw the need for a modern offshore tug design to replace the hundreds of older, outdated boats still in service. They envisaged a vessel that was turn-key ready, with the best-available equipment from engine room to galley, to set new standards for safety, efficiency and comfort in coastal and ocean towing.

The foundation of this project is the basic Titan-class hull shape developed by Jensen Maritime naval architects in collaboration with Bob and Ric Shrewsbury, owners of Western Towboat of Seattle.  MORE

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Puget Sound Maritime Achievement Award

Vigor Delivers 2nd of 3 Ferries

Congressman: LNG Carriers Could Revitalize US Shipbuilding

Oakland Looking to Become Premier Port

100 Sickened on Cruise Ship Arriving in San Diego

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By Mark Edward Nero

The 2015 Puget Sound Maritime Achievement Award Selection Committee is accepting nominations for this year’s award to be announced at the Seattle Propeller Club’s June 1, 2015 Maritime Festival luncheon.  (Read full article)

By Mark Edward Nero

The brand new 144-car ferry MV Samish is officially set take its place amid Washington state’s ferry system. Washington State Ferries accepted the Samish from builder/contractor Vigor Industrial on April 10. (Read full article)

By Mark Edward Nero

The ranking member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, says the export of liquefied natural gas could strengthen the American shipbuilding industry. (Read full article)

By Mark Edward Nero

New development projects at the Port of Oakland could turn the port into a first port-of-call for international shipping lines, an Oakland official said April 9 during the Bay Planning Coalition’s 2015 Decision Makers Conference. (Read full article)

By Mark Edward Nero

More than 100 people, including dozens of passengers and a small number of crew members, reported falling ill during a voyage of the Celebrity Infinity, a Celebrity Cruises ship that docked in San Diego on April 13 after a two-week voyage. (Read full article)