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• CG Photo: Barge grounding in Sandbridge

     (marinelink)  A Nov. 16 photo of the Crowley barge La Princesa grounded on the Sandbridge beach in Virginia Beach, Va. while responders work to get lines in place for towing efforts.  Source

• Grounded tanker Eagle Tucson

     (marinelink) A 33-ft response boat from U.S. Coast Guard Station Venice, La., monitors efforts to free the grounded tank vessel Eagle Tucson, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, near Pilottown, La., at the mouth of the Mississippi.  Source

• Crowley Christens New Articulated Tug-Barge (ATB) Tank Vessel

     Crowley Maritime Corporation christened the seventh of 10 new 185,000-barrel Articulated Tug-Barge (ATB) tank vessels that the company will take delivery of in 2010 and 2011. The vessels christened were the tug Pride and barge 650-7.

• Crowley names VP Labor Relations

    Demeroutis to succeed Dowd Read at Crowley names VP labor relations

• Houston Ship Channel from newly-opened after tractor

     (joc) Salvage crews recovered the sunken tug J.R. Nichols, and the Houston Ship Channel was reopened to all traffic on Saturday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.  The heavy-lift crane barge Big John raised the tug, which is now moored near the Lyondell dock

• Crowley takes over the M / V Sunshine State for the American Petroleum Tankers

     Crowley took delivery of Sunshine State, a 331,000-barrel, double-hull oil and chemical tanker, from General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego, Calif. yesterday for American Petroleum Tankers LLC. The Sunshine State is the first vessel Crowley has taken delivery of since the company was contracted by APT to handle the

• CNNOC launches new ship with Evergreen Marine Airbags

    CNNOC launched his new built deck barge “Ocean oil 225” with Evergreen marine airbags. The barge’s lightweight is 8500 ton with 161 meters length, 31 meters width and 9 meters height. The launching ramp is 178 meters long and 50 meters wide and its slope degree is 0.859.

• CEPSA Panama has a new vessel to the port of Balboa

    With the aim of giving a better service to its customers, from 1st December, CEPSA Panama has put into place one new barge in the port of Balboa, in the pacific coast of Panama. This barge, named Panabunker I, comes to strengthen CEPSA Panama’s presence and resources in this port,

• Egyptian crews Overpower the Somali pirates, Kill 2

     (VOAnews) A Somali pirate says the kidnapped crews of two Egyptian fishing vessels have won their freedom after attacking their pirate captors. One of the pirates on board, who called himself Miraa, says the hostages overpowered them with machetes Thursday.  He said the Egyptian crews then seized guns from the pirates, killing two of

• Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. designs 35,000 BBL Double Hull Oil Tank Barge

     Statia Victory, a 35,000 BBL, 290’ Double Hull Tank Barge designed by Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) has recently been completed and delivered by Orange Shipbuilding Co., Inc. (OSB) in Orange, TX., a division of Conrad Industries, Inc. The barge, OSB hull #403, is similar to several previous BHGI designs

• Woman takes on u0026quot

     (CNN)  For Mary Crowley, the sea is her second home.  She learned how to sail at age 4 and spent almost half her life running an international yacht chartering business in Sausalito, California.  Source

• Update on hijacking the tug Asta

     (marinelink) The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre issued a special report on the hijacking of the tug Asta and the barge Callista. An earlier report indicated that the tug and barge were probably hijacked on Feb

• Crowley earned awards for environmental efforts

    During the recent Workboat Show, Crowley was recognized by WorkBoat magazine for its environmental initiatives, receiving second place for the Environmental Management Plan Award. The company was also awarded a Significant Boat of 2009 Award for the Nachik/Sesok. The environmental award was developed to recognize businesses and government agencies operating

• Coast Guard rescues man after boat grounds on rocks near Stonington, Conn.

     (coastguardnews) A Wilmington, N.C., native was rescued by the Coast Guard after his boat grounded on rocks in Bartlett’s Reef near Stonington, Conn., around 6:45 a.m.

• No report of injuries or losses of the two abducted ships: IMF Officer

    There was no report about any injuries and casualties so far on the two ships kidnapped by Somali pirates on Monday, an officer of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said here on Wednesday.