AK "LITTLE MISKA"

  • General
    • Vessel Name : AK "LITTLE MISKA" 0
    • Operator : SAM BARGING, INC. 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 432 0
    • Vessel Type : 35 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 410 0
  • Location
    • City : ANCHORAGE 0
    • STATE : AK 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 5 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 25.9 257
    • Regular Breadth : 13.9 257
    • Overall Length : 25.9 257
    • Overall Breadt : 13.9 257
    • Load draft : 3.5 257
    • Light Draft : 2.5 257
    • Height : 18 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1984 0
    • EQUIP2 : WINCHES 0
    • EQUIP1 : 2 2.5 TON 0
    • Coast Guard Number : NOT/DOC 0

SAM BARGING, INC.

  • Area of Operation : ALASKA AND SEATTLE 0
  • Principal Commodity : LUMBER, GRAVEL BUILDING SUPPLIES 0

DEVON

  • Type : 05 0
  • Construction : A 0

AK "KALSKAG"

  • Type : 43 0
  • Construction : A 0

News

Container Shipping Rates Plunge in Step with U.S. Demand for China Goods

Container Shipping Rates Plunge in Step with U.S. Demand for China Goods

Rates for shipping cargo containers from China to the U.S. have dropped by more than half since earlier this month, as imports rebounded less than expected after the slump that followed President Donald Trump slapping 145% tariffs on China.Trump quickly reversed course by lowering the rate to 30%. That cost increase on goods from the nation's No.

What's New in the Reintroduced SHIPS for America Act?

What's New in the Reintroduced SHIPS for America Act?

On April 30, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), together with several original co-sponsors, reintroduced the SHIPS for America Act in the U.S. Senate, first introduced in December 2024, divided into two bills. Companion legislation was also introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS) and Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA). This is a major, historic effort to revitalize the U.S.

Update: Casualties Brought Ashore After Cargo Ship, Oil Tanker Collide Off UK

Update: Casualties Brought Ashore After Cargo Ship, Oil Tanker Collide Off UK

Stena Immaculate and the Portuguese-flagged container ship Solong Tanker, cargo ship collide off UK coast causing blaze and casualties.A chemical tanker and container ship collided off the northeastern coast of England on Monday causing a huge fire on at least one of the vessels and leading to numerous casualties.

Proposed USTR Fees on Chinese Shipping: What you Need to Know Now

Proposed USTR Fees on Chinese Shipping: What you Need to Know Now

On February 21, 2025, the Office of the US Trade Representative (UST) released a notice of a proposal to impose wide-ranging fees on shipping companies and vessels with a Chinese nexus. The USTR has yet to release regulatory or administrative language that implements the proposals, and there is no guarantee this will actually happen.

A Well-to-Wake-Up Call

A Well-to-Wake-Up Call

This week at MarineLink…An Australian Prime Minister once famously (infamously) said: “Life wasn’t meant to be easy.”He could have been talking about the maze of IMO and EU regulations relating to new fuels, especially the concept of well-to-wake emissions.It’s not enough to have a clean-burning engine or even an onboard carbon capture system.

Pirates Take Control of Chinese Fishing Vessel Off Somalia

Pirates Take Control of Chinese Fishing Vessel Off Somalia

A Chinese fishing vessel is under the control of alleged pirates in Somalia's waters in the semi-autonomous Puntland region, the European Union's anti-piracy naval force said on Thursday.The anti-piracy force said the vessel with up to 18 crew members on board had been taken over by pirates, some armed with AK-47s and machine guns. It classified the incident as a robbery at sea.

Shoring Up U.S. Shipbuilding

Shoring Up U.S. Shipbuilding

Spoiler Alert: we already know what to do. Some of it just isn’t physically possible. Help isn’t going to come from South Korea.Just two days following Donald Trump’s historic election victory, positioning him to become just the second U.S. President to be elected twice, in separate, non-following terms, the headlines curiously turned to shipbuilding.

Panama Canal Eyes Doubling Container Transits

Panama Canal Eyes Doubling Container Transits

The Panama Canal Authority could double in coming years the number of containers that move through the commercial waterway that links the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans, the canal's chief told a maritime conference.The authority, which has an $8 billion investment plan, is putting in place a water conservation strategy following a severe drought that forced ships between late 2023 and early

At Least Seven Dead in US Dock Collapse

At Least Seven Dead in US Dock Collapse

At least seven people were killed after part of a boat dock collapsed, sending at least 20 into the Atlantic waters off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia.U.S. Coast Guard ships were searching on Saturday night for missing people.The accident, which also caused multiple injuries, happened during a celebration of Sapelo Island's tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants

Pilot Was Asleep at the Helm When Towboat Hit Louisiana Pier

Pilot Was Asleep at the Helm When Towboat Hit Louisiana Pier

The pilot of a towboat that struck an industrial cargo pier near Saint Rose, La., last year had fallen asleep, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Wednesday.The pilot of the Marquette Transportation owned and operated towing vessel John 3:16 was experiencing the effects of fatigue during his watch on September 12, 2023, while navigating the Lower Mississippi River.

Maersk, LR and Core Power to Study Nuclear-powered Containerships

Maersk, LR and Core Power to Study Nuclear-powered Containerships

Danish shipping group Maersk has agreed to join a study by maritime services firm Lloyd's Register (LR) and UK-based Core Power, that will assess the potential for nuclear-powered container shipping in Europe, LR said on Thursday.The maritime industry has been exploring whether nuclear fuel can be used to power commercial ships as technological advancements have opened up such options

Houthi Explosive Drone Boat Attacks Escalate Red Sea Danger

Houthi Explosive Drone Boat Attacks Escalate Red Sea Danger

Yemen's Houthis are sending drone boats packed with explosives into the Red Sea as they intensify their attacks on merchant ships that have little defense against the "sophisticated shift" in tactic, maritime security sources say.Iran-aligned Houthi militants first launched aerial drone and missile strikes on the trade route in November in what they say is solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.