BTU SPECIAL

  • General
    • Vessel Name : BTU SPECIAL 0
    • Operator : MCGINNIS, INC. 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 432 0
    • Vessel Type : 35 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 600 0
  • Location
    • City : CINCINNATI 0
    • STATE : OH 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 33 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 47.1 257
    • Regular Breadth : 18.6 257
    • Overall Length : 47.1 257
    • Overall Breadt : 18.6 257
    • Load draft : 6.5 257
    • Light Draft : 1.5 257
    • Height : 29.2 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1976 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 572552 0

MCGINNIS, INC.

  • Area of Operation : OHIO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 0
  • Principal Commodity : SAND AND GRAVEL 0

ALAN ALBRIGHT

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BRANT

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BRUCE D

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CANADIAN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. JOHN CHURCH

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CHRIS ARDEN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CHUCK PIEPMEIER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CITY OF SOUTH POINT

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

E. W. THOMPSON

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

GARRY LACEY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JIM LANCASTER

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

JO ANN MCGINNIS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JOHN GREER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MAC MCGINNIS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MOUNTAIN GIRL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MR. KING

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

POCAHONTAS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

SUSAN E

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

TOM BUSSLER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

TOMBIGBEE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

VIVIAN MC GINNIS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

WILLIAM B

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MGI

  • Type : 41 0
  • Construction : A 0

WTT

  • Type : 40 0
  • Construction : A 0

AO

  • Type : 71 0
  • Construction : A 0

EBL

  • Type : 71 0
  • Construction : A 0

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Huntington Ingalls, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Form Shipbuilding Alliance

Huntington Ingalls, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Form Shipbuilding Alliance

U.S.-based military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today to explore opportunities to collaborate on accelerating ship production in support of defense and commercial shipbuilding projects.This strategic partnership aims to leverage the combined expertise and resources of both companies to advance technological

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Trump, Musk to Turn Focus on DoD, Navy Shipbuilding

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President Donald Trump said that Elon Musk will lead an audit of the Pentagon, aiming to uncover what he claims could be "hundreds of billions of dollars" in fraud and abuse.During a Super Bowl interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, Trump revealed his plans to instruct Musk to broaden his oversight beyond the Department of Education to include the Department of Defense.

Houthis Free Galaxy Leader’s Crew After More Than One Year

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Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized their Bahamas-flagged vessel off the Yemeni Red Sea coast, Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday.It said the crew were handed to Oman "in coordination" with the three-day-old ceasefire in Gaza's war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.

USCG Adm. Lunday Orders Surge of Assets Toward Border Protection

USCG Adm. Lunday Orders Surge of Assets Toward Border Protection

The Coast Guard announced immediate action on executive orders issued by the White House Tuesday.“The U.S. Coast Guard is the world’s premiere maritime law enforcement agency, vital to protecting America’s maritime borders, territorial integrity and sovereignty,” said Adm. Kevin Lunday, the Coast Guard’s acting commandant.

China Seizes Underwater “Lighthouses”

China Seizes Underwater “Lighthouses”

China's Ministry of State Security said on Tuesday that it had retrieved spying devices both on the ocean surface and in the depths of the sea, including underwater "lighthouses" that could guide the transit of foreign submarines.The ministry said it had uncovered devices that had been hidden on the ocean floor and were sending back information that could "pre-set the field for battle

MSC Buys $765 Million Stake in Wilson Sons

MSC Buys $765 Million Stake in Wilson Sons

Investment holding company Ocean Wilsons has agreed to sell its 56.47% stake in Brazilian unit Wilson Sons to shipping services provider SAS for 4.35 billion reais ($764.9 million), it said on Monday.London-listed Ocean Wilsons, which is the controlling shareholder of shipping firm Wilson Sons, said in a statement it was a "compelling time" for the sale

Russia Designing Nuclear-powered Submarines to Transport Gas from the Arctic

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Vessel Loaded with Fuel Sinks at Russian Port After Ukrainian Attack

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A ferry loaded with fuel tanks sank in the Russian port of Kavkaz in southern Krasnodar region on Thursday after a Ukrainian attack, local authorities said.The ferry carrying 30 fuel tanks, as confirmed by Fyodor Babenkov, district head of the town of Temryuk which includes the port, sustained significant damage as a result of the attack, which caused a fire.

Houthi Threat to Red Sea Shipping is Growing

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Recent developments in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways suggest that the threat to international shipping from Yemen's Houthis is growing, U.N. Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday.In a briefing on the situation in Yemen, Grundberg warned of a real danger of a devastating regional escalation following new Houthi attacks on commercial shipping and