CALIFORNIA SPIRIT

  • General
    • Vessel Name : CALIFORNIA SPIRIT 0
    • Operator : YACHT CONNECTIONS INTERNATIONAL 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 351 0
    • Vessel Type : 11 0
    • Construction : D 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 900 0
  • Location
    • City : SAN FRANCISCO 0
    • STATE : CA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 57 0
    • Passenger Capacity : 149 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 90 257
    • Regular Breadth : 25.7 257
    • Overall Length : 100 257
    • Overall Breadt : 25.7 257
    • Load draft : 6.5 257
    • Light Draft : 4.9 257
    • Height : 35 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1988 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 933871 0

YACHT CONNECTIONS INTERNATIONAL

  • Area of Operation : LAKES, BAYS, SOUNDS PLUS LIMITED COASTWISE BETWEEN POINT SUR. AND LAT.; SAN FRANCISCO BAYS & TRIBUTARIES AND OFFSHORE 0
  • Principal Commodity : PASSENGER CARRIER 0

News

US Port Strike Throws Spotlight on Big Union Foe: Automation

US Port Strike Throws Spotlight on Big Union Foe: Automation

A strike by dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast that disrupted much of the nation's ocean shipping this week ended on Thursday, but a key issue driving labor unrest across the continent - the growing use of automation - was unresolved.Companies view automation as a path to better profit while unions see it as a job-killer.

German Warships Deploy to Secure Sea Lanes in Indo-Pacific

German Warships Deploy to Secure Sea Lanes in Indo-Pacific

A rare cruise by two German warships in the Indo-Pacific region will demonstrate a commitment to open navigation, the admiral in charge of the naval task force said on Friday, but he declined to confirm if they would transit the contested Taiwan Strait."Safe and secure sea lanes, especially from Southeast Asia as well as to Europe and America

Hydrogen-powered Ferry Sea Change Set to Enter Service

Hydrogen-powered Ferry Sea Change Set to Enter Service

The first-of-its-kind hydrogen-fueled ferry Sea Change will soon begin public service, providing zero-emissions transport for passengers in San Francisco Bay.The groundbreaking commercial passenger vessel is the world’s first powered 100% by zero-emission hydrogen fuel cells. It was developed by owner SWITCH Maritime with grant support from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as a solution

US' First Hydrogen-powered Ferry Sea Change Cleared to Enter Service

US' First Hydrogen-powered Ferry Sea Change Cleared to Enter Service

The United States' first hydrogen-powered ferry, Sea Change, has cleared a key regulatory hurdle, marking a major step on the groundbreaking vessel's long and winding journey toward commercial operations in the San Francisco Bay Area.SWITCH Maritime, the company behind the zero-emissions ferry project, announced it received a Certificate of Inspection (COI) from the U.S.

ULA Orders Rocket Transport Ship from Bollinger

ULA Orders Rocket Transport Ship from Bollinger

American aerospace manufacturer ULA on Wednesday announced it has ordered a new ship to transport rockets from its factory in Decatur, Ala. to launch sites at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.ULA said it awarded a contract to build the 356-foot-long roll-on/roll-off vessel to Bollinger Shipyards

Baltimore Shipping Set to Resume by End of April

Baltimore Shipping Set to Resume by End of April

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday it expects to open a new channel to the Port of Baltimore by the end of April, freeing up commercial shipping blocked by a collapsed bridge, and then restore port access to full capacity by the end of May.The main channel has been blocked by wreckage since the fully loaded container ship Dali lost power and rammed into a support column of the

Second Channel Opened Around Collapsed Baltimore Bridge

Second Channel Opened Around Collapsed Baltimore Bridge

Recovery teams opened a second channel enabling smaller vessels to navigate the Port of Baltimore on Tuesday but most commercial shipping remains blocked by the collapsed bridge and stranded container ship that brought the structure down a week ago.A team including the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S.

Risk Reigns in Ocean Shipping, Industry and Economic Experts Say

Risk Reigns in Ocean Shipping, Industry and Economic Experts Say

Risk is the "new normal" for the global ocean shipping industry that handles 80% of global trade as pressure from geopolitical tensions, rising protectionism and climate change mounts."There are going to be global tensions ... and I think global dangers, at a level we haven't seen since the end of World War II," former U.S.

BP Welcomes FLNG Gimi in West Africa

BP Welcomes FLNG Gimi in West Africa

The floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel Gimi, that is a core component of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project, has arrived at its destination on the Mauritania and Senegal maritime border.The FLNG vessel Gimi is at the heart of the GTA Phase 1 development, operated by BP with partners, Kosmos Energy, PETROSEN and SMH.GTA Phase 1 is set to produce around 2.

Altera Hires DOF to Install Voyageur Spirit FPSO Offshore Ivory Coast

Altera Hires DOF to Install Voyageur Spirit FPSO Offshore Ivory Coast

Altera Infrastructure has hired DOF to install Voyageur Spirit floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit as well as one floating storage unit (FSO) at Eni-operated Baleine oil field offshore Ivory Coast.The project includes the complete installation of seabed mooring systems, flowline between the FSO – a converted shuttle tanker Nordic Brasilia - and the Voyageur Spirit FPSO

Steel Cutting Ceremony Held for Fifth NSMV

Steel Cutting Ceremony Held for Fifth NSMV

Philly Shipyard on Friday held a keel laying ceremony for the fifth and final vessel in a series of new purpose built, state-of-the-art training ships for America’s state maritime academies.The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) new vessel program – known as National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMVs) – was designed to provide world-class training for

Californian Port Gets $427M Boost for New Offshore Wind Infrastructure

Californian Port Gets $427M Boost for New Offshore Wind Infrastructure

The U.S. government has awarded a major grant to the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District for the construction of a new marine terminal to be primarily used for floating offshore wind-related activities.The grant for the Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind MVP (Minimum Viable Port) project comes through the U.S.