CHANNEL CAT I

  • General
    • Vessel Name : CHANNEL CAT I 0
    • Operator : ROCK ISLAND COUNTY METROPOLITAN MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 329 0
    • Vessel Type : 13 0
    • Construction : C 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 500 0
  • Location
    • City : MOLINE 0
    • STATE : IL 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 24 0
    • Passenger Capacity : 49 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 47 257
    • Regular Breadth : 14 257
    • Overall Length : 47 257
    • Overall Breadt : 14 257
    • Load draft : 5.6 257
    • Light Draft : 3 257
    • Height : 13 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1999 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 1089173 0

ROCK ISLAND COUNTY METROPOLITAN MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT

  • Area of Operation : UPPER POOL OF LOCK AND DAM 15 ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER 0
  • Principal Commodity : PASSENGERS 0

CHANNEL CAT II

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

CHANNEL CAT III

  • Type : 11 0
  • Construction : C 0

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Washburn & Doughty-Built Gerard McAllister Delivered

Washburn & Doughty-Built Gerard McAllister Delivered

McAllister Towing’s newest tractor tug, the Gerard McAllister, was delivered from Washburn & Doughty, the fifth in a series of six 84-metric-ton bollard pull, low-emission tractor tugs. She is McAllister’s 42nd tractor tug and the 13th with over 80 metric tons of bollard pull, underscoring the company’s continuation toward a more powerful, hi-tech, and sustainable fleet.

Baltimore: Bulk Carrier Afloat After Explosion

Baltimore: Bulk Carrier Afloat After Explosion

The US Coast Guard and local partners are responding to an explosion aboard the 751-foot Liberia-flagged bulk carrier W-Sapphire in Baltimore Harbor.Responders from Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region were dispatched to the area to assist. No injuries have been reported, and the cause of the explosion is under investigation.

Ferry Sinks off Bali, Killing Four as 30 Go Missing

Ferry Sinks off Bali, Killing Four as 30 Go Missing

Four people died, 30 were missing and 31 survived after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the Indonesian island of Bali, the country's Search and Rescue agency said on Thursday, as rescuers raced to find victims in the rough sea.The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving East Java province's Banyuwangi port on its way to Bali late on Wednesday, the agency said on Thursday.

Satellites Help NOC Track Tidal Change for Safer Port Operations

Satellites Help NOC Track Tidal Change for Safer Port Operations

Scientists at the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Liverpool have used satellite data to create insight into the Mersey River that will help port operators be smarter about managing complex navigation channels. Through a project focused on Liverpool’s famous river and funded by the UK Space Agency

One Year Ago Today: U.S. Maritime Industry Delivers in Wake of FSK Bridge Collapse

One Year Ago Today: U.S. Maritime Industry Delivers in Wake of FSK Bridge Collapse

We are at the one-year since the Francis Scott Key (FSK) Bridge collapsed over the Patapsco River’s Fort McHenry Channel in Baltimore, Maryland.  Nearly 100 percent of the wreckage and debris removal was conducted by the Jones Act private sector U.S. maritime industry.  The FSK collapsed at about 1:28 a.m.

All 23 Crew from Stena Immaculate Safe with No Reported Injuries, Crowley Says

All 23 Crew from Stena Immaculate Safe with No Reported Injuries, Crowley Says

Crowley, the manager of oil tanker Stena Immaculate that was struck on its port side by the container ship Solong, causing a blaze, has reported that all 23 members of the ship’s crew are safe and without reported injuries, as it launches spill containment response efforts.On March 10, 2025, while stationary and anchored off the North Sea coast near Hull in the United Kingdom

OP/ED: When it Comes to Offshore Energy, Be Careful What You Wish For

OP/ED: When it Comes to Offshore Energy, Be Careful What You Wish For

You just might get it.In the waning days of the Biden administration, the executive orders and such that get announced seemingly on a daily basis signal countless victories for that side of the equation. And, no matter which side of that great divide that you reside on, it is likely that some of those edicts will be quickly reversed by the incoming President.

Bulk Carrier Aground in Philadelphia

Bulk Carrier Aground in Philadelphia

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to the grounding of the 623-foot bulk carrier Algoma Verity approximately a mile north of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in the Delaware River.At 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders received a report from the pilot aboard the Algoma Verity stating the vessel had run aground. No injuries or pollution have been reported.

Ammonia’s Future at a Turning Point in 2025

Ammonia’s Future at a Turning Point in 2025

The shipping industry has been watching the dual-fuel engine choices made for newbuildings as an indicator of what many see as an uncertain fuel future.In December, DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insights platform counted 27 ammonia and 322 methanol-fueled vessels currently on the orderbooks.Methanol has raced ahead of ammonia, which currently lags in both engine and regulatory development.

Medvedev Hurls Accusations at Norwegian Vessel; Photos Suggest Otherwise

Medvedev Hurls Accusations at Norwegian Vessel; Photos Suggest Otherwise

A Norwegian shipping company rejected an accusation from Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, that it refused to rescue sailors from a sinking Russian cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea.Medvedev accused the Norwegian-flagged Oslo Carrier 3 of not coming to the aid of sailors on board the Ursa Major cargo ship

DP World Starts Construction of New $1.2B Port in Senegal

DP World Starts Construction of New $1.2B Port in Senegal

The arrival of the dredger Willem Van Rubroeck in Ndayane has marked the start of maritime works for the $1.2 billion Port of Ndayane, a project led by Dubai-owned ports and logistics firm DP World, which aims to transform Senegal into a major center for global trade.The vessel will dredge a 5 km-long shipping channel - an essential step in building this high-capacity port designed to elevate

Third Russian Tanker Issues Distress Signal as Oil Washes Up on Black Sea Coast

Third Russian Tanker Issues Distress Signal as Oil Washes Up on Black Sea Coast

Spilled oil has washed up along "tens of kilometres" of the Russian Black Sea coast after two tankers were badly damaged in a storm at the weekend, a regional official said on Tuesday, and state media said a third vessel was now in trouble.TASS news agency said the third ship, also a tanker, had issued a distress signal off the port of Kavkaz, but its hull was still intact