DINO JOHN

  • General
    • Vessel Name : DINO JOHN 0
    • Operator : CROSBY, VINTON, INC. 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 432 0
    • Vessel Type : 35 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 1000 0
  • Location
    • City : GOLDEN MEADOW 0
    • STATE : LA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 84 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 60 257
    • Regular Breadth : 22 257
    • Overall Length : 60 257
    • Overall Breadt : 22 257
    • Load draft : 7 257
    • Light Draft : 6 257
    • Height : 32 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1981 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 642854 0

CROSBY, VINTON, INC.

  • Area of Operation : BAYS AND LAKES OF LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI / ALABAMA AND FLORIDA 0
  • Principal Commodity : TOWING GENERAL CARGO 0

RODNEY MITCHELL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

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ABS' Wiernicki to Retire at the End of 2025

ABS' Wiernicki to Retire at the End of 2025

At the 163rd ABS Annual Members Meeting, the classification society says it has never been stronger, with substantial growth and leading safety performance reported. Key numbers in 2004 included the fleet growing to 300 million gross tons, giving it pole position in global class in global new order share with 22 percent.

Saronic buys Gulf Craft Shipyard to Fast-Track Autonomous Shipbuilding

Saronic buys Gulf Craft Shipyard to Fast-Track Autonomous Shipbuilding

Saronic accelerates its growth into autonomous shipbuilding with the acquisition of Gulf Craft, a Louisiana-based shipbuilder with a 60-year history of developing manned and unmanned ships for defense and commercial customers.Through this acquisition, Saronic gains a strategically located shipyard on the Gulf Coast that will serve as the prototyping and production hub for its medium unmanned

SCA’s Paxton Testifies to Congress on Bolstering U.S. Shipbuilding Base

SCA’s Paxton Testifies to Congress on Bolstering U.S. Shipbuilding Base

[The following are exerpts and paraphrasing from testimony given by Matthew O. Paxton, President of the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), to Congress on the morning of February 26, 2025.]While maritime strength and shipbuilding historically have been a cornerstone of global power, shifting times and geopolitical pressures impact readiness and output.

World's First Continual Cruise Set for Launch After Repair Delay

World's First Continual Cruise Set for Launch After Repair Delay

Cruise passengers are to set sail from Belfast on Monday on a three-and-a-half-year world voyage after being stranded in the city for months as the ship underwent unexpected repair works. Some plan to make it their forever home.Passengers of the Villa Vie Residences' Odyssey, described as the world's first continual cruise

US Navy Awards $6.75 Billion Contract for Eight New John Lewis Class Oilers

US Navy Awards $6.75 Billion Contract for Eight New John Lewis Class Oilers

The U.S. Navy on Friday announced it has placed a $6.75 billion order with San Diego shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO for up to eight John Lewis Class (TAO-205) Fleet Replenishment Oilers. The ships are scheduled for delivery through January 2035.The Navy, which has been looking for ways to reduce costs and increase efficiency across its shipbuilding and repair programs

Offshore Driller Seadrill Has Its Sights Set on Asset Acquisitions, M&A

Offshore Driller Seadrill Has Its Sights Set on Asset Acquisitions, M&A

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill is looking to buy more assets or create a larger player by merging with peers, the company's CEO said on Wednesday.Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen lost the control of the company, once the world's largest driller by market cap, to its creditors over two debt restructurings since 2014.

Australia Conducts First Maintenance of US Nuclear Submarine

Australia Conducts First Maintenance of US Nuclear Submarine

A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine will undergo maintenance in Australia for the first time on Friday, a key step by AUKUS partners to deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific, the defense ministers of Australia, Britain and the United States said.Australian personnel trained with the United States and Britain over the past year ahead of the submarine maintenance at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia

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.

COSCO Shipping, Fortescue to Build Green Fuel Supply Chain

COSCO Shipping, Fortescue to Build Green Fuel Supply Chain

China's COSCO Shipping Corporation has signed a preliminary agreement with Australia's Fortescue to jointly build a green fuel supply chain to help reduce pollution from the shipping industry, the Chinese company said on Monday.The memorandum of understanding includes exploring construction and deployment of green ammonia-fuelled vessels owned either by COSCO or jointly owned by both companies

Tanker Capsizes Off Philippines

Tanker Capsizes Off Philippines

A marine tanker carrying industrial fuel sank in rough seas off the Philippines on Thursday, causing a large oil spill as coast guard rescuers search for a missing crew member, officials said.Sixteen of the 17 crew members of MT Terra Nova have been rescued, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said, after the ship capsized off the coastal town of Limay in Bataan province.

Austal Chairman John Rothwell to Retire, Richard Spencer Tapped as Successor

Austal Chairman John Rothwell to Retire, Richard Spencer Tapped as Successor

Shipbuilding group Austal on Thursday announced that its inaugural chairman, John Rothwell, is retiring from his position of Chairman of the company to serve on the Austal board as a non-executive director.Former U.S. Secretary of Navy Richard Spencer will replace Rothwell as Chairman, and will also join the board of Austal USA.

New Long Island Ferry Launched at Eastern Shipbuilding

New Long Island Ferry Launched at Eastern Shipbuilding

Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) on Friday held a launch and christening ceremony for the ferry Long Island at its Allanton Shipyard in Panama City, Fla.Scheduled to be delivered later this year, the new Subchapter H passenger and auto ferry is being built for Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company, a subsidiary of McAllister Towing, for operations between Bridgeport, Conn.