EMPIRE

  • General
    • Vessel Name : EMPIRE 0
    • Operator : HIGMAN BARGE LINES, INC. 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 432 0
    • Vessel Type : 35 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 1800 0
  • Location
    • City : HOUSTON 0
    • STATE : TX 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 145 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 72 257
    • Regular Breadth : 30 257
    • Overall Length : 72 257
    • Overall Breadt : 30 257
    • Load draft : 10 257
    • Light Draft : 7.9 257
    • Height : 38 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1997 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 1061807 0

HIGMAN BARGE LINES, INC.

  • Area of Operation : HOUSTON, GIWW, NEW ORLEANS AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER 0
  • Principal Commodity : LUBE OIL AND PETRO CHEMICALS 0

HTCO

  • Type : 71 0
  • Construction : A 0

LOGICON

  • Type : 71 0
  • Construction : A 0

MMI

  • Type : 71 0
  • Construction : A 0

ABERDEEN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

ALLIANCE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

ANNAPOLIS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

ANTIETAM

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

ARANSAS PASS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

ARUNDEL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BAFFIN BAY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BALTIMORE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BELLE CHASSE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BETHESDA

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BOLIVAR POINT

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CALCASIEU

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. JACK HIGMAN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CECIL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CHESAPEAKE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CLIFFORD L. CARRAWAY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

COLT CLARY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

COVE POINT

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CUMBERLAND

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

DECATUR

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

DRUM POINT

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

ERIK SALEN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

FREEPORT

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

GEORGE H. THOMAS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

GORDON A. KEENAN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

GRETCHEN C

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

GUADALUPE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

HIGH ISLAND

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

HIGMAN LEADER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

HIGMAN LEGACY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

HORN ISLAND

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

INGLESIDE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JESSE B. GUNSTREAM, JR.

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JOHN T MCMAHAN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

KARL G. ANDREN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

KYLE A SHAW

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

LAVACA BAY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

LOUISIANAN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MARK E. FLYNN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MARRERO

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MATAGORDA

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MISS CYNTHIA

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MISS MARIANNE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MISS SARAH

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

ORANGE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

PALACIOS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

PEDERNALES

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

PELICAN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

PIMLICO

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

POINT COMFORT

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

POINT ISABEL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

POINT MALLARD

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

PORT NECHES

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

POTOMAC

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

PRESTON N. SHUFORD

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

RED FISH

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

RED RIVER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

RIO GRANDE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

ROCKFISH

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

SABINE PASS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

SAINT CHARLES

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

SAN ANTONIO

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

SAN BERNARD

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

SAN MARCOS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

SAN SABA

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

SANDY POINT

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

SEVERN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

SKIPJACK

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

SPINDLETOP

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

ST ROSE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

SWEENEY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

TEXIAN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

THREE RIVERS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

TRINITY BAY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

EBL

  • Type : 74 0
  • Construction : A 0

News

Aircraft Carrier, Commercial Vessel Collide Near Egypt

Aircraft Carrier, Commercial Vessel Collide Near Egypt

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) has collided with a merchant vessel near Egypt, the U.S. military said on Thursday, though the nuclear-powered carrier was stable and there were no injuries.In a statement, the U.S. Navy said the carrier Harry Truman collided with the Besiktas-M late Wednesday night while operating near Port Said in Egypt.

HII Intends to Acquire SC-based Metal Fabricator

HII Intends to Acquire SC-based Metal Fabricator

HII announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of W International SC, LLC and Vivid Empire SC, LLC (collectively “W International”), a South Carolina-based complex metal fabricator specializing in the manufacture of shipbuilding structures, modules and assemblies.

NSMV Patriot State Delivered to Massachusetts Maritime Academy

NSMV Patriot State Delivered to Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) officially took custody of its new training ship Patriot State during a handover ceremony on October 11.The vessel is the second of five being built by Philly Shipyard under the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) program, designed to provide a purpose-built

Second NSMV Patriot State Christened at Philly Shipyard

Second NSMV Patriot State Christened at Philly Shipyard

Patriot State, the second vessel in a series of new training ships for the U.S.' state maritime academies, was christened during a ceremony at Philly Shipyard on Monday ahead of scheduled delivery to Massachusetts Maritime Academy in the coming weeks. The vessel is the second of five being built by Philly Shipyard under the U.S.

Second NSMV Patriot State Completes Sea Trials

Second NSMV Patriot State Completes Sea Trials

The second vessel in a series of new training ships for the U.S.' state maritime academies has completed sea trials, build manager TOTE Services said.The National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) Patriot State, built by Philly Shipyard and scheduled for delivery to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy later this year, completed the trials with participation from the shipyard, vendors

NSMV Empire State Suffers Technical Issues

NSMV Empire State Suffers Technical Issues

The first in a series if brand new training ships for the U.S.' state maritime academies has had to alter course on its inaugural summer training voyage after running into technical issues. The National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) Empire State, built by Philly Shipyard and delivered to SUNY Maritime Academy in September 2023

Marine News' 2024 US Shipbuilding Report

Marine News' 2024 US Shipbuilding Report

If nothing else, building vessels in the U.S. is a complicated business.In a session on the domestic shipbuilding marketplace, at Marine Money’s late-November 2023 conference held in New Orleans, Ben Bordelon, president and CEO of Bollinger Shipyards (with more than a dozen facilities, in Mississippi and Louisiana)

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

Equinor Reaches Financial Close for Empire Wind 1 Offshore Wind Project

Equinor Reaches Financial Close for Empire Wind 1 Offshore Wind Project

Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 project in the United States has now secured a project financing package of over $3 billion, reaching a financial close at the end of December 2024.The expected total capital investments, including fees for the use of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT), are approximately $5 billion including the effect of expected future tax credits (ITCs).

Skanska Set for South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Buildout

Skanska Set for South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Buildout

Sweden-based construction and development company Skanska has signed the final contract award, worth $612 million, for the upgrade of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in New York, which will serve as an offshore wind hub.The project will transform the SBMT into one of the largest dedicated offshore wind ports in the United States and support Empire Wind offshore wind project

New York Awards Equinor and Orsted New Offshore Wind Contracts

New York Awards Equinor and Orsted New Offshore Wind Contracts

New York officials on Thursday awarded provisional contracts to two proposed offshore wind projects under a program meant to support the embattled industry and keep the state's clean energy goals on track.The state selected a planned 810-megawatt project, Empire Wind 1, (developed by Equinor) and Sunrise Wind, a planned 924-megawatt project (developed by Orsted and Eversource).

BOEM Approves COP for Equinor's Empire Wind Project

BOEM Approves COP for Equinor's Empire Wind Project

The United States’ Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for Equinor’s Empire Wind project, marking another milestone in advancing the New York offshore wind project.With this permitting action by BOEM secured, Empire Wind is on track to begin construction in its federal lease area off the southern coast of Long Island later this year.