JOSEPH F. MORRISON

  • General
    • Vessel Name : JOSEPH F. MORRISON 0
    • Operator : BLESSEY MARINE SERVICES, INC. 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 431 0
    • Vessel Type : 36 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 2000 0
  • Location
    • City : NEW ORLEANS 0
    • STATE : LA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 152 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 81.6 257
    • Regular Breadth : 30 257
    • Overall Length : 81.6 257
    • Overall Breadt : 30 257
    • Load draft : 7 257
    • Light Draft : 7 257
    • Height : 48 257
  • Other
    • Year : 2008 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 1211000 0

BLESSEY MARINE SERVICES, INC.

  • Area of Operation : INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY (TEXAS TO FLORIDA); LOWER AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI, OHIO, ILLINOIS, RED, TENN-TOM, CUMBERLAND RIVERS; LIMITED LAKE MICHIGAN, ATCHAFALAYA, BLACK WARRIOR AND ALABAMA 0
  • Principal Commodity : PETRO CHEMICALS, DIRTY OILS, LUBE OILS AND ASPHALT 0

WEB

  • Type : 71 0
  • Construction : A 0

ALTON ST. AMANT

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

BEAU BLESSEY

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

BEN STRAFUSS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BENNIE DUPNIK

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BETH WILSON

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BILL MCNEAL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BOB SHEA

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BRENDA ANN CACIOPPO

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT GARY E MOSS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT NILES SHOEMAKER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT PAUL E LORD

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT RODNEY ADAMS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT TOM BROWN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. ALLEN BILLIOT

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. BILLY J. VERDIN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. J. A. MORGAN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. JACK GREEN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. JONATHAN H. BROWN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. LANCE DRAGON

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. ROGER D. ADAMS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. SHAWN MARTINEZ

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAROL M OTT

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CATHERINE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CHARLES E. MARTIN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CHARLES W. CLARK

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CHARLIE MELANCON

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CLARK TODD

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CLAUDIA HAROLD

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CLELAND POWELL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

DANE F. MORGAN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

DAVID F. STONE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

DAVID VITTER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

DOUG BARKER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

DREAMA KLAIBER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

EDWARD JONES JR.

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

ERIC BUNCE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

ERIN C. GRENON

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

GEORGE ALLEN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

GERTUDE V. CREEL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

GOVERNOR MIKE HUCKABEE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

HUGH S MONSTED

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

HULL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JACK HASKELL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JAMES L. OBERSTAR

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

JANE ANN BLESSEY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JERRY "DOG" MCLAIN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JERRY W. TICHENOR

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JOE RAY BEAUBOUEF

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

JOHN BOOZMAN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JOHN DEMPSEY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JUDY S. FRIED

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

KATHY SWANGO

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

KEN WEWA STRICKLAND

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

LANEY BLESSEY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

LAURA ANN BLESSEY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

LEISA GAIL STRAFUSS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

LINDSEY GRAHAM

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

LUKE BRYAN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

MARTHA OLIVER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MARY BURKE LILES

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MARY T. COLLINS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MEG KENNEDY MOORE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MELVIN R. TODD

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

MICHAEL A DUHON

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

NEAL J SEAGO

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

PAT VOSS

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

RANDY J. ADAMS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

RANDY MARTIN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

RICHARD TOLAR

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

RICK PUMPHREY

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

ROBERT J SHEA

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

ROGER F. WICKER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

RUSTY HILL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

SCOTT R. WILSON

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

SQUEAK CARPENTER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

STACY SHELBY

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

STEVE SCALISE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

THOMAS E ROLLINS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

TIM SCOTT

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

TOM COTTON

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

VINCENT W SAPP

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

WALTER E BLESSEY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

WALTER E. BLESSEY, JR.

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

WAYNE T. MOSLEY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

HFL

  • Type : 74 0
  • Construction : A 0

News

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.

SHIPS for America Act rolled out on the Hill

The bipartisan, bicameral bill will fuel U.S. economy, strengthen national security by responding to China’s threat over the oceans. Currently, the number of U.S.-flagged vessels in international commerce is 80; China has 5,500.Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Senator Todd Young (R-IN), Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-8)

Shoring Up U.S. Shipbuilding

Shoring Up U.S. Shipbuilding

Spoiler Alert: we already know what to do. Some of it just isn’t physically possible. Help isn’t going to come from South Korea.Just two days following Donald Trump’s historic election victory, positioning him to become just the second U.S. President to be elected twice, in separate, non-following terms, the headlines curiously turned to shipbuilding.

America’s Ports: A New Awakening [?]

America’s Ports: A New Awakening [?]

Washington comes to grips with the reality that the domestic intermodal equation includes four modes. One of them is by water. It’s about time.One of the great things about spending five years in retirement (I mean, aside from being blissfully idle while you toiled) is that, when you do come back to work, you enjoy a truly fresh perspective in all aspects of your job.

Workboat 2024: A Ton of Energy

Workboat 2024: A Ton of Energy

There’s plenty to go around for everyone, no matter it comes from.I will admit that attending the 2024 Workboat Show in the Big Easy just ten days after settling into the MarineNews Editor’s chair (for this, the second time around) had my full attention. The event typically evokes the specter of drinking from the proverbial fire hose in routine times

The (Greener) Waterfront: A Fresh Perspective

The (Greener) Waterfront: A Fresh Perspective

MarineNews Editor Joseph Keefe weighs in with a look at the previous five years on the waterfront. It’s not what you think.You might be aware that I stepped away for a moment in late December 2019. The five years that followed, whizzed right by – well, all but that miserable part of being virtually locked in my house for six months during “the Pandemic.” Enough said.

CTVs: Future-proofing Today’s Offshore Wind Solutions

CTVs: Future-proofing Today’s Offshore Wind Solutions

The first commercial application of Volvo Penta’s IPS Professional Platform will power Northern Offshore Services’ next-gen crew transfer vessel. Longtime collaborators Volvo Penta and N-O-S aim to more than satisfy the unique requirements of a possible 25x increase in offshore wind production.

Singapore Boosts Undersea Might with Two New Submarines

Singapore Boosts Undersea Might with Two New Submarines

Singapore commissioned two new advanced submarines on Tuesday, vessels its navy says are meant to protect sea lines of communication, and which experts said would range beyond the waters of the tiny city-state to keep tabs on the region.The country's fifth and sixth submarines, the Invincible and the Impeccable

Austal USA Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme

Austal USA Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme

Austal USA LLC has pled guilty and has agreed to pay $24 million to resolve an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department related to an accounting fraud scheme and efforts to obstruct the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) during a financial capability audit.The Justice Department’s criminal resolution was coordinated with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Tanker and Tugboat Crews to Receive IMO Bravery Awards

Tanker and Tugboat Crews to Receive IMO Bravery Awards

The 2024 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea is to go to two sets of nominees: the captain and crew of the oil tanker Marlin Luanda for containing a fire after the ship was struck by an anti-ship missile; and the captain and crew of the tugboat Pemex Maya for their rescue of six shipwrecked people from four different vessels during a hurricane.

Maritime Trafficking: How Balkan Gangsters Became Europe's Top Cocaine Suppliers

Maritime Trafficking: How Balkan Gangsters Became Europe's Top Cocaine Suppliers

In 2018, convicted cocaine trafficker Slobodan Kostovski fled a Brazilian prison and made his way back to Europe with a fake passport.The Serbian senior quickly fell into old habits, police allege. Last August, Kostovski was arrested in Belgrade, accused of shipping 2.7 metric tonnes of cocaine from Brazil aboard a 22-meter vessel apprehended near Spain’s Canary Islands.

Trump Supportive of AUKUS, says Morrison

Trump Supportive of AUKUS, says Morrison

Donald Trump gave the AUKUS defense pact a "warm reception", during a meeting with former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the latter said. Morrison, who left office in 2022, met Trump this week at the former president's home in New York for talks that covered AUKUS, China's assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific, and the threat to Taiwan, he said in a post on X.