JOSEPH L. BLOCK

  • General
    • Vessel Name : JOSEPH L. BLOCK 0
    • Operator : INDIANA HARBOR STEAMSHIP CO. 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 229 0
    • Vessel Type : 06 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 7000 0
  • Location
    • City : GRIFFITH 0
    • STATE : IN 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 12524 0
    • Full Load Capacity : 37572 232
  • Size
    • Register length : 728 257
    • Regular Breadth : 78 257
    • Overall Length : 728 257
    • Overall Breadt : 78 257
    • Load draft : 30.9 257
    • Light Draft : 19 257
    • Height : 90 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1976 0
    • EQUIP1 : SELF-UNLOADER 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 574870 0

INDIANA HARBOR STEAMSHIP CO.

  • Area of Operation : GREAT LAKES: INDIANA HARBOR, IN - TO ESCANABA, MI; PORT INLAND, MI AND DULUTH, MN 0
  • Principal Commodity : CHARTERS TO OTHERS 0

STR EDWARD L. RYERSON

  • Type : 06 0
  • Construction : A 0

STR WILFRED SYKES

  • Type : 06 0
  • Construction : A 0

News

Methanol-Ready Arctic Tern PCTC Joins Wallenius Wilhelmsen Fleet

Methanol-Ready Arctic Tern PCTC Joins Wallenius Wilhelmsen Fleet

Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) shipping and vehicle logistics group Wallenius Wilhelmsen has taken delivery of Arctic Tern, the first dual-fuel methanol-ready vessel in its new Shaper Class series.Arctic Tern vessel offers greater cargo capacity and improved operational efficiency and will be deployed through EUKOR Car Carriers

Trump: US Will Help Free Ships Stranded in Strait of Hormuz

Trump: US Will Help Free Ships Stranded in Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States would begin an effort to free up ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday morning.Trump, in a post on his Truth Social site, gave few details about the operation, including whether the U.S. Navy would be involved.

US Navy to Block Ships from Iranian Ports

US Navy to Block Ships from Iranian Ports

President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. Navy would start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardizing a fragile two-week ceasefire.The U.S. Central Command said U.S. forces would begin implementing the blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports at 10 a.m.

Report: US to Allow Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba

Report: US to Allow Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba

The U.S. is allowing a Russian tanker full of crude oil to reach Cuba, the New York Times reported on Sunday, possibly granting a lifeline to the Caribbean island amid a de facto oil blockade imposed by Washington.Ship tracking data showed the Russian-flagged tanker Anatoly ⁠Kolodkin on Sunday was just off the eastern tip of Cuba.The Times report, citing a U.S.

TotalEnergies Abandons US Offshore Wind for Fossil Fuel Projects

TotalEnergies Abandons US Offshore Wind for Fossil Fuel Projects

The United States and French energy major TotalEnergies said on Monday they would redirect nearly $1 billion from offshore wind leases to U.S. oil and natural gas production.The agreement marks a new strategy in the Trump administration's wide-ranging effort to stymie development of U.S. offshore wind projects, which President Donald Trump has said he finds ugly, costly and inefficient.

Cuba Kills Four on Florida-Based Speedboat that Opened Fire

Cuba Kills Four on Florida-Based Speedboat that Opened Fire

Cuban forces killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-based speedboat that entered Cuban waters on Wednesday and opened fire on a Cuban patrol, the Cuban government said at a time of heightened tensions with the United States.The wounded were evacuated and receiving medical attention, while the Cuban patrol commander was also wounded, Cuba's Interior Ministry said in a statement

BOEM Proposes BBG3, Third Gulf of America Lease Sale

BOEM Proposes BBG3, Third Gulf of America Lease Sale

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced a Proposed Notice of Sale for the third offshore oil and gas lease sale under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The proposed lease sale, known as Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 3, or BBG3, is scheduled to take place on Aug. 12, 2026.This sale is the third of 30 Gulf of America oil and gas lease sales required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public

Obituary: Iconic Maritime, Shipbuilding Leader Fred Harris Passes

Obituary: Iconic Maritime, Shipbuilding Leader Fred Harris Passes

Frederick Joseph Harris of Mystic CT, passed peacefully at 5:47PM on 10/24/2025, with his family by his side. “Fred” was born on 11/25/1944 at Framingham Union Hospital to Frederick Everett and MaryRosa Camilla Harris.Fred was a proud patriot who loved his country. Fred received his bachelor’s degree in Marine Engineering from Maine Maritime Academy (with Honors) in 1967.

US Threatens States that Back IMO Net-Zero Framework

US Threatens States that Back IMO Net-Zero Framework

The United States on Friday threatened to use visa restrictions and sanctions to retaliate against nations that vote in favor of a plan put forward by a United Nations agency to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from ocean shipping.U.N. member nations are scheduled to vote next week on the International Maritime Organization's Net-Zero Framework proposal to reduce global carbon

Next-Gen French OPV with Wind-Assisted Propulsion Starts Taking Shape

Next-Gen French OPV with Wind-Assisted Propulsion Starts Taking Shape

The next generation offshore patrol vessel (OPV), featuring hybrid propulsion and wind sails, has started taking shape as the first steel is cut for the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture (DGAMPA) vessel, designed by the SOCARENAM-MAURIC consortium.

HD Hyundai Philippines Cuts Steel on First Vessel

HD Hyundai Philippines Cuts Steel on First Vessel

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has conducted a steel cutting ceremony for a 115,000-ton product tanker at the HD Hyundai Philippines Shipyard in Subic Bay, Philippines.The vessel is the first ship built by HD Hyundai Philippines and is the first in a series of four vessels ordered from an Asian shipping company in December last year.

U.S. Coast Guard Spends its First One Big Beautiful Bill Act Funds

U.S. Coast Guard Spends its First One Big Beautiful Bill Act Funds

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Facilities Design and Construction Center completed a contract modification with The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Aug. 25 to remove up to 100 submerged concrete piles under the old Pier November at Base Charleston in North Charleston, South Carolina.  The modification, with a potential value of approximately $14.