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

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.

Saipem Milestone in Guyana Yellowtail Project

Saipem Milestone in Guyana Yellowtail Project

Saipem reports it has successfully completed its designated scope of work for the development of the Yellowtail field, operated by ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd., locatedin approximately 1,800m of water within the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.Awarded the contract in 2022, Saipem undertook the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (EPCI) of the Subsea Umbilical, Riser

Yinson, PTSC Get $600M Contract for Vietnam-Bound FSO

Yinson, PTSC Get $600M Contract for Vietnam-Bound FSO

Yinson Production, via its joint venture PTSC South East Asia (PTSC SEA), has secured a lease and operate contract for a new floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit for Vietnam’s offshore Block B gas development.The contract was awarded by Phu Quoc Petroleum Operating Company (PQPOC), the operator of Blocks B 48/95 and 52/97, on behalf of state-run Petrovietnam.

Chevron Emerges as Winner in ExxonMobil Dispute Over Guyana Oil Field

Chevron Emerges as Winner in ExxonMobil Dispute Over Guyana Oil Field

Chevron will proceed with its $53 billion acquisition of Hess, after it prevailed in a landmark legal battle against larger rival Exxon Mobil to gain access to the largest oil discovery in decades.Shares of Chevron were up 3.6% in premarket trading, with Hess gaining nearly 7.4%. Exxon shares were up 0.3%.CNBC first reported the arbitration outcome.

One Person Missing After Fire on Chevron’s Deepwater Platform off Angola

One Person Missing After Fire on Chevron’s Deepwater Platform off Angola

One person has been reported missing following the fire incident that occurred on May 20 at Chevron’s Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco (BBLT) deepwater platform off Angola, that left 17 people injured.The report about the missing person was shared by Angola’s National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG).

Main Iron Works Delivers 10th Vessel for Ingram Marine Group

Main Iron Works Delivers 10th Vessel for Ingram Marine Group

Benny Cenac Jr.’s Houma based Main Iron Works Company has completed the 10th boat newbuild for Ingram Marine Group. This partnership with Main Iron Works and Ingram began in 2021 and included the construction of 10 new towboats to be completed by the end of 2024.  The first towboat, the Adrienne M.

Trump Pressures Iran; Iran Threatens Strait of Hormuz Closure

Trump Pressures Iran; Iran Threatens Strait of Hormuz Closure

U.S. President Donald Trump will restore his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran and drive its oil exports down to zero, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz for traffic as a retaliation for Western pressure. That would shut down the region's trade and lead to a spike in oil prices.

Lock Accident Closes Germany's Mosel River

The river Mosel in western Germany, an important route for grains and rapeseed shipments, has been closed to inland waterways shipping after an accident that damaged a lock, navigation authorities said.A lock at Mueden south of Koblenz has been damaged after a vessel collision and repairs are likely to last until spring 2025, possibly around late March, the WSA agency said.

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.

EU Eyes Tanker Vessels, China Firms for More Sanctions

EU Eyes Tanker Vessels, China Firms for More Sanctions

European Union envoys will discuss a 15th package of sanctions in response to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, including on tankers carrying Russian oil and Chinese firms involved in making drones for Moscow, EU diplomats said.A total of 29 entities and 54 individuals are lined up to be added to more than 2,200 on the existing sanctions list

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.

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.