LITTLE BOB

  • General
    • Vessel Name : LITTLE BOB 0
    • Operator : DIAMOND B INDUSTRIES, LLC 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 431 0
    • Vessel Type : 36 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 650 0
  • Location
    • City : NEW IBERIA 0
    • STATE : LA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 59 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 52.5 257
    • Regular Breadth : 22 257
    • Overall Length : 55 257
    • Overall Breadt : 24 257
    • Load draft : 8.1 257
    • Light Draft : 2 257
    • Height : 35 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1981 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 633672 0

DIAMOND B INDUSTRIES, LLC

  • Area of Operation : LAKES, BAYS AND SOUNDS OF LOUISIANA GULF COAST AREA 0
  • Principal Commodity : PASSENGERS, SMALL TOOLS AND GROCERIES 0

DIAMOND

  • Type : 02 0
  • Construction : C 0

DIAMOND JIM

  • Type : 02 0
  • Construction : C 0

MISS BERNICE

  • Type : 02 0
  • Construction : C 0

DIAMOND COVE

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

DIAMOND LUGGER

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

DIAMOND REEF

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

DIAMOND SEVEN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

News

WSF Hybrid-Electric Ferry Conversions Put on Ice

WSF Hybrid-Electric Ferry Conversions Put on Ice

In a move to restore full domestic ferry service by summer, Governor Bob Ferguson said that Washington State Ferries (WSF) will delay the hybrid-electric conversion of two of the state’s largest ferries. The decision comes as WSF works to increase its operational fleet, ensuring that 18 vessels are in service simultaneously for the first time since 2019.

Proposed USTR Fees on Chinese Shipping: What you Need to Know Now

Proposed USTR Fees on Chinese Shipping: What you Need to Know Now

On February 21, 2025, the Office of the US Trade Representative (UST) released a notice of a proposal to impose wide-ranging fees on shipping companies and vessels with a Chinese nexus. The USTR has yet to release regulatory or administrative language that implements the proposals, and there is no guarantee this will actually happen.

A Well-to-Wake-Up Call

A Well-to-Wake-Up Call

This week at MarineLink…An Australian Prime Minister once famously (infamously) said: “Life wasn’t meant to be easy.”He could have been talking about the maze of IMO and EU regulations relating to new fuels, especially the concept of well-to-wake emissions.It’s not enough to have a clean-burning engine or even an onboard carbon capture system.

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.

At Least Seven Dead in US Dock Collapse

At Least Seven Dead in US Dock Collapse

At least seven people were killed after part of a boat dock collapsed, sending at least 20 into the Atlantic waters off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia.U.S. Coast Guard ships were searching on Saturday night for missing people.The accident, which also caused multiple injuries, happened during a celebration of Sapelo Island's tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants

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.

Maersk, LR and Core Power to Study Nuclear-powered Containerships

Maersk, LR and Core Power to Study Nuclear-powered Containerships

Danish shipping group Maersk has agreed to join a study by maritime services firm Lloyd's Register (LR) and UK-based Core Power, that will assess the potential for nuclear-powered container shipping in Europe, LR said on Thursday.The maritime industry has been exploring whether nuclear fuel can be used to power commercial ships as technological advancements have opened up such options

Houthi Explosive Drone Boat Attacks Escalate Red Sea Danger

Houthi Explosive Drone Boat Attacks Escalate Red Sea Danger

Yemen's Houthis are sending drone boats packed with explosives into the Red Sea as they intensify their attacks on merchant ships that have little defense against the "sophisticated shift" in tactic, maritime security sources say.Iran-aligned Houthi militants first launched aerial drone and missile strikes on the trade route in November in what they say is solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

World Leaders, Veterans Commemorate D-Day's 80th Anniversary

World Leaders, Veterans Commemorate D-Day's 80th Anniversary

U.S. President Joe Biden made an impassioned call for the defense of freedom and democracy at the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy on Thursday, urging Western powers to stay the course with Ukraine and not surrender to Russian tyranny.At a joint ceremony with French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S.

North Sea Floating Oil Storage Jumps to Highest Since Early 2022

North Sea Floating Oil Storage Jumps to Highest Since Early 2022

Trader Gunvor and French major TotalEnergies have stored North Sea crude in at least four tankers in the past month as on-water stockpiling of the grades hits a 2-1/2 year high, a fresh sign of weak appetite for oil from refiners.At least 2.6 million barrels of North Sea crude grades Forties and Gullfaks have been put in floating storage in Europe, the highest volume since January 2022

At Least 94 Dead in Mozambique After Unlicensed Ferry Boat Capsizes

At Least 94 Dead in Mozambique After Unlicensed Ferry Boat Capsizes

At least 94 people died, including children, and 26 are missing after a ferry boat capsized off the northern coast of Mozambique, an official from the country's Maritime Transport Institute (INTRASMAR) said.The vessel was an overloaded fishing boat and was not licensed to transport people, Lourenco Machado, an administrator of INSTRASMAR, said on state television on Monday.

OpEd: US Commercial Shipbuilding and Repair Industry Ensures American Strength at Sea

OpEd: US Commercial Shipbuilding and Repair Industry Ensures American Strength at Sea

As Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi once said, “Growth in commercial shipbuilding facilitates growth in the battle fleet.” Sen. Wicker shrewdly recognizes that America’s manufacturing capacity and national security are deeply intertwined. A robust commercial shipbuilding and repair industry is a critical cornerstone of this capacity.