MSC

  • General
    • Vessel Name : MSC
    • Operator : HANSON MATERIAL SERVICE
    • Ships Type (ICST) : Dry Cargo Deck Barge
    • Vessel Type : Flat / Deck Barge
    • Construction : Steel
  • Engine
  • Location
    • City : LOCKPORT
    • STATE : IL
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 303
    • Full Load Capacity : 1544 Short ton
  • Size
    • Register length : 195 Feet
    • Regular Breadth : 35 Feet
    • Overall Length : 195 Feet
    • Overall Breadt : 35 Feet
    • Load draft : 9 Feet
    • Light Draft : 1.6 Feet
    • Height : 14.6 Feet
  • Other
    • Year : 2000
    • EQUIP1 : NONE
    • Coast Guard Number : NOT/DOC

HANSON MATERIAL SERVICE

  • Area of Operation : ILLINOIS WATERWAY - UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
  • Principal Commodity : TOWING, SAND, GRAVEL AND STONE

BLANCHE V.

  • Type : Pushboat
  • Construction : Steel

KIOWA

  • Type : Pushboat
  • Construction : Steel

LIMEY II

  • Type : Pushboat
  • Construction : Steel

MALLARD

  • Type : Pushboat
  • Construction : Steel

MARIETTE

  • Type : Pushboat
  • Construction : Steel

MORRIS NO

  • Type : Pushboat
  • Construction : Steel

NORTHLAND

  • Type : Pushboat
  • Construction : Steel

STACY DIANNE

  • Type : Pushboat
  • Construction : Steel

ALFRED HAGERTY

  • Type : Pushboat
  • Construction : Steel

News

Containership Refloated After Breakdown in the Suez Canal

Containership Refloated After Breakdown in the Suez Canal

A containership that broke down in Egypt's Suez Canal on Sunday causing some traffic to be diverted has resumed its journey, the Canal Authority said.The authority said in an earlier statement that the MSC Istanbul, sailing under the flag of Liberia, became stranded while transiting the canal on its way from Malaysia to Portugal.

Australia Bans MSC Containership Over Safety Deficiencies

Australia Bans MSC Containership Over Safety Deficiencies

A Liberian-flagged containership operated by MSC Shipmanagement Ltd (MSC) has been banned from Australian ports for 90 days over a long list of safety failures and deficiencies, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said.AMSA said it issued a refusal of access direction notice to the MSC Kymea II following months of sub-standard performance from the ship’s operator

PortMiami to Get World’s Largest Shore Power System

PortMiami to Get World’s Largest Shore Power System

The world's top passenger port is installing a network shore power systems for cruise ships that, once completed, will be the largest of its kind globally.PowerCon said it has been tapped as a subcontractor to deliver five systems that will supply shore power for cruise ships at PortMiami's V (Virgin), F (Carnival), A (Royal Caribbean), B (Norwegian Cruise Line) and MSC Cruise Line terminals.

Maersk Warns of Four-fold Drop in Profits in 2023

Maersk Warns of Four-fold Drop in Profits in 2023

Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk warned on Wednesday lower container volumes and freight rates would drive a four-fold plunge in profits this year, even as it reported record earnings for 2022.The Copenhagen-based company, which transports goods for retailers and consumer companies such as Walmart, Nike, and Unilever

Container Shipping Giants Maersk, MSC to End Alliance from 2025

Container Shipping Giants Maersk, MSC to End Alliance from 2025

Container shipping firms MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Maersk have mutually agreed to terminate, effective in January 2025, their 2M alliance.2M is a container shipping line vessel sharing agreement (VSA) introduced in 2015 " with the aim of ensuring competitive and cost-efficient operations on the Asia-Europe, Transatlantic and Transpacific trades.

Largest Italian-built Cruise Ship Delivered to MSC

Largest Italian-built Cruise Ship Delivered to MSC

MSC Group’s Cruise Division on Wednesday officially took delivery from shipbuilding group Fincantieri of its new flagship MSC Seascape, said to be the largest and most technologically advanced cruise ship ever built in Italy.The vessel is the 21st to join the MSC Cruises fleet and the fourth to have been built by Fincantieri as part of a €7 billion investment package for 10 ships.

MSC to Acquire Towage Operator Rimorchiatori Mediterranei

MSC to Acquire Towage Operator Rimorchiatori Mediterranei

Swiss-headquartered shipping giant MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA continues to expand with an agreement to acquire towage provider Rimorchiatori Mediterranei.The company announced Sunday a deal through its wholly owned subsidiary SAS Shipping Agencies Services Sàrl to acquire 100% of the share capital of Rimorchiatori Mediterranei S.p.A.

Shipping Industry Working to Reduce Harm to Whales

Shipping Industry Working to Reduce Harm to Whales

The shipping industry has been taking steps to reduce its impact on endangered whale populations globally."This is an issue that the shipping industry takes seriously, and has resulted in the implementation of measures that aim to prevent collisions between whales and ships, from reducing vessel speed and rerouting to engaging stakeholders to raise further awareness

Fincantieri Bags 'Ultra-luxury' Cruise Ship Order

Fincantieri Bags 'Ultra-luxury' Cruise Ship Order

Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri said it has secured a contract to build up to three "ultra-luxury" cruise ships for an unnamed international buyer.The €1.2 billion deal is for one vessel to be delivered by the end of 2025, with options for two additional vessels, Fincantieri said.Fincantieri did not share any specifics about the cruise ships' size and technical details.

Fincantieri to Build Hydrogen-powered Cruise Ships for MSC's Explora Journeys

Fincantieri to Build Hydrogen-powered Cruise Ships for MSC's Explora Journeys

Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri on Wednesday announced it has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Explora Journeys, the luxury travel brand of the MSC Group's cruise division, for the construction of two hydrogen-powered luxury cruise ships.EXPLORA V and EXPLORA VI will feature a new generation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines that will tackle the issue of methane slip and

Three Injured in Containership Engine Room Blast

Three Injured in Containership Engine Room Blast

Three crewmembers were injured by an explosion in the engine room aboard a containership off the coast of France on Tuesday.The blast on board the Panama-flagged MSC Rachele occurred while the vessel was about 20 nautical miles south of Cape Cépet, en route from from Napoli, Italy to the port of Fos-sur-Mer.

Global Ports Gets Takeover Approach from Shipping Firm MSC

Global Ports Gets Takeover Approach from Shipping Firm MSC

Global Ports Holding PLC, the world's largest cruise port operator, said on Wednesday it had received an approach about a potential cash offer from Swiss-based MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company.Shares of the London-listed company closed up 19% at 109 pence and marked their best day in two years after Global Ports confirmed a Bloomberg report that MSC was considering taking a controlling stake