SAVANNAH RIVER QUEEN

  • General
    • Vessel Name : SAVANNAH RIVER QUEEN 0
    • Operator : RIVER STREET RIVERBOAT CO. 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 359 0
    • Vessel Type : 16 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 800 0
  • Location
    • City : SAVANNAH 0
    • STATE : GA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 58 0
    • Passenger Capacity : 600 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 140 257
    • Regular Breadth : 38 257
    • Overall Length : 140 257
    • Overall Breadt : 38 257
    • Load draft : 8 257
    • Light Draft : 8 257
    • Height : 38 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1987 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 916577 0

RIVER STREET RIVERBOAT CO.

  • Area of Operation : SAVANNAH, GA 0
  • Principal Commodity : PASSENGERS 0

GEORGIA QUEEN

  • Type : 16 0
  • Construction : A 0

News

Great Lakes Towing Tugs Help Refloat 9,000-ton SUNNANVIK in the Cuyahoga River

Great Lakes Towing Tugs Help Refloat 9,000-ton SUNNANVIK in the Cuyahoga River

In the early hours of Friday, June 20, Great Lakes Towing tugs conducted an  efficient refloating operation of the foreign-flagged freighter SUNNANVIK, which had become lodged in the narrow mouth of the Cuyahoga River near the East Bank of the Flats.At approximately 12:43 a.m., the 9,000-ton SUNNANVIK became wedged in the canal, temporarily disrupting traffic.

Satellites Help NOC Track Tidal Change for Safer Port Operations

Satellites Help NOC Track Tidal Change for Safer Port Operations

Scientists at the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Liverpool have used satellite data to create insight into the Mersey River that will help port operators be smarter about managing complex navigation channels. Through a project focused on Liverpool’s famous river and funded by the UK Space Agency

World’s Largest Battery-Electric Ship Launched

World’s Largest Battery-Electric Ship Launched

Incat Hull 096 – the world’s largest battery-electric ship – has been officially launched in Tasmania, Australia.Built for South American ferry operator Buquebus, the 130-meter ferry will enter enters service between Buenos Aires and Uruguay, operating entirely on battery-electric power, carrying up to 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles across the River Plate.

Six Dead in Hudson River Helicopter Crash

Six Dead in Hudson River Helicopter Crash

The US Coast Guard is coordinating with local, state and federal agencies in response to the helicopter crash in the Hudson River that occurred Thursday afternoon in New York City near the Holland Tunnel.The tourist helicopter crashed into New York City's Hudson River, killing all six aboard, including three children, Mayor Eric Adams said.

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.

ACBL Christens ‘Most Powerful’ Towboat Ever to Sail on Mississippi River

ACBL Christens ‘Most Powerful’ Towboat Ever to Sail on Mississippi River

American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) and C&C Marine and Repair have christened the M/V ACBL Mariner, said to be the most powerful and capable towboat ever built for operations on the Mississippi River.The christening ceremony took place in New Orleans in the presence of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry.The ACBL Mariner boasts 11,000 horsepower, and can push up to 64 barges up the river at one time.

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

Watch: Bulker and Livestock Carrier Collide

Watch: Bulker and Livestock Carrier Collide

The bulk carrier Bunun Ace and the Ayed 1, a bulk carrier that appears to have been converted to carry livestock, were involved in a collision in the Bosphorus Strait on October 3.The Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety said the Bunun Ace was heading towards the Üsküdar coast, and the swift action of the tug Kurtarma-5 averted the vessel from running aground.

Drought Blocks Shipping in Northern Brazil Grains Corridor

Drought Blocks Shipping in Northern Brazil Grains Corridor

Brazilian port terminal group Amport said on Thursday that grains transport through the Tapajos waterway has come to a halt as a severe drought hit northern Brazil and lowered the river's water levels.Tapajos, which links Brazil's central and north regions, is a key corridor to transport grains from agricultural heartlands in states, including Mato Grosso, Brazil's top soy producer

US Port Strike Would Spark Supply-chain Glitches from Outset, Shipping Exec Says

US Port Strike Would Spark Supply-chain Glitches from Outset, Shipping Exec Says

A threatened Oct. 1 strike by dockworkers at ports on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico would immediately disrupt the flow of goods in the country, the North America chief executive of French container carrier CMA CGM said on Wednesday.The International Longshoremen's Association union represents 45,000 workers at 36 ports including New York/New Jersey, Houston and Savannah, Georgia.

Low Danube Water Levels Expose Sunken WWII Ships in Serbia and Hungary

Low Danube Water Levels Expose Sunken WWII Ships in Serbia and Hungary

The wrecks of explosives-laden Nazi ships sunk in the River Danube during World War Two have emerged near Serbia's river port town of Prahovo, after a drought in July and August that saw the river's water level drop.Four vessels dating from before 1950 have also come to light in Hungary's Danube-Drava National Park near Mohacs, where the Danube's water level stood at only 1.

US Imports Surge Amid Threat of East Coast Port Strike

US Imports Surge Amid Threat of East Coast Port Strike

Imports of U.S. container cargo in August jumped 12.9% from a year ago as a summer volume surge delayed cargo at major ports and anxiety builds over a threatened longshore worker strike on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico on Oct. 1, trade data provider Descartes Systems Group said on Tuesday.U.S. seaports processed almost 2.5 million 20-foot equivalent units in August.