SEATTLE SLEW

  • General
    • Vessel Name : SEATTLE SLEW 0
    • Operator : WAR ADMIRAL, LLC 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 432 0
    • Vessel Type : 35 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 1000 0
  • Location
    • City : AZALEA 0
    • STATE : LA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 59 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 60 257
    • Regular Breadth : 22 257
    • Overall Length : 60 257
    • Overall Breadt : 22 257
    • Load draft : 8.2 257
    • Light Draft : 6 257
    • Height : 35 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1982 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 646664 0

WAR ADMIRAL, LLC

  • Area of Operation : MISSISSIPPI RIVER AROUND MYRTLE GROVE, LA (MILE 57 AHP LDB) AND MERAUX, LA (MILE 86.5 AHP LDB) AND RDB; NEW ORLEANS AND BATON ROUGE HARBORS; WELCOME, LA (MILE 163 AHP RDB) AND ST. JOHN FLEET (MILE 141 AHP LDB) 0
  • Principal Commodity : SHIFT BARGES AND DRY CARGO 0

BLACK GOLD

  • Type : 02 0
  • Construction : C 0

DIXIELAND HEAT

  • Type : 02 0
  • Construction : C 0

RISEN STAR

  • Type : 02 0
  • Construction : C 0

WISE FOX

  • Type : 02 0
  • Construction : C 0

ASSAULT

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BLACK BEARD

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

GALLANT FOX

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JEAN LAFITTE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JOLLY ROGER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

OMAHA

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

SIR BARTON

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

WAR ADMIRAL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

WHIRLAWAY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CBY

  • Type : 40 0
  • Construction : A 0

TSI

  • Type : 48 0
  • Construction : A 0

TS

  • Type : 74 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.

MEGA MACHINES: Manson Prepares to Add “The Bionic Man” of Dredge Vessels

MEGA MACHINES: Manson Prepares to Add “The Bionic Man” of Dredge Vessels

Manson Construction has long been a pillar of the U.S. maritime industry, rooted in a tradition of U.S.-built, U.S.-owned, and U.S.-operated vessels. The company was founded in 1905 by Peter Manson, when he dug up a jar of gold coins [because he didn’t trust the banks] and purchased a winch, a winch that was then put on a barge and that became Manson's first pile driver.

INTERVIEW: Patrick Murphy, PVA President and President, Blue & Gold Fleet, LP

INTERVIEW: Patrick Murphy, PVA President and President, Blue & Gold Fleet, LP

Patrick Murphy has been President of Blue & Gold Fleet, L.P., the San Francisco Bay Area’s largest and premier provider of Bay Cruises and ferry service, since 2016. Murphy grew up in the Maritime business. His father, Roger Murphy, founded Blue & Gold Fleet in 1979. Patrick Murphy began his career in 1982

An (Electric) Jolt for the Passenger Vessel Industry

An (Electric) Jolt for the Passenger Vessel Industry

The domestic passenger vessel answers the call for cleaner and more efficient platforms. It is truly an electric time to be a part of this niche industry.In the shadow of a rapidly changing political landscape, the domestic passenger ferry sector is nevertheless seeing an increasing number of newbuild vessel orders.

NRF: Imports to Soar on Tariff Threat, Potential Port Strike

With a strike possible again next month at East Coast and Gulf Coast container ports and President-elect Donald Trump planning to increase tariffs, the nation’s major container ports are expected to see a continued surge in imports through next spring, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Three Shipyards Expected to Compete for Washington State Ferries Vessel Construction Contracts

Three Shipyards Expected to Compete for Washington State Ferries Vessel Construction Contracts

Three shipyards have expressed interest in building a long-awaited series of new hybrid-electric car and passenger vessels for Washington State Ferries (WSF).Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland, Wash.; Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City, Fla. and Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia have sent pre-qualification packages after WSF earlier this year invited shipbuilders to bid

Washington State Ferries Cancels Sale of Retired Vessels

Washington State Ferries Cancels Sale of Retired Vessels

Washington State Ferries announced it has canceled the sale of two retired vessels after the buyer failed to meet its contractual obligations and left a tugboat crew abandoned in Puget Sound.Sold in August for $100,000 apiece, the decommissioned WSF ferries Elwha and Klahowya had been sold to Nelson Armas, who has gained approval from the U.S.

China’s New Installation Vessel Capable of Installing 20MW Turbines

China’s New Installation Vessel Capable of Installing 20MW Turbines

The mobile wind power installation platform Hengtong Haiyue has been delivered to the Hengtong Group by Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry in China.The mobile platform is equipped with a 1,600t leg encircling full-circle slewing crane as well as a 4,000m2 deck with a variable load of over 8,500t, and is capable of installing 20MW offshore wind turbines.

WETA Reveals New Details for San Francisco's Battery Electric Ferry Builds

WETA Reveals New Details for San Francisco's Battery Electric Ferry Builds

San Francisco’s Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), operator of the San Francisco Bay Ferry system, is moving forward with plans to introduce the United States' first fleet of zero-emission, high-speed, battery electric ferries, this week unveiling design renderings and announcing a battery systems supplier.

Crowley and SEACOR Launch Fairwater Joint Venture

Crowley and SEACOR Launch Fairwater Joint Venture

U.S. maritime companies Crowley and SEACOR Holdings on Thursday announced the formal launch of their joint venture Fairwater Holdings LLC, an independent U.S. company integrating the firms’ petroleum and chemical transportation vessels, capabilities and personnel.Active in all major Jones Act coastwise tank vessel trades, Fairwater supports the transportation of petroleum products

Saltchuk Completes OSG Acquisition

Saltchuk Completes OSG Acquisition

Seattle-headquartered Saltchuk on Wednesday announced it has completed its acquisition of Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), a New York-listed marine transportation company based in Tampa, Fla.Privately-held Saltchuk—previously OSG’s largest shareholder—said it completed a $950 million transaction to purchase all outstanding shares of OSG common stock at $8.

Washington State Ferries Goes Out to Bid for New Hybrid-electric Vessels

Washington State Ferries Goes Out to Bid for New Hybrid-electric Vessels

Deliveries will begin in 2028 if all goes well. Delays and escalating costs have bedeviled the procurement process up until now.Washington State Ferries on Thursday published an invitation to bid on building five new hybrid-electric ferries, an overdue achievement that promises to eventually bring more reliability to cross-Sound ferry service.