WHALING CITY EXPRESS

  • General
    • Vessel Name : WHALING CITY EXPRESS
    • Operator : SEA STREAK
    • Ships Type (ICST) : Other Carriers (Specialized)
    • Vessel Type : Ferry
    • Construction : Aluminum
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 2820
  • Location
    • City : ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS
    • STATE : NJ
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 52
    • Full Load Capacity : 150 Short ton
    • Passenger Capacity : 149
  • Size
    • Register length : 82.6 Feet
    • Regular Breadth : 28 Feet
    • Overall Length : 82.6 Feet
    • Overall Breadt : 28 Feet
    • Load draft : 11 Feet
    • Light Draft : 5 Feet
  • Other
    • Year : 2004
    • EQUIP1 : NONE
    • Coast Guard Number : 1156934

SEA STREAK

  • Area of Operation : SANDY HOOK BAY, NJ AND NEW YORK HARBOR
  • Principal Commodity : PASSENGERS

MARTHA'S VINEYARD EXPRES

  • Type : Ferry
  • Construction : Aluminum

OCEAN STATE

  • Type : Ferry
  • Construction : Aluminum

SEA STREAK HIGHLANDS

  • Type : Ferry
  • Construction : Aluminum

SEA STREAK WALL STREET

  • Type : Ferry
  • Construction : Aluminum

SEASTREAK NEW JERSEY

  • Type : Ferry
  • Construction : Aluminum

SEASTREAK NEW YORK

  • Type : Ferry
  • Construction : Aluminum

News

US Gulf Coast Energy Facilities Brace for Storm Francine

US Gulf Coast Energy Facilities Brace for Storm Francine

Energy facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast have begun scaling back operations and evacuating some production sites as Tropical Storm Francine swept through the energy-rich region, and was poised to strengthen into a hurricane later Tuesday.Francine was advancing toward the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, set to become the fourth hurricane of the Atlantic season, which concludes on November 30.

Russian 'Spy Whale' Hvaldimir Found Dead Near Norway

Russian 'Spy Whale' Hvaldimir Found Dead Near Norway

A beluga whale that was suspected of spying for Russia after being discovered in Norwegian waters five years ago has been found dead, according to the non-profit organization that had been monitoring the whale.The body of Hvaldimir - a combination of the Norwegian word for whale and the first name of Russian President Vladimir Putin - was spotted floating in the sea by a father and son fishing

China Starts Regular Sea Ice Forecasts for Northeast Passage

China Starts Regular Sea Ice Forecasts for Northeast Passage

A Chinese radio station on Monday started broadcasts on Arctic sea ice conditions off Russia's coast for vessels sailing the Northeast Passage, as China seeks to further utilise the world's northernmost routes as alternatives to the Suez Canal.Arctic sea routes are increasingly being used as an alternative global trade route connecting the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean to major economies as

First Foundation Installed for Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind

First Foundation Installed for Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind

Dominion Energy has announced that the first monopile foundation for the 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW), the largest offshore wind farm under construction in the United States, has been installed approximately 29 miles off the Virginia Beach coast.The monopile was installed by the Orion, DEME Group's heavy lift vessel.

Cruise Ship Arrives in New York with 44-foot Whale Carcass on Its Bow

Cruise Ship Arrives in New York with 44-foot Whale Carcass on Its Bow

Marine conservationists and government scientists are seeking clues to the mystery of how a 44-foot whale carcass ended up on the bow of a cruise liner, where it was discovered as the ship approached New York City's Port of Brooklyn over the weekend.A necropsy, the animal equivalent of an autopsy, identified the deceased marine mammal as a mature female sei whale

Heavy Fog Suspends Shipping at Chinese Ports

Heavy Fog Suspends Shipping at Chinese Ports

Heavy fog has suspended the operation of ships travelling through the Qiongzhou Strait off the coast of China's Guangdong province and several cities, including Shanghai, have issued warning advisories, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday.Several ports suspended the flow of traffic starting late Tuesday and the specific time of the resumption of navigation will be determined as sea

U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Sale Expansion, Pending Appeal

U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Sale Expansion, Pending Appeal

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday temporarily paused a federal judge's order last month that had required the Biden administration to expand a planned offshore oil and gas auction in the Gulf of Mexico by 6 million acres (2.4 million hectares).The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit stayed the September decision pending an appeal, according to a court document.

US Sets Date for Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale After Court Order

US Sets Date for Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale After Court Order

The Biden administration on Thursday said it would hold an auction of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico on Nov. 8 following a court order to expand the sale.In a statement, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said the sale would offer about 72.7 million acres on the Outer Continental Shelf

Hapag-Lloyd Welcomes "Berlin Express" - the First of its Hamburg Express Class Ships

Hapag-Lloyd Welcomes "Berlin Express" - the First of its Hamburg Express Class Ships

German container shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd on Monday welcomed into its fleet the “Berlin Express”, the first ship of its new Hamburg Express class. At an event attended by some 300 guests from business and politics, naming patron Elke Büdenbender performed the ceremonial christening of the ship at the Container Terminal Burchardkai (Athabaskakai) in the Port of Hamburg.

U.S. Judge Orders Expansion of Gulf of Mexico Oil Lease Auction

U.S. Judge Orders Expansion of Gulf of Mexico Oil Lease Auction

A federal judge in Louisiana has ordered an expansion of next week's sale of oil leases in the Gulf of Mexico, saying the Biden administration must include additional acreage, according to a court ruling issued late on Thursday.The oil and gas industry, which had sued the administration

Iceland Suspends Whaling Ship over Animal Welfare Violation

Iceland has suspended the operations of one of its two whaling vessels for taking too long to kill a fin whale, the authorities and the boat's owner said on Friday.The government two weeks ago ended a two-month pause in whaling that had been imposed after a report concluded that killing whales took longer than Iceland's animal welfare law allowed.

Hapag-Lloyd CEO: Counter Offer for HHLA Would Not Be In Our Interest

Hapag-Lloyd CEO: Counter Offer for HHLA Would Not Be In Our Interest

Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said on Thursday that it would not be in the container shipper's interest to make a counter offer for HHLA, the main operator of Hamburg port, and may instead cut its traffic through the hub.On Wednesday, Switzerland-based MSC, the world's biggest container shipping company, offered to buy almost half of the port operator in a deal that could be worth nearly 1.