Chemical Transportation

  • Houston Natural Gas Corporation (HNG) has announced completion of the transaction to acquire the Alamo Barge group of companies. The operating name of the new HNG subsidiary is Alamo Barge Lines, Inc.

    The previously announced acquisition agreement, which involves a tax-free exchange of HNG common stock, had been pending because of regulatory and other b u s i n e s s r e q u i r e m e n ts which now have been met.

    The Alamo group, headquartered in Houston, includes Alamo Chemical Transportation Company, Alamo Barge Lines, East- West Towing Company, and Marine Barge Lines, Inc.

    In addition to marine transportation on U.S. rivers and intracoastal waterways, HNG is involved in the transmission and sales of natural gas and natural gas liquids, exploration and production of oil and natural gas, production and marketing of carbon dioxide and other industrial and medical gases, coal mining, construction of barges and towboats, and marine services to the offshore petroleum industry.

  • on Storage, Handling and Transportation of Hazardous Chemicals, and American Institute of Marine Underwriters Container Committee, and of the Chemical Transportation Industry Advisory Committee (CTIAC). Captain Gates is also a member of the Council of the American Master Mariners, past president of

  • . Throughout his maritime career, he has served in leadership positions including membership on such panels as the Coast Guard's Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee, the Western Rivers Technical Committee of the American Bureau of Shipping and has been active in The Society of Naval

  • , Norfolk, Philadelphia, and San Juan. Joining the fleet in November will be a new 80,000-barrel clean oil barge s u i t a b l e f o r oil and chemical transportation. McAllister currently has more than 110 tugs and barges in its fleet

  • s " leads Don Butcher of Northeast London Polytechnic to ask, "How safe are chemical tankers?" Mr. Butcher is a well-known contributor in the chemical transportation / safety field, and the results of his survey are bound to be of considerable interest. MARICHEM CONFERENCE PROGRAM Tuesday, October

  • The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, and has served on American Bureau of Shipping committees and on the U.S. Coast Guard's chemical transportation industry advisory committee

  • and water white products, including all products regulated by Sub-Chapter 0. Wayne Musgrove said the fleet is expected to provide "a major chemical transportation company t o s e r v e the Gulf (of Mexico) coastal area." The Houston sales office will be headed by Larry Musgrove, formerly employed

  • Alaska. The primary services offered by these six business lines include Shipping and Logistics, Alaska Fuel Sales and Distribution, Petroleum and Chemical Transportation, Harbor Ship Assist and Tanker Escort, Vessel Management, Marine Salvage, Wreck Removal and Emergency Response, OPA 90 Compliance, Project

  • systems, and effective participation by AWO members, resulted in adoption of safe, uniform, and reasonable standards by the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee late last year. The third and final objective is well underway, but undone, and will occupy the industry into 1989

  • noxious fumes. Various government agencies are included in promulgating the new directives. Principal among these is the U.S. Coast Guard's Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC). This group is currently planning to issue an initial draft on hydrocarbon emissions in February 1989

  • of the technical, safety, and economic aspects of control and recovery requirements. The AWO analytical role is also being conducted within the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee Subcommittee on Vapor Control, which is pursuing the development of industry recommendations to the Coast Guard

  • , Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and when she isn’t doing that, she chairs the U.S. Coast Guard Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) LNG Fuels Working Group.   Concurrent with all of that, her day job as Vice President – Development at the United

  • MT Mar-24#34   Batteries work on chemical reactions. The chemical)
    March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 34

    be recharged, known as cycle life. BATTERY BASICS FACTORS EFFECTING CAPACITY A cell generates electrical power through two galvanically Batteries work on chemical reactions. The chemical reaction active materials immersed in a conducting electrolyte. The rates are largely driven by temperature. The colder

  • MT Mar-24#23  are also known to change the chemical nature of the ocean 
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    March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 23

    underwater forests.” These for- ests are a hotspot of biodiversity and species richness. Underwater eruptions are also known to change the chemical nature of the ocean in the vicinity, creating localized disruptions to the oceanic food chain. DETECTING “Most volcanic activity in the world occurs

  • MR Apr-24#43 “The industry is an 
ecosystem which includes 
owners)
    April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 43

    “The industry is an ecosystem which includes owners, managers, mariners, shipyards, equipment makers, designers, research institutes and class societies: all of them are crucial,” – Eero Lehtovaara, Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs, ABB Marine & Ports All images courtesy ABB Marine and Ports provi

  • MR Apr-24#24 FEATURE INTERVIEW 
U.S. Navy photograph by Brian Suriani/Rel)
    April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 24

    FEATURE INTERVIEW U.S. Navy photograph by Brian Suriani/Released Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck (right) Commander of U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) explains the tradition of the Navy ‘looping ceremony’. Lt. Robert P. Ellison assumes the title of MSC’s Flag Aide during the ceremony. NEEDS MILITARY MORE

  • MR Apr-24#23 offshore wind; and the foreign ?  ag Maersk supply WTIV)
    April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 23

    offshore wind; and the foreign ? ag Maersk supply WTIV at Seatrium Singapore, together with U.S. ? ag feeder ATBs for transportation and installation of the Empire Wind. Three newbuild SOVs and three conversions/retro? ts were award- ed, too, and 22 CTVs were also announced. The ? rst US rock installa

  • MR Apr-24#13  of  If a liquid or other chemical fuel is needed,   7.)
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    . It is technically stupid, and quite long term carbon fuel use. frankly also economically unattractive from the driver’s point of If a liquid or other chemical fuel is needed, 7. view, since it simply increases their cost for getting from A to B. provide equipment that can use fuels that can As a

  • MR Apr-24#12 Back to the Drawing Board 
When Efficiency Does 
Not Help)
    April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 12

    Back to the Drawing Board When Efficiency Does Not Help Sustainability By Rik van Hemmen y brother and I had a discussion about methanol This study concluded that the Toyota Prius Prime is the green- where we concluded that methanol is a prom- est car you can buy in the United States. ising sustainable

  • MN Apr-24#40 Vessels
General Arnold
Chasse, La. The 32-inch CSD will)
    April 2024 - Marine News page: 40

    Vessels General Arnold Chasse, La. The 32-inch CSD will immediately begin work on Phase Four of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project. The project will bene? cially reuse 100% of the dredged material removed from the channel deepening and widening. The General Arnold is the newest,

  • MN Apr-24#21 Feature
Navigation 
“Wind Turbines: The Bigger, the)
    April 2024 - Marine News page: 21

    Feature Navigation “Wind Turbines: The Bigger, the Better” – USDOE Of? ce of Energy Ef? ciency & Renewable Energy, August 24, 2023 ast December the Bureau of Ocean Energy Man- Agencies write: we want to advance wind energy, but ocean agement (BOEM) published a proposed sale no- areas can only yield so

  • MN Apr-24#18 Column   
Cybersecurity 
The Maritime Industry Has 
Unique)
    April 2024 - Marine News page: 18

    Column Cybersecurity The Maritime Industry Has Unique Cybersecurity Challenges By Joe Nicastro, Field CTO, Legit Security With supply chain attacks on the rise, works, while foundational, have not evolved in tandem and nation-state attackers constantly looking for new ways with these digital threats

  • MN Apr-24#15 Q&A
time, sometimes we win in game seven, but it really)
    April 2024 - Marine News page: 15

    Q&A time, sometimes we win in game seven, but it really takes now to make sure that folks understand that tug and barge a united industry, and so I just really appreciate the great transportation is the most sustainable mode of freight work of AWO members, of coalition partners, shippers, transportation?

  • MN Apr-24#12 Insights
century technology in 2024.” That’s an area of)
    April 2024 - Marine News page: 12

    Insights century technology in 2024.” That’s an area of focus. industry. We want to do that in a realistic way. These are We also want to make sure that we have workers on our great careers where a hardworking person can make a six- vessels who are ? t for duty. One of the things that we have ? gure

  • MN Apr-24#8 By the
Numbers
US Inland Waterways: Economic Impact by)
    April 2024 - Marine News page: 8

    By the Numbers US Inland Waterways: Economic Impact by State In 2021, nearly 500 million tons of goods valued at more than $158 billion moved on the U.S. inland waterways system, which includes a vast network of 12,000 miles of connecting waterways and 219 locks. The U.S. Department of Transportation

  • MN Apr-24#6 Marine News  April 2024  •  Volume 35   Number 4
Contributor)
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    Marine News April 2024 • Volume 35 Number 4 Contributors 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 1 Tom Ewing 5 Barry Parker is a freelance writer specializing in marine, energy and envi- of bdp1 Consulting Ltd provides strategic and tac- ronmental issues. He contributes regularly to this magazine. tical support, including

  • MR Feb-24#42 OPINION: The Final Word
GAO: USCG Should Address 
Workforce)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 42

    OPINION: The Final Word GAO: USCG Should Address Workforce Recruitment and Retention Challenges By Heather MacLeod, Director, GAO’s Homeland Security and Justice team he Coast Guard has strug- Coast Guard established cyberspace as vessels to determine whether they meet gled for years to recruit an

  • MR Feb-24#38 TECH FEATURE
Ammonia and the 15,00
A project initiated by)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 38

    TECH FEATURE Ammonia and the 15,00 A project initiated by Seaspan Corporation and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) has set out to develop a design for a large 15,000-TEU ammonia-fueled container vessel. Image Seaspan Corporation/Foreship By Greg Trauthwein orking with

  • MR Feb-24#29 AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC)
operate a US ?  ag)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 29

    AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC) operate a US ? ag ship just for the MSP customer through that global network. As an example of “clarity and con- stipend. It’s a cargo driven industry, and We are certainly a unique business unit sistency,” Ebeling points ? rst to “the those cargoes help to

  • MR Feb-24#28 COVER FEATURE
times of con?  ict or in other national)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 28

    COVER FEATURE times of con? ict or in other national said Ebeling. “If you look at Iraq and tors bring to the table, all provided by emergencies, and the program also Afghanistan, 98% of those cargoes the MSP ? eet, and it would cost the provides DoD access to MSP partici- were transported to the

  • MR Feb-24#16 , and commercial  chemical resistance - including)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 16

    methanol has the ability to one day run involved laboratory testing of the polymer core material for vessels almost emission-free, and commercial chemical resistance - including for methanol. Engineering, shipping increasingly investigates. Derived to- Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI)

  • MR Feb-24#12 Maritime Risk 
Top Marine Business Risks in 2024
By Rich)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 12

    Maritime Risk Top Marine Business Risks in 2024 By Rich Soja, North American Head Marine, Allianz Commercial yber incidents such as ransomware attacks, data linked to several large ? re incidents at sea in recent years. breaches, and IT disruptions are the biggest worry Regularly assessing and updating

  • MR Feb-24#11 down to a smaller size, and especially a smaller width)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 11

    down to a smaller size, and especially a smaller width relieves waterfront infrastructure footprints and costs. that issue. One may argue that one human with a bigger truck These 5-foot wide units will zip through the city much faster can deliver more cargo than one human with a smaller truck, and

  • MR Feb-24#10 Back to the Drawing Board 
Let’s Set Some Standards for)
    February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 10

    Back to the Drawing Board Let’s Set Some Standards for Micro Cargo By Rik van Hemmen s zero carbon cargo efforts are progressing, it is becoming more apparent that the lowest hanging fruit is in the last few miles. This is where a large amount of carbon is expended in delivering small A parcels to

  • MN Feb-24#42 People &
Companies
Rella Hired as  Wiltshire Leading Port)
    February 2024 - Marine News page: 42

    People & Companies Rella Hired as Wiltshire Leading Port Everglades St. Johns President Glenn A. Wiltshire has taken over as Joe Rella has been appointed as presi- acting director of Broward County’s Port Rella Barton dent of St. Johns Ship Building. Everglades Department. Barton Named Vineyard CEO New

  • MN Feb-24#39 Vessels
Next WSF Vessels Could Be Built 
Outside of)
    February 2024 - Marine News page: 39

    Vessels Next WSF Vessels Could Be Built Outside of Washington State By Eric Haun The next newbuilds for Washington State Ferries (WSF) is required to award a credit of 13% of the bid price for bid could be built by a shipyard outside of Washington as the proposals for vessels constructed in the state of