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Share this article Press Release – Crowley Solutions has been awarded the five-year contract to deliver military specification fuel to the Eareckson Air Station located on the remote Aleutian Island of Shemya, Alaska. Crowley has consistently transported and delivered the fuel since 1956 to the base 1,200 miles from Anchorage in the remote western reaches of the Aleutian Island archipelago. The U.S. government has counted on the company’s experience and innovative logistics capabilities in...

U.S. Defense Logistics Agency-Energy Awards Crowley Fuel Delivery Contract to Remote Aleutian Air Station Share Article Under the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency-Energy contract, beginning in 2021, Crowley will provide lightering and transportation of 4 million gallons of fuel annually for the radar and aircraft refueling station and its 180 military, contractors and civilians who operate it. ATB Aurora/Qamun Crowley’s record of dependability and high performance will add a new chapter under th...

(Image: Ulstein) Expedition cruise vessel Ocean Victory, under construction at the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China, is slated to commence sea trials by the end of the week, Norwegian designer Ulstein revealed Thursday. The newbuild is the third in the Ulstein-designed CX103 INFINITY series for U.S.-based owner SunStone Ships. The 104.4-meter-long vessel offers capacity for 200 passengers in 93 suites, 68 with balconies, nine with French balconies and 16 with panoramic windows. An infinity pool ha...

If Given a pair of darts and a map, you would be hard-pressed to hit two spots more visibly different than Panama and the Arctic Ocean. These two places, disparate though they may be, are being brought together by the global threat of climate change.

Marine News Top Boats of 2020 Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. General MacArthur (Photo: Callan Marine) This year, despite innumerable challenges and setbacks, a great number of new U.S.-flagged vessels made their way into service. In addition to Maid of the Mists new electric tour boats James V. Glynn and Nikola Tesla featured Wednesday, the newbuilds highlighted below are some of the most noteworthy to come out of U.S. shipyards in 2020. Dredger U.S. dredging contractors have been adding tonna...

Introduction As noted in the white paper on Norways Arctic policy (the High North Report), maritime activities in the High North are expected to increase due to: improved accessibility resulting from melting sea ice; the high potential for increased commercial exploitation of marine and offshore resources; and the successful marketing of the Arctic as a tourist destination. With increased activities comes an increased risk of accidents. The remoteness, cold temperatures and vulnerability of the...