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Friday, January 13, 2012
anchorage gulf of alaska winter ocean ice
Blog

Approaching Anchorage in the Ice – POTD

Another cool shot from Dustin Lemke, Ship’s engineer/ Photographer/Yeti…

January 13, 2012
Total Views: 14

Tuesday, January 3, 2012
russian ice-class tanker renda
Defense

Russian Tanker Renda Meets USCG Regs, Gets Underway for Fuel Mission to Nome

(US COAST GUARD) Coast Guard inspectors completed a port state control exam on the double-hulled ice-classed Russian tanker Renda today in Dutch Harbor.

January 3, 2012
Total Views: 27

Monday, January 2, 2012
Drilling rig arctic ocean under tow
Blog

Alaskans Express Serious Concerns About Arctic Offshore Drilling

In an article in the Anchorage Daily News, Lois Epstein, Arctic Program director for The Wilderness Society, and member of the Offshore Energy Safety Advisory

January 2, 2012
Total Views: 137

Monday, November 14, 2011
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Blog

Catching Crabs in Alaska, it’s Not What it Used to Be

– By Scott Campbell Jr., The Wall Street Journal Many people think I’m crazy for making a living by catching crabs in Alaska. Battling 20-foot

November 14, 2011
Total Views: 1987

Monday, October 24, 2011
Environmental Groups Challenge Air Permits For Shell’s Arctic Oil Drilling
Offshore

Environmental Groups Challenge Air Permits For Shell’s Arctic Oil Drilling

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–Environmental groups have filed a formal challenge to air-quality permits that Royal Dutch Shell needs to drill for oil in the

October 24, 2011
Total Views: 9

Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Shell Clears Air Permit Obstacle for Alaska Offshore Drilling Plans
Offshore

Shell Clears Air Permit Obstacle for Alaska Offshore Drilling Plans

By Cassandra Sweet, The Wall Street Journal Online The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency removed a longtime obstacle to Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s Arctic

September 20, 2011
Total Views: 31

Friday, July 22, 2011
Time to Take Alaska Out of the Icebox
Uncategorized

Time to Take Alaska Out of the Icebox

By Scott Borgerson and Scott Minerd The Arctic might be the world’s final — and possibly most attractive — emerging market. While most

July 22, 2011
Total Views: 38

Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Crowley Deploys Double-Hull Petroleum Barges to Western Alaska
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Crowley Deploys Double-Hull Petroleum Barges to Western Alaska

Barges are Among the First Double-Hulled, Environmentally Friendly Barges in Western Alaska Waters Anchorage, Alaska:  Crowley Maritime Corp. is deploying two

June 22, 2011
Total Views: 89

Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Crowley’s Double Hull Petroleum Tank Barges for Western Alaska
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Crowley’s Double Hull Petroleum Tank Barges for Western Alaska

Crowley’s double-hull, environmentally friendly barges, 165-1 and 165-2 (SEATTLE, May 10, 2011) – Preparing to take environmental protection of

May 10, 2011
Total Views: 118

Monday, May 2, 2011
Shell Close to Alaska Drilling Permit
Offshore

Shell Close to Alaska Drilling Permit

HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Shell Oil may be close to winning permission from the U.S. Department of the Interior to drill up to five wells in the waters off of

May 2, 2011
Total Views: 15

Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Judge Orders Exxon, Governments To Resolve Valdez Spill Claim
News

Judge Orders Exxon, Governments To Resolve Valdez Spill Claim

A federal judge has ordered Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of Alaska to expedite talks on a 2006 claim by the federal

March 9, 2011
Total Views: 54

Thursday, January 13, 2011
Coast Guard releases report on sinking of Alaska Ranger
Incidents

Coast Guard releases report on sinking of Alaska Ranger

Photo: A crew member of the Alaska Ranger is taken on board the Coast Guard Cutter Munro. The Alaska Ranger began taking on water 120 miles west of Dutch

January 13, 2011
Total Views: 140

Thursday, October 28, 2010
Interesting

McDonalds Fish Ship – “Alaska Ocean”

McDonalds Fish Ship – “Alaska Ocean” If you have ever eaten a McDonald’s Filet-o-fish there is a good chance that it came from the

October 28, 2010
Total Views: 2497

Sunday, August 22, 2010
Photo

Ship Photo of the Week – Cordova, Alaska

This weeks photo come to us from off the cost of Cordova, Alaska.

August 22, 2010
Total Views: 11

Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Uncategorized

ATB is Largest Ever to Transit Alaskan Waters

Crowley’s petroleum transportation group recently made history, as its 155,000-barrel ATB, Sea Reliance/550-1, became the largest of its kind to have

December 16, 2009
Total Views: 36

Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Uncategorized

UAF chooses shipyard to build Alaska Region Research Vessel

More than three decades ago, marine scientists in the United States first identified the need for a research vessel capable of bringing scientists to

December 15, 2009
Total Views: 22

Friday, July 17, 2009
Uncategorized

What the heck is it? Mystery “goo” found floating off Northern Alaskan Coast

This is pretty gross.  In the Chukchi Sea between Wainwright and Barrow in Norther Alaska, a mysterious “goo” has been spotted drifting in a

July 17, 2009
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Blog

M/V Selendang Ayu Oil Spill and Sinking

On Monday, Alaskan state officials announced that the owners and operators of the bulk freighter, M/V Selendang Ayu, that sank off the north shore of Unalaska

April 29, 2009
Total Views: 861

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Incidents

Spirit of Glacier Bay – Cruise Ship Hard Aground in Alaska

Maritime Global Net tells us: Cruise West’s Spirit of Glacier Bay is reported to have run aground in Glacier Bay. The US Coastguard is attending the

July 8, 2008
Total Views: 184

Sunday, June 22, 2008
Lifesaving Incidents

The Coast Guard’s Most Extreme Rescue – Alaska Ranger

In a feature appropriately titled “Worst Case Scenario” Popular Mechanics brings us “The Coast Guard’s Most Extreme Rescue –

June 22, 2008
Total Views: 196
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