While waterways operators may be relaxing a little after the industry’s successful completion of the four-year Certificate of Inspection phase-in of the Subchapter M towing vessel safety program, they now face further
While waterways operators may be relaxing a little after the industry’s successful completion of the four-year Certificate of Inspection phase-in of the Subchapter M towing vessel safety program, they now face further
Today’s deadline for 100% COI compliance signals full implementation of the Subchapter M towing vessel safety regulations, the product of a nearly 20-year partnership between the tugboat, towboat and barge industry and
Baltimore, Md., headquartered Vane Brothers reports that 100 percent of its tugboats have earned a valid Certificate of Inspection (COI) as part of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Subchapter M program, that sets
In what will be a gentle reminder to some towing vessel owners, and likely a jarring wake-up call to others, a post on the Coast Guard Maritime Commons blog notes that the
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise has launched a new training hub that allows industry compliance officers or operators, Third Party Organization representatives, and Coast Guard marine inspectors
Operators of a broad range of vessels will be among the speakers at Marine Log’s upcoming TTB (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) event. Among the latest operator speakers to be confirmed is Capt.
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise (TVNCOE) posted on its website August 5, 2019, that the Coast Guard has approved Inland Towing Operators Working Together (ITOW) of Robards,
FEBRUARY 7, 2019 — The inland pushboat M/V Virginia is the first newly built towing vessel to receive a Certificate of Inspection (COI) since the implementation of 46 CFR Subchapter M. Owned
JUNE 1, 2018 — The first towing vessel owners to receive U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Certificates of Inspection (COIs) demonstrating SubM compliance, on all three U.S. coasts and in the USCG District
