Crack in I-40 bridge sees Lower Mississippi closure
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a waterway restriction to all vessel traffic on the Lower Mississippi River Tuesday near the I-40 bridge in Memphis, Tenn. The waterway restriction closes the river to
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a waterway restriction to all vessel traffic on the Lower Mississippi River Tuesday near the I-40 bridge in Memphis, Tenn. The waterway restriction closes the river to
In response to customers’ requests for safe and efficient training of crews during ongoing global travel restrictions, ABB Marine & Ports has developed a new blended learning program for its Azipod propulsion
The Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) today marked the start of fabrication of the U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class national security cutter Friedman (NSC 11). The start of fabrication
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 Acquisition Directorate reports that the Coast Guard waterways commerce cutter (WCC) program released a request for proposal (RFP) on April 30 for the design and construction of its
Marking the start of National Infrastructure Week, Port Houston has held a ceremony breaking the ground for the start of construction work to support widening and deepening the 52-mile Houston Ship Channel.
by Tom Ewing On April 22, the U.S. Coast Guard published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to update maritime electrical engineering (EE) regulations. The regulations impact design, construction and inspection of
In an action valued at $356.5 million, the Coast Guard last month modified its contract with Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), giving the Panama City, Fla., shipyard the go ahead to begin construction
Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LDOS) reports that it has completed its acquisition of Gibbs & Cox, Inc. for approximately $380 million in cash. Headquartered in Arlington, Va., Gibbs & Cox is the
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has notified the Texas A&M Maritime Academy on the Galveston Campus of Texas A&M University that the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) expected to arrive on campus