Bringing extensive Capitol Hill experience to the job, Dustin Davidson has been named Director, Government Relations of Waterways Council, Inc. Davidson most recently served as professional staff member for the House of
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has released an updated “In Focus” brief on the U.S. Coast Guard’s Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program, which envisages procuring up to 35 replacements for the Coast
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has finalized its feasibility study of passenger-only ferry service across 12 counties in Western Washington. The PSRC is a metropolitan planning organization that develops policies and
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an engineroom fire aboard a 57-year-old towing vessel that resulted in an estimated $2 million of damage to the vessel. The incident
The Nautilus Platform fleet and voyage optimization tool will be included in Kongsberg’s Kognifai open ecosystem under an agreement reached by Kongsberg Digital and Nautilus Labs. The companies say this will deliver
La Crosse, Wis., headquartered J.F. Brennan Company reports that it has entered a Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) certified joint venture with Ahtna Marine & Construction Company LLC (AMCC). The Ahtna –
Under a Letter of Intent signed with Brodosplit Shipyard and DIV Group in Croatia, Kongsberg Maritime is to deliver a large technology package for an ST-269 unit being built for the Scottish-based
Delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla., the USCGC Frederick Hatch is the 166th vessel that Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a
Galveston Wharves, Galveston, Texas, reports that its cargo business totaled 4.3 million tons in 2020, exceeding 2019 totals by 300,000 tons. General cargo, grain and fresh fruit led the gains. Cargo activity
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on incident in which a 1963-built towboat sustained an estimated $1,350,000 of damage after an engineroom fire broke out. On October 8, 2019,