Eastern delivers seventieth towboat in long running FMT series

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, Fla., has delivered the M/V Jaden Pasentine (Hull 200) the seventieth in the long series of inland towboats that the company has been building for Florida

Blount Boats joins Green Marine

Warren, R.I., based Blount Boats, Inc. has become the eighth shipbuilder to join Green Marine, a voluntary environmental certification program for North America’s maritime industry. The program encourages participants to reduce their

Golding Barge Line expanding Vicksburg operations

The Mississippi Development Authority reports that inland water transportation company Golding Barge Line is expanding operations in Vicksburg. The project is a $20-million corporate investment and will create 25 jobs. “Mississippi’s transportation

Seamen’s Church Institute hosts River Bell Awards Luncheon

The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) has presented its prestigious River Bell Award to Delbert R. Wilkins of Illinois Marine Towing. The award was presented December 5, 2019 at SCI’s 20th Annual River

Iridium announces GMDSS launch partners

Satellite communications service provider Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has announced the first seven companies it has authorized to provide its Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) services, planned for commercial

OSG is sunject of an acquisition offer

OSG and AMSC extend Jones Act tanker charters

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) and American Shipping Company ASA (Oslo Stock Exchange: AMSC) (OTCQX: ASCJF) today jointly announced that OSG has exercised options to extend its bareboat charter agreements with

Q-LNG’s Chad Verret joins TTB speaker line-up

A new breed of cutting-edge Jones Act LNG bunkering vessels is under development and Marine Log’s TTB event will include a presentation by Chad Verret, President of Q-LNG Transport, which is building

ABS publishes guidance on fuel cells

Classification society ABS has published its Guide for Fuel Cell Power Systems for Marine and Offshore Applications to support the design, evaluation, and construction of fuel cell systems on vessels and offshore

TTB: What’s involved in fitting an ASD tug with Tier 4?

A major focus at Marine Log’s TTB (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) event will be on real-life lessons learned from practical experience. In one important presentation, Bisso Towboat’s John Davis and Caterpillar Marine

Port of Green Bay already tops 2 million tons for season

With nearly 207,000 tons of cargo moved into and out of the Port of Green Bay, Wis., in November, total tonnage has now topped the port’s goal of 2 million tons (2,081,962

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