M/V David North

Ingram Marine Group christens M/V David North

Nashville, Tenn.-headquartered Ingram Marine Group held a special christening ceremony April 8 for the M/V David North. The new vessel was built as part of a series of ten four-decked, welded-steel, USCG

Mike Rushing, who passed in 2023, was the founder of Rushing Marine Service and a co-founder of TVIB.

Cathy Hammond receives 2025 Mike Rushing Legacy Service Award

The Mike Rushing Legacy Service Award selection committee has selected Cathy Hammond, CEO and owner of Hebron, Ky.-based Inland Marine Service, as its second annual recipient of the award. The award, named

Karen Voss and Brian Munzlinger will be seated as Mid-America Port Commission (MAPC) commissioners at its April 14 meeting.

Mid-America Port Commission announces new commissioners

Karen Voss and Brian Munzlinger will be seated as Mid-America Port Commission (MAPC) commissioners at its April 14 meeting at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo. Voss was elected to serve as a

Jason Aristides, CEO of OpenTug

OpenTug secures $2.2M investment to amp up barge shipping

Yesterday, OpenTug, a maritime logistics software platform, announced a $2.2 million strategic investment led by TMV, an early-stage venture firm investing in the world’s leading entrepreneurs reshaping legacy industries through tech-enabled innovation. This

Last week, Marine Log’s TTB 2025 (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) conference in Mobile, Ala., attracted nearly 250 vessel owners, operators, C-suite executives, suppliers, and shipyards.

TTB 2025 highlights operational excellence

Last week, Marine Log’s TTB 2025 (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) conference in Mobile, Ala., attracted nearly 250 vessel owners, operators, C-suite executives, suppliers, and shipyards. The event, which took place on March

Miranda Lang

WCI names Miranda Lang its new operations manager

Waterways Council Inc. (WCI) has welcomed a new member to its team. She is Miranda Lang, who will serve as operations manager. She will work in concert with Amber McClay, WCI’s office

NTSB report report implicates bank effect

NTSB determines cause of $4.5M terminal crane damage

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on a January 4, 2024, incident in which a crane on a crane barge contacted a ship to shore terminal crane, which suffered

Baarge to be built by Gundesonr

Tidewater Transportation goes to Gunderson for four new refined products barges

Vancouver, Wash.-based Tidewater Transportation and Terminals, the largest barge transportation and termina network on the Columbia-Snake River system, reports that it has finalized a contract with Portland, Oregon-based Gunderson Marine & Iron,

Ingram's M/V Neil N. Diehl towboat locks through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minnesota, March 19, with nine barges. (Credit: USACE)

Ingram towboat marks unofficial start to 2025 navigation season

The St. Paul Engineer District announced March 20 that the first tow of the 2025 navigation season arrived in St. Paul, Minn. The M/V Neil N. Diehl, an Ingram Barge towboat, locked

The Joseph L. Block is the first ship through the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan for the 2024 season opening on March 22, 2024. At high pool, the Block waits as the gates open and a lock and dam operator stands by to cast of the mooring lines.

Soo Locks to open early for 2025 shipping season

The Detroit Engineer District will open the Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks, in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., early to all marine traffic at 8 a.m. on March 21, marking the

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