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Philadelphia Engineer District awards Weeks, GLDD beach fill contracts

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has awarded a $23.8 million contract to Weeks Marine of Cranford, N.J. for to conduct periodic nourishment on three dune and beach fill projects

New Port NO:A terminal will be built by public private partnership

Ports America and MSC commit $800 million to new Port NOLA terminal project

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced a historic public-private partnership between the state of Louisiana, the Port of New Orleans and two leading terminal operators to build a $1.8 billion state-of-the-art

River cruise vessel

Knud E. Hansen unveils U.S. river cruise vessel design

No paddlewheels, smoke stacks or gingerbread here. Danish naval architectural firm Knud E. Hansen has unveiled a concept design for a U.S. river cruise vessel that makes no bows to the steamboat

New terminal opens at the Port of Pascagoula

Enviva Inc. (NYSE: EVA), the world’s leading producer of sustainably sourced woody biomass, held a ceremonial ribbon cutting at its recently opened marine export terminal at the Port of Pascagoula, Miss., on

Dixie Towing

Dixie Towing upgrades veteran tug with corrosion-resistant winches

When Jacksonville, Fla., based Dixie Towing acquired the Dixie Trader in 2021, the 1,800-horsepower tug, built in 1972, was approaching her 50th year in service and needed new deck winches to take

Thordon Bearings RiverTough system

Thordon Bearings reports increased demand from inland waterways operators

Thordon Bearings Inc. says that demand for environmentally sustainable water-lubricated and grease-free bearings and seals has increased dramatically in the U.S. and Latin American inland waterways market as more and more operators

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Golding Barge picks Cat to power first Tier 4 newbuild

Vicksburg, Miss., headquartered tank barge specialist Golding Barge Line has selected triple 3512E Cat engines to power its latest newbuild. Set for delivery in 2024, the boat will be the company’s first

Op-Ed: America’s tugs, towboats and barges are ready to help power New England this winter

By Jennifer Carpenter, president and CEO, the American Waterways Operators The Northeast faces the prospect of a tough winter ahead as residents and businesses grapple with the low supply and high cost

Middle River Marine vessel

Middle River Marine acquires Kindra Lake Towing’s assets

Mokena, Ill., based Middle River Marine LLC (MRM) reports that it has acquired the assets of Kindra Lake Towing LP, of Chicago. The agreement will expand MRM’s bulk material logistic operations with

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NTSB reports on costly towing vessel grounding

An electrical generator set (genset) failure and subsequent loss of steering led to the grounding of a towing vessel near Greenville, Miss., the National Transportation Safety Board says. The incident occurred when

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