The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District in concert with the Philadelphia District and the Corps’ Marine Design Center have awarded Southwest Shipyard LP of Houston a $11.4 million contractfor a
Late last month, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced new job creation within the state’s coal industry as River View Coal LLC, which operates an underground coal mine in Union County, will expand
A missing retaining ring and mounting bracket on the port main diesel engine led to an engineroom fire on a towboat near Belleview, Ky., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says. The
Parker Towing Company, an Alabama-based maritime transportation company, announced today it has acquired General Marine Services (GMS), a Baton Rouge-based tank barge operator. The acquisition of GMS expands Parker Towing’s current tank
As the historically low water situation on America’s inland rivers continue to impact river shipping and farmers, dredging operations are underway to help combat the deteriorating river conditions. The Ohio River closed
An update to this story can be found here. Impacts to navigation not seen since 1988 continue as low Mississippi River water levels linger. These impacts include barge groundings, lock closures and
Kasey Eckstein, founder and executive director of Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs), is a name that the inland maritime industry knows well, and now she has started a new company aimed at
T. Parker Host (Host) today announced the grand opening of the former Avondale Shipyards as Avondale Global Gateway. The former shipyard has been transformed during the past four years since its acquisition
The Coast Guard has awarded Denver-based Birdon America, Inc. a subsidiary of Australia’s Birdon Pty Ltd, a contract for the detail design and construction of its Waterways Commerce Cutters (WCC) program’s river
The U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge industry may already be the safest, most environmentally friendly, and most economical mode of freight transportation, but it is faced with the challenge of making a