Coast Guard cites fishing vessel operator for negligence on Columbia River

The Coast Guard issued a Notice of Violation to the owner and master aboard a 48-foot commercial fishing vessel for negligence while operating in conditions of restricted visibility and a failure to

M/V Johnathon Erickson on Upper Mississippi River

Upper Mississippi River navigation season comes to an end

The St. Paul Engineer District locked the last tow to depart St. Paul, Minn., November 23—ending the 2021 navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River. Marquette Transportation‘s M/V Jonathan Erickson, pushing five

dredging contract awards

Manson wins $16.9 million dredging contract

Manson Construction Company, Seattle, Wash., has been awarded a $16,945,950 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Work will be performed in Saint Marys, Ga., with an estimated completion date of May 7, 2022.

The new vessel is the latest result of Metal Shark’s ongoing expansion into the pilot boat market,

Pascagoula Pilots take delivery of Metal Shark pilot boat

Jeanerette, La.-headquartered Metal Shark has delivered a 55- by 17-foot welded aluminum pilot boat to the Pascagoula Bar Pilots Association in Mississippi. Called Singing River Island, the vessel is the second Metal

Federal Marine Terminals at Port Itawamba

Federal Marine Terminals adds new terminal at Port Itawamba

Federal Marine Terminals (FMT), a subsidiary of Canada’s Fednav Limited, recently announced a new river terminal on at Port Itawamba in Fulton, Miss. The operating agreement was signed back in March. The

Dustpan dredge Jadwin

Vicksburg welcomes historic dustpan dredge home

The Vicksburg Engineer District welcomed the dredge Jadwin and crew home to the Vicksburg, Miss., Harbor on November 18, just in time for the holidays. The dredge and crew of around 50

Peter Schrappen

AWO appoints VP – Pacific Region

The American Waterways Operators reports that Peter Schrappen will join the organization’s staff as Vice President – Pacific Region on December 13. Schrappen, who has 23 years of legislative and advocacy experience,

Lasse Petterson

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock awarded Houston Ship Channel contract

Houston-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) reports the signing of a $92.5 million dredging contract for the Houston Ship Channel Widening and Improvement Project 11. This is the first

sustainable shipping for tugs, towboats and barges

Q&A: Sustainability and the tug, towboat and barge industry

As most of us know by now, sustainability is at the forefront of hot topics in the maritime industry. One of our most involved sectors of the U.S. maritime industry—the tug, towboat

Biden signs infrastructure bill

AWO applauds infrastructure bill’s passage

The American Waterways Operators (AWO) says that it applauds the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, H.R. 3684, signed into law by President Joe Biden earlier this week. AWO notes that the

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