Blakeley BoatWorks delivers Tier 4 linehaul towing vessel

Recently delivered to Cooper Marine and Timberlands (CMT) by Blakeley BoatWorks (BBW), the M/V Gretchen V. Cooper is the first linehaul towing vessel in the U.S. to be powered by Tier 4

Thordon Bearings names Scott Groves VP-Sales

Thordon Bearings has appointed Scott Groves as Vice President – Sales, with a mandate to “grow profitable sales” and build upon the company’s leading position in the global pollution-free bearings and seals

TTB: How has COVID changed salvage response to the tug, towboat and barge industry?

Despite COVID-19, casualties have continued, regulatory changes have persisted, and salvage and marine firefighting providers are expected to meet response standards despite travel restrictions and social distancing requirements. Although the pandemic hasn’t

PODCAST: Aimee Andres on putting the inland waterways value case to shippers

In this Marine Log Listen Up! Podcast podcast, we talk to Aimee Andres, executive director of the Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals (IRPT) trade association. Representing professionals in each river basin, Andres

Ardmore Shipping, Maritime Partners in JV with hydrogen fuel cell developer

A new joint venture aims to bring fuel cells using advanced methanol-to-hydrogen technology to the marine sector — including the inland waterways market. It has been formed by chemical and product tanker

Barge slams into Gig Harbor docks and homes

Coast Guard members from Sector Puget Sound responded Monday when a barge smashed into private docks and homes near Gig Harbor, Wash. Watchstanders at Sector Puget Sound received notification from Pierce County

Maritime training transforms during the era of COVID-19

It’s been almost one year since the deadly pandemic known as COVID-19 started spreading across the globe and companies are still feeling its effects and will perhaps for years to come. In

TTB: Jones Walker presents on creditors’ rights under maritime law

Lance Sannino, a partner in the Maritime Practice Group at New Orleans headquartered law firm Jones Walker LLP, will present on “Creditor’s Rights Under Maritime Law: Tools to Consider in the Current

Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association names next president

The Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association’s (GICA) Board of Directors has selected Paul Dittman as its prospective president. He will assume the role at GICA’s 116th Annual Seminar in August 2021. Dittman is

USACE activates inspections along Mississippi River

The Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet prompting the New Orleans Engineer District to activate Phase I flood fight procedures beginning March 11, 2021.

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