SPONSORED CONTENT: As president of Guntersville Marine Services Inc., Mike Lueken is keenly aware of the dramatic changes in material handling equipment over the past 30 years. “The evolution of material handlers
A deckhand at the helm of a towing vessel had fallen asleep before the tow struck a dock near Clatskanie, Oregon last year, the National Transportation Safety Board says. The result was
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on an October 2023 incident in which the deteriorated fender system protecting the Hylebos Bridge in Tacoma, Wash., was damaged beyond repair last
Biennial dredging of Ohio’s Fairport Harbor’s federal navigation channel by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is complete. Dredging of Fairport Harbor ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of
In a move aiming to enhance the efficiency and competitiveness of the Mississippi River’s agricultural and industrial trade routes, the Corn Belt Ports on the Upper Mississippi River and and major Louisiana
The Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB) reports that it has promoted Lindsey Brown to the newly created role of operations specialist after over 10 years of dedicated service to the organization, a
The Jefferson County, Missouri, Port Authority (JCPA) has closed on the $20 million purchase of approximately 18 acres along the Mississippi River at 600 Riverport Way in Herculaneum, Mo. The acreagewas sold
The California legislature has now passed Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains’ measure (AB 1122) that would prevent the California Air Resources Board (CARB) from enforcing a potentially deadly requirement in its harbor craft
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a March 26, 2023, incident in which, at about 0500 local time, the towing vessel Uncle Blue began flooding when towing one
The pilot of a towboat that hit a pier near Saint Rose, La., last year had fallen asleep, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said August 21. The pilot of the M/V