When the pilot left the helm of a towboat unattended for 5 minutes, the consequences were costly, according to a just-releases National Transportation Safety Board report The incident involved the 138-foot long,
The members of the American Waterways Operators elected a new slate of leaders last week during the its Spring Convention and Annual Membership Meeting. Patrick Sutton, senior vice president, business development and
A steering system failure led to the 730-foot bulk carrier American Mariner contacting a navigational aid in the St. Marys River near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, causing $1.25 million in damage to
On May 6, Ingram Marine Group, Nashville, Tenn., held a special christening ceremony in Paducah, Ky., for the M/V Len O’Connor and M/V Jerry W. Long. The M/V Len O’Connor is named after Ingram’s director of fleet
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The St. Louis Engineer District’s Rivers Project Office will close the Winfield (Mo.) Recreation Area to allow for contractor equipment and material staging associated with two active construction projects at Lock and
The Coast Guard responded to a vessel collision that resulted in a barge breakaway and one sunken barge on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans, La., April 27. Watchstanders at Coast
A catastrophic engine failure led to a fire aboard the towboat Johnny M last year, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The fire broke out on Jan. 30, 2024, when the
A barge tow struck a vane dike on the Ohio River last year because the pilot did not effectively compensate for the outdraft current while navigating out of the McAlpine Locks in
Set to start operating this year, a Blue Highway project in the Bronx, N.Y., will initially remove 1,000 truck trips a month off highways and onto the water. Details of the plan
Progress continues at the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project near Chattanooga, Tenn., as the Nashville Engineer District marks a major milestone in the upstream approach walls contract. Yesterday, the district announced that crews
