NTSB reports on City of Boston

NTSB cites “lack of effective maintenance program” in 58-year old towboat involved in collision

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a February 13, 2019, incident in which, transiting downbound on the Lower Mississippi River, the 1961-built towing vessel Miss Dixie (owned by

SUNY Maritime and Hornblower strengthen partnership

Officials of SUNY Maritime College, Fort Schuyler, N.Y., recently joined executives of ferry operator Hornblower in a ceremony that saw the college’s navigation lab renamed the “Hornblower E-Navigation Lab.” The naming marked

Bristol Harbor Group contracted to continue working with USACE Marine Design Center

Bristol, R.I. headquartered Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to provider naval architecture and marine engineering services for the United States Army Corps of Engineers

DOT announces availability of port infrastructure grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $225 million in discretionary grant funding through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). “America’s ports

GLDD has taken delivery of two Multi Cats

Great Lakes Dredge wins contracts worth $71.6 million

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the U.S., today reported the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $71.6 million. The awarded work includes:

Port of Caddo-Bossier marks barge milestone

The Port of Caddo-Bossier in Shreveport, La., marked the end of January with a milestone. Port employees offloaded the 100th barge carrying steel coils for Vulcraft-Texas a division of Nucor. The barges

USCG pursues enforcement action against Bouchard Transportation

The U.S, Coast Guard says it is pursuing enforcement action against Bouchard Transportation Company after it failed to comply with a captain of the port order for one of its two vessels

American Cruise Lines accelerates its expansion

Guilford, Conn., headquartered American Cruise Lines is to launch two additional modern riverboats for the 2021 season. Construction is already underway on the new riverboats and will ramp up as American Jazz,

Coast Guard offers new Subchapter M training options

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise has launched a new training hub that allows industry compliance officers or operators, Third Party Organization representatives, and Coast Guard marine inspectors

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

NTSB issues report on towboat sinking

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on the sinking of the 1968-built towing vessel Tom Bussler, owned by McGinnis Equipment Company, Inc. and operated by National Maintenance & Repair

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