Callan Marine launches 32” cutter dredge

Galveston, Texas, based dredging contractor Callan Marine recently launched the General MacArthur, one of the largest cutter suction dredges in the U.S. market, at the C&C Shipyard in Belle Chasse, La. At

Eastern delivers seventieth towboat in long running FMT series

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, Fla., has delivered the M/V Jaden Pasentine (Hull 200) the seventieth in the long series of inland towboats that the company has been building for Florida

Golding Barge Line expanding Vicksburg operations

The Mississippi Development Authority reports that inland water transportation company Golding Barge Line is expanding operations in Vicksburg. The project is a $20-million corporate investment and will create 25 jobs. “Mississippi’s transportation

Seamen’s Church Institute hosts River Bell Awards Luncheon

The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) has presented its prestigious River Bell Award to Delbert R. Wilkins of Illinois Marine Towing. The award was presented December 5, 2019 at SCI’s 20th Annual River

Q-LNG’s Chad Verret joins TTB speaker line-up

A new breed of cutting-edge Jones Act LNG bunkering vessels is under development and Marine Log’s TTB event will include a presentation by Chad Verret, President of Q-LNG Transport, which is building

Biblia Marine to add 500-ton floating dry dock

Mystic, Conn., based JMS Naval Architects is designing a 500-ton lift capacity floating dry dock for Biblia Marine Towing and Transportation of Savannah, Ga. With its fleet of tugs and barges, Biblia

TTB: What’s involved in fitting an ASD tug with Tier 4?

A major focus at Marine Log’s TTB (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) event will be on real-life lessons learned from practical experience. In one important presentation, Bisso Towboat’s John Davis and Caterpillar Marine

Port of Green Bay already tops 2 million tons for season

With nearly 207,000 tons of cargo moved into and out of the Port of Green Bay, Wis., in November, total tonnage has now topped the port’s goal of 2 million tons (2,081,962

New Subchapter M reqirements loom says USCG

USCG warns of retractable pilot house hazards

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Safety & Compliance Directorate has issued a Safety Alert warning of the hazards presented by retractable pilot houses on towboats. The alerts notes that retractable pilothouses offer operators

Robert Allan awarded AiP for LNG-fueled pushboat

Classification society DNV GL has presented Vancouver, B.C., based naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd. with an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a natural gas fueled shallow draft pushboat design, the RApide

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