Two more new small ships will join the fleet of Guilford, Conn., headquartered American Cruise Linesin 2025: American Patriot and American Pioneer. These 125-passenger sister ships will the fith and sixth ships
Complacency in the workplace is widely recognized as a safety hazard and a towing vessel captain’s complacency led to barges striking the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge last year in the Mississippi River, the National
Due to the arrival of spring, the St. Paul Engineer District is opening Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam and Lock and Dam 1, both in Minneapolis, Minn., to commercial and
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Earlier this month, Ingram Marine Group, Nashville, Tenn., held a christening ceremony for three new vessels: the M/V Patrick L. Morton, M/V Teresa Sprouse and M/V Gary L. Holman. The towboats, built by Houma, La.-based Main Iron
Ports of Indiana has broken ground on a project supported by a U.S. Marine Highway grant that will increase barge shipments of steel coils and create public benefits for the Jeffersonville, Ind.,
The St. Paul Engineer District locked the M/V Joseph Patrick Eckstein, operated by Marquette Transportation, with 12 barges through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minn., March 17, en route to St.
The American Waterways Operators has produced a new video highlighting the tugboat, towboat and barge industry’s commitment to safety and its strong record as the safest mode of freight transportation. The two-minute
The St. Paul Engineer District will reopen several locks and dams this month that were closed for winter maintenance. Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minn., which was dewatered for inspection and
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $500 million in federal Fiscal Year 2024 funding through MARAD’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).