hopper dredge

Corps looks to replace 56-year-old hopper dredge

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is at the initial stages of procuring a replacement for its 56-year old hopper dredge McFarland, delivered by Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding in 1966. The Corps has

Maryland to bring back two vanishing islands through dredging

A pair of vanishing islands off the coast of Dorchester County, Md., are to be restored using dredged sediment. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Supplemental FY 2022 Workplan allocates $37.5

Set for delivery in 2022, tug has a bollard pull of 90 tons.

TTB 2022: Lessons learned on building an advanced hybrid tug

On March 30—Day 2 of Marine Log’s TTB 2022 conference for the tug, towboat and barge industry—Garrett Rice, president of Master Boat Builders Inc. based in Coden, Ala., will present on its

Southern Illinois Transfer towboat will be Mitsubishi-powered

A retractable pilothouse towboat under construction at Kaskaskia Shipyard Inc., Red Bud, Ill., is to be powered by two Mitsubishi diesel propulsion engines, supplied by Covington, La., headquartered Laborde Products. Ordered by

PODCAST: Fincantieri Bay sees busy year ahead

In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, we talk to Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding’s Justin Slater, who heads up the yard’s sales and marketing division, to find out more about operating a

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New inland push boat goes to work for Plimsoll Marine

Recently delivered by the Blakely BoatWorks shipyard in Mobile, Ala., to Plimsoll Marine, the M/V Green Wave is a Subchapter M compliant inland push boat that will operate within the Cooper Consolidated

NTSB reports on City of Boston

Poor communication blamed in $1.1 million barge strike on bridge

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on a January 12, 2021, incident in which an empty hopper barge, pushed by the towing vessel Robert Cenac, struck the CSX

Neal Langdon of Arcosa Marine Products talks container on barge innovations

TTB 2022: New container-on-barge innovations to be highlighted

On March 29—Day 1 of Marine Log’s TTB 2022 conference for the tug, towboat and barge industry—Neal Langdon, executive vice president-sales of Arcosa, will present on new container-on-barge innovations in the U.S.

Vane Brothers takes delivery of fourth of four push tugs

Baltimore, Md., headquartered Vane Brothers has taken delivery of the Charles Hughes, the fourth of four 3,000-horsepower Salisbury Class push tugs under construction for the company by Chesapeake Shipbuilding & Naval Architects

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Kirby CEO sees “very favorable” outlook for 2022

“Looking forward into 2022, the outlook for marine transportation and distribution and services is very favorable, and we expect material growth in earnings during the year,” said David Grzebinski, president and CEO

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