Port of LA issues cruise terminal RFP
The Port of Los Angeles is inviting comments on a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the future development of a new Outer Harbor Cruise Terminal and redevelopment of the existing World
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TTB: Vessel operators, TPOs join forces on Subchapter M panel
While waterways operators may be relaxing a little after the industry’s successful completion of the four-year Certificate of Inspection phase-in of the Subchapter M towing vessel safety program, they now face further
AIS deactivation could cost fishing vessel $41K
The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing a civil penalty with a maximum punishment of $41,093 against a commercial fishing vessel for violating Automated Identification System (AIS) regulations near the mouth of the
Q&A: McCarthy on Texas port expansions
In this Marine Log exclusive, we sit down with Sarah Johnson, senior field engineer with McCarthy Building Companies Marine Business Unit, to discuss the company’s work at several Texas ports and terminals
American Jazz heads for California via the Panama Canal
American Cruise Lines reports that its modern riverboat American Jazz is repositioning from the Mississippi River to the West Coast for new California river cruises. Beginning in February 2023, they will be
Oklahoma port rebrands as Port Muskogee
The Muskogee City-County Port Authority, the principal organization responsible for port operations and economic development in Muskogee, Oklahoma, has launched a new website and new brand name – Port Muskogee The rebranding
Susan W. Dio joins Kirby board
Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX), the largest tank barge operator in the U.S., has appointed Susan W. Dio to its board, effective January 24, 2023, expanding it to ten directors, nine of
Portland Engineer District welcomes new survey vessel
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District officially welcomed its newest hydrographic survey vessel, the Beeman, with a dedication and christening ceremony in Newport, Oregon, Jan. 11. The vessel was built
USCG responds to tugboat grounding
The Coast Guard is responding to a tugboat that ran aground near the South Texas Gateway refinery in Corpus Christi. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a call at
Maryland Pilots back at Gladding-Hearn for a fifth launch
The Association of Maryland Pilots has ordered a Chesapeake Class launch from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass. Delivery is scheduled for early 2024. With a deep-V hull designed by Ray Hunt