VIDEO: USCG responds to sinking of ATB tug
As of yesterday, U.S Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan and its partners were still working to refloat and limit potential impacts from a towing vessel that sank at its moorings in the
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C&C Marine and Repair to build 4 Damen Multi Cats
C&C Marine and Repair Belle, Chasse, La., has awarded Netherlands based Damen Marine Components (DMC) its first multi-vessel order in the U.S. DMC will supply C&C Marine with equipment packages for four
American Cruise Lines deploys Starlink wi-fi on 2023 fleet
American Cruise Lines said today that SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet has been added to its 2023 fleet of riverboats and small cruise ships. The new Starlink satellite service is a major upgrade,
Op-Ed: The towing industry is green and getting greener
By Mike Breslin, Director – Safety and Sustainability, The American Waterways Operators America’s waterways have been called a natural superhighway system for the remarkable way our interconnected network of rivers and coastlines facilitates
Legislation creates a new Great Lakes Authority
There has been plenty of good news for the Great Lakes in all the year end flurry of legislation, and it’s not only about icebreaking, important as that is. The omnibus appropriations
Four deliveries in final week round off a good year at Sanmar Shipyards
Turkish tugboat specialist Sanmar Shipyards delivered four tugs during the final week of 2022, rounding off an extremely successful year that saw the company deliver a total of 30 tugs to operators
ONE to acquire three U.S. container terminals
Ocean Network Express, the ocean carrier established in 2017 by Japan’s K-Line, MOL and NYK, is set to take a 51% stake in each of two U.S. West Coast terminal operators, Trapac LLC
New Lock at the Soo project gets $3.29 billion reauthorization
The Detroit Engineer District, reports that the New Lock at the Soo project in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., was reauthorized in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2022 on December 23. The
USACE awards Callan $13.8 million Houston Ship Channel contract
Galveston, Texas, headquartered Callan Marine Ltd. has been awarded a $13,845,450 firm-fixed-price contract for pipeline deep-draft dredging of the Houston Ship Channel. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work
Big dredge: Big RudderPropellers
Currently under construction at the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, Manson Construction Company’s 15,000-cubic-yard capacity, 420 foot long Frederick Paup will be the largest U.S.-flagged, self-propelled hopper dredge in the United