Port NOLA resumes container operations
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) reports that container vessel operations resumed yesterday, September 7, just nine days after Hurricane Ida made landfall in southeast Louisiana as a category 4 storm.
Inland and Coastal
Four Ingram vessels get new names
On August 30, Nashville, Tenn., headquartered Ingram Marine Group held a re-christening of four vessels that are now M/V Youngsuk (“YS”) Chi, M/V James Hamilton, M/V Kent Freeman and M/V Adolpho A.
ABS and Vanderbilt put spotlight on waterways decarbonization
The current GHG emissions profile of the inland waterway sector is low compared to other freight modes. The American Waterways Operators cites statistics that show that one dry cargo barge can carry
USCG opens Lower Mississippi River to all vessel traffic following Hurricane Ida
The Coast Guard captain-of-the-port, New Orleans, Capt. Will Watson, has opened the Lower Mississippi River to all vessel traffic in New Orleans and key ports throughout Southeast Louisiana, following Hurricane Ida. After
Corvus and Sanmar sign MoU
Corvus Energy and Sanmar Shipyards have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at developing a range of zero-emission and hybrid tugs based on Robert Allan Ltd designs and with bollard pulls
Tideline Marine talks small-scale ferry operations at FERRIES 2021
This year’s presentation of Marine Log FERRIES conference is now just over two months away and the program is rapidly shaping up. The event will take place November 9-10 on the New
USCG conducts underway inspections of small passenger vessels off California
In the wake of the deadly fire on the dive boat Conception, safety compliance checks are being conducted underway on smaller, U.S. inspected passenger vessels operating off the California coast. The checks
Ida: Recovery efforts get underway
As parts of the eastern U.S. woke up today to deal with the lingering but still damaging effects of the remnants of Ida, recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast area continued. Many
Texas port in carbon storage MoU
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) stating their intention to co-develop a carbon dioxide (CO2) storage solution in
Waterways industry faces prolonged disruption from Ida
While the good news coming out of New Orleans this morning was that electricity has been restored to limited areas of the city, overflight photos and media reports from the areas hit