Golding Barge takes delivery of second triple-screw towboat
Now in service with Golding Barge Line Inc., of Vicksburg, Miss., the M/V Rusty Moore is the second of two 94-foot, triple-screw towboats built for the company by Master Boat Builders of
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Alexander-Cairo Port District completes project labor agreement
Construction of a new inland port at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in Cairo, Ill., has taken another step forward. The Alexander-Cairo Port District has completed a project labor
Ports of Indiana handling cargo for $600 million expansion
By June 30, Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville is set receive more than 30 barges carrying shipments destined for a local cement facility undergoing a $600 million expansion project. Lehigh Cement Inc. is shipping
Conrad Shipyard lays keel for GLDD trailing suction hopper dredge
Morgan City, La., headquartered Conrad Shipyard recently hosted a ceremony at its Deepwater shipyard in Amelia, La., to mark the laying of the keel of a 6,500-cubic-yard trailing suction hopper dredge under
MARAD awards $19.6 million in grants to 31 small shipyards
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the award of $19.6 million in grants to 31 small shipyards in 15 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. Since 2008,
10 Minutes with Crowley’s Jonathan Zier
At March’s TTB 2021, Jonathan Zier, manager-business development of offshore services for Crowley Maritime, spoke on tug and barge opportunities for U.S. offshore wind installations. Last month, Zier told us more. Marine
GLDD wins USACE Mobile Harbor contract
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC, Houston, Texas, has been awarded a $53,910,509 firm-fixed-price contract to deepen and widen Mobile Harbor. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work
Activity picks up at Port of Little Rock
The Port of Little Rock, Ark., reports that it ended the first quarter of 2021 with “significant improvement” in both river and rail activity. “We are excited to see the increased activity
New Lock at the Soo construction begins
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reports the New Lock at the Soo project at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., is on schedule as construction resumes on phase one and is initiated
US Watercraft licensed to build SeaArk Marine portfolio
Hubert, N.C., based US Watercraft reports that it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement to utilize the complete SeaArk Marine portfolio of commercial fire fighting, military, survey, and work boats. Located