TTB 2025 takes place this week
Marine Log’s highly anticipated Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) 2025 conference is days away, with the welcoming reception set for March 24 and the conference scheduled to begin on March 25. The
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AAM delivers cutting edge Cal Poly Humboldt research vessel North Wind
After a 550 mile delivery from All American Marine’s Bellingham Bay, Wash., shipyard, the 78 x 26.7 foot research vessel R/V North Wind has arrived in Humboldt Bay where it will serve
Laborde Products repowers trio of towboats
Covington, La.-based Laborde Products has recently repowered three vessels that provide services along U.S. inland waterways. The most recent repower was for Lydia Ann Channel Fleet (LACF), a provider of fleeting and
NTSB reports on $7M collapse of degraded dock after barge contact
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report into an April 25, 2023 incident in which about 150 feet of a degraded dock at the Chalmette Refinery crude oil dock near
BlackRock-led consortium set to acquire Panama ports
In his January 20 inaugural address, President Donald Trump said that the Panama Canal had been “foolishly given” to Panama. “And above all,” he said, “China is operating the Panama Canal. And
Deck barge to have new role as rocket landing platform
A 400 x 105 foot deck barge secured from Canal Barge Company is set to have a new role, deployed off the U.S. East Coast as an ocean landing platform for rockets
TTB 2025: Optimizing engine load and RPM for fuel & CO2 savings
At Marine Log’s Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) 2025 conference, taking place on March 25-26 in Mobile, Ala., Renu Shete, naval architect at Shell Shipping and Maritime, and Rick Iuliucci, vice president
James McNally named new Manson president and CEO
Seattle, Wash.-headquartered Manson Construction Co. has named James (Jim) McNally its president and CEO. McNally, previously Manson’s executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO), succeeds John Holmes, who has retired after
Q&A: OpenTug’s use of AI in marine logistics
Sponsored Content: Jason Aristides, CEO of OpenTug’s BargeOS, the marine logistics platform that optimizes booking, quoting, and tracking for inland and coastal shipments, recently sat down with Marine Log to discuss the company’s AI
16,828 TEU OOCL Iris sets new Port of Savannah size record
The OOCL Iris became the largest capacity vessel to ever call the Port of Savannah, when it arrived at Garden City Terminal Tuesday, Feb. 25. With a maximum capacity of 16,828 twenty-foot