USCG sets 2020 minimum random drug testing rate
The Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB) reports that the U.S. Coast Guard has set the calendar year 2020 minimum random drug testing rate at 50% of covered crew members. The minimum random
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Italian yard selected to build LNG bunkering vessel
The Rosetti Marino shipyard in Ravenna, Italy, has been selected to build a Semi-Ballastable Barge Transporter (SBBT) LNG/MDO bunkering vessel. With a capacity of 4,000 cu.m of LNG and 1,000 cu.m of
Congress passes FY 2020 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill
The Waterways Council, Inc., (WCI) reports that Congress has passed the Fiscal Year 2020 Energy and Water Development (E&WD) and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The House passed the bill on December 17
TTB topics to include small operator insights on Subchapter M
Operators of a broad range of vessels will be among the speakers at Marine Log’s upcoming TTB (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) event. Among the latest operator speakers to be confirmed is Capt.
Robert Allan to design new Navy YT 815 Class tug
Vancouver, B.C., based naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd. has been awarded a contract by Modutech Marine Inc., Tacoma, Wash.to design a new version of the commercially successful RAscal 1800-Z tugs for
Marine Highways and COB will be in focus at TTB
Speakers at Marine Log’s upcoming TTB (Tugs, Towboats, Barges) event will include Tim Pickering of MARAD’s Office of Ports & Waterways and Rich Teubner, Vice President of SEACOR AMH, who will look
NTSB reports on costly barge contact with grain terminal
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an October 2018 incident in which a barge pushed by an ARTCO towboat slammed into a grain terminal causing extensive damage. According
Tugboat captain’s license suspended
Coast Guard Sector Virginia took expedited action to suspend the Merchant Mariner Credential of a tugboat captain on Dec. 4 after it was determined that he was operating the vessel under the
Kyle Buese named President of Campbell Transportation
Pittsburgh, Pa., based Campbell Transportation Company, Inc., is promoting Kyle Buese to the role of President effective January 1, 2020. Buese, who has been the Executive Vice President of inland marine transportation
Callan Marine launches 32” cutter dredge
Galveston, Texas, based dredging contractor Callan Marine recently launched the General MacArthur, one of the largest cutter suction dredges in the U.S. market, at the C&C Shipyard in Belle Chasse, La. At