Q&A: OpenTug startup offers solution for inland shippers
Marine Log (ML): Can you tell us a little about yourself and how you got started with this venture? Jason Aristides (JA): I founded OpenTug by channeling a deep passion for the
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Rio Grande LNG go ahead brings GLDD its biggest project yet
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) has received a notice to proceed with what president and CEO Lasse Petterson says is an “exciting milestone project” that will “the largest undertaken
5 top tips for sourcing port cyberattack insurance cover
Armada Risk Partners CEO Ed McNamara, Cleveland Ohio port insurance broker, on why a port cyberattack is a real concern for operators. A port cyberattack is now one of the biggest and
New Vancouver Island Ferry Company cats set to start sailings
Start-up Canadian operator Vancouver Island Ferry Company (VIFC) reports that its two new Damen catamaran ferries have now arrived at the Nanaimo, B.C., Port Authority’s Assembly Wharf. Beginning August 14, they are
NTSB releases report on fishing vessel Grace Marie sinking
The failure of the doubler-plated hull under the engine room likely caused the flooding and sinking of the 1978-built fishing vessel Grace Marie near Gloucester, Mass., last year, the National Transportation Safety
B.C. port strike resumes as union walks away from tentative deal
Collective bargain works, until it doesn’t. The tentative deal between the British Columbia Marine Employers Association (BCMEA) and the ILWU Canada announced July 14, didn’t last long and striking workers were back
Birdon America awards first Waterway Commerce Cutter (WCC) subcontracts
Denver-based Birdon America, Inc. a subsidiary of Australia’s Birdon Pty Ltd, reports that it has awarded a first round of major subcontracts in support its $1.187 billion contract to design and build
Corps to host open houses onboard M/V Mississippi towboat
The St. Louis Engineer District will provide two opportunities for the public to tour the M/V Mississippi towboat at no cost while it is in the region. Public open houses will take
VIDEO: USCG responds to partially sunken towboat
The Coast Guard and partner agencies were yesterday contining to respond Monday to a discharge of diesel fuel from a partially sunken towboat near Florence, Ala. Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley received
Op-Ed: Ports, maritime and offshore wind capabilities
By Scott Chewning, PE, LEED AP, Project Manager, Burns & McDonnell As the saying goes in the industry, “There is no offshore wind without ports.” A port, whether private or public, is