TTB 2023 attendees to tour USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park

TTB 2023 attendees will have the chance to visit USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park on March 8 to wrap up the conference in Mobile, Ala.   Attendees who register for the tour

TTB 2023: Panel will focus on women in maritime challenges and successes

Recognizing women in maritime has been a part of Marine Log’s TTB (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) event for the last few years, and TTB 2023 will be no exception. On March 8,

Jody Peacock has succeeded Vanta E. Coda III as CEO of Ports of Indiana

Ports of Indiana names new CEO

Ports of Indiana has named Jody Peacock as its new chief executive officer. Peacock has served in various leadership positions for the statewide port authority, which operates three ports on the Ohio

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

NTSB: Lack of spotter led to $2 million crane toppling off barge

A crane toppled off a construction barge near Norfolk, Va., last year because no spotter was present to notice the crane being driven too far aft, and the cable system securing the

Ingram Marine vessel

Ingram Marine christens the M/V Steve Alley

Nashville, Tenn, based Ingram Marine Group held a special christening ceremony February 15, for the latest addition to its fleet, the M/V Steve Alley. The towboat is named after Ingram’s former vice

GLDD (Great Lakes Dredge) CEO Lasse Petterson

GLDD ends red ink year with red ink quarter

Shares in Houston-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (Nasdaq: GLDD) were taking a hit this morning. The dredging giant reported a fourth quarter 2022 net loss of $31.2 million and a

Steamboat Natchez on fire

NTSB identifies cause of $1.5 million steamboat Natchez fire

Combustible materials left unprotected near hot work led to a fire on the iconic New Orleans steamboat Natchez passenger vessel, the National Transportation Safety Board says in its latest report dealing with

ACBL towboat

ACBL orders innovative Tier 4 towboat

American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) has signed a contract with Bayou La Batre, Ala., shipyard Steiner Construction Company for the design and construction of an innovative, environmentally friendly retractable-pilothouse towboat. It will

Illegal charter vessel operation

Illegal charter vessel operator hit with $98,364 civil penalty

With illegal charters continuing to pose a safety problem, the U.S. Coast Guard has imposed a civil penalty of $98,364 on a mariner found operating a charter vessel in violation of federal

TVA towboat

TVA puts towboat up for online auction

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is auctioning off its 1985-built towboat Freedom on the govdeals.com online auction site. Built by Patti Industries Inc., the vessel has an overall length of 100 feet,

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