The second vessel of Damen’s new Marine Aggregate Dredge (MAD) 3500 class, the Hanson Thames, has now completed sea trials and entered service with its owner, building materials supplier Hanson U.K., replacing
Mechanical engineer Ethan Johnson has joined Houston-headquartered The Shearer Group Inc. (TSGI), a leading naval architecture specialist in the design of inland towboats, ferries and barges. Johnson graduated from the University of
The Ports of Indiana, an inland river port system made up of three ports—Burns Harbor, Jeffersonville, and Mount Vernon—have experienced an uptick in cargo shipments in addition to one port welcoming a
A tugboat and barge that grounded off Florida, February 3, have been successfully refloated and are now in Port Everglades for inspection and repairs. The tug Sea Eagle and the barge are
The Little Rock Port Authority in Arkansas says that it was recently awarded a $570,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA to upgrade the security camera system throughout the growing port
A tug and barge chartered by the Navy’s Military Sealift Command ran aground at Deerfield Beach, Fla., February 3. The barge was carrying ordnance, fuel and other supplies for the Atlantic Undersea
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is at the initial stages of procuring a replacement for its 56-year old hopper dredge McFarland, delivered by Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding in 1966. The Corps has
Frustration with port delays and supply chain disruptions saw ocean shipping reform legislation pass the House by a bipartisan vote of 364-60 last December. Now similar legislation has been introduced in the
As we approach TTB 2022, the industry’s only maritime event dedicated exclusively to the tug, towboat and barge sector, we wanted to talk to a provider of custom-built and designed tug and
A pair of vanishing islands off the coast of Dorchester County, Md., are to be restored using dredged sediment. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Supplemental FY 2022 Workplan allocates $37.5