Jason Aristides (left) and Alex Marcheschi (right).

VIDEO: OpenTug talks inland waterways shipping

In this Marine Log exclusive interview, we talk to Jason Aristides, CEO of OpenTug, on the biggest challenges facing commerce on the U.S. inland waterways and what can be done to reduce

Philippine Navy tug duo

Philippine Navy takes delivery of new Robert Allan designed tug duo

Josefa Slipways Inc., Sual, Philippines, has delivered the first two Robert Allan Ltd. design tugs to be built for the Philippine Navy. Designed to provide support to the navy’s surface fleet, they

Two with new roles at ACBL

Barge giant ACBL makes executive team changes

Leading inland barge transportation specialist American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) has announced a reorganization that CEO Mike Ellis says “confirms our commitment to building a strong and diversified team capable of executing

Joseph Morris

Joseph Morris named new Port Everglades port director

The Broward County Commission has confirmed the appointment of Joseph Morris as port director at Port Everglades, Fla. He is currently the port director at Massport (the Massachusetts Port Authority) where he

Lock and Dam 7.

Corps seeks comments on Lock and Dam 7 mooring cell facilities

The St. Paul Engineer District is seeking comments on the draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment, or SEA, for the Lock and Dam 7 mooring cell facilities project in Dresbach, Minn. The purpose of

Port of Halifax new tugs

Two new escort tugs to join Port of Halifax tugboat fleet

Atlantic Towing Limited, a member of the J.D. Irving Limited family of companies, and Svitzer report that they have made a significant joint investment in the modernization of the Port of Halifax,

Carnival Conquest plugs in to shore power

Carnival Conquest will be first ship to plug in to shore power at Port Miami

Shore power is arriving for ships docked at PortMiami, and yesterday Carnival Corporation announced that Carnival Conquest would be the first cruise ship to plug into landside electrical power at the cruise

The Jeff O. Norgress on the left and the John R. Williams on the right. (Credit: Laborde Products)

Two new Chem Carriers towboats get Mitsubishi engines

Covington, La., headquartered engine and genset distributor Laborde Products recently announced that it has supplied a pair of Mitsubishi S6R2 engines to Plaquemine, La.-based Chem Carriers for two of its new vessels,

ILO rhetoric has been heating up after talks with UMX broke down

U.S. port strike fears grow as ILA halts negotiations with USMX

Raising the specter of a labor dispute paralyzing container traffic at U.S. ports on the East and Gulf coasts, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) on June 10 announced it had suspended talks

plug-in hybrid TSHD

Jan De Nul orders next gen plug-in hybrid TSHD

Jan De Nul Group has signed a contract with India’s Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for the construction of a next generation, plug-in hybrid TSHD (trailing suction hopper dredge). With a length of

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