General Marine Services christens fourth towboat

General Marine Services (GMS) Baton Rouge, La., recently christened the M/V Syble Fay at McKinney Salvage & Heavy Lift’s fleet. Named for company owner Gene Moore’s late mother, the towboat is General

Record high water forces partial Mississippi closure

Mississippi River operators can expect more delay days. As local TV stations aired pictures of continued flooding in the region, the Coast Guard on Friday closed a portion of the Mississippi River

VIDEO: Maid of the Mist orders first all-electric passenger boats to be built in U.S.

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that Maid of the Mist, which has been navigating the waters of the Lower Niagara River since 1846, is preparing to launch the first

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Kirby first quarter hit by record delay days

America’s largest tank barge operator, Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX), today reported first quarter net earnings of $44.3 million, or $0.74 per share, compared with earnings of $32.5 million, or $0.54 per share,

St. Louis region ports and terminals top USACE chart

The St. Louis Regional Freightway reports that the latest data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) show that the St. Louis Regional Ports held onto the top ranking as the

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Three Marine Highway projects get MARAD funding

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) is awarding $6,790,000 in grants to three Marine Highway projects. The funding will go towards enhancing existing services in Louisiana and Virginia as well

Walter Blessey honored for meritorious public service

Walter Blessey, Jr., Chairman and CEO, of Harahan, La., headquartered Blessey Marine Services, Inc., has been awarded a Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award. He was presented with the award by Rear

New container-on-barge service under development

The Ports of Indiana has received recognition from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao for its leadership role in the development and advancement of the Marine Highway M-35/M-70 Container-on-Barge Service on

Scott Merritt is new AWO Chairman

The members of the American Waterways Operators, the national tugboat, towboat and barge industry association, elected a new slate of leaders earlier this month during the association’s annual Spring Convention held in

Jeff Stephens joins Heartland Barge

Jeffery Stephens has joined Columbia, Ill., headquartered Heartland Barge Management as Manager of Equipment Sales and Leasing for the Gulf Coast and International markets. Stephens is bilingual in Spanish and has 40

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