NTSB reports on deck barge sinking
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report on the August 2015 sinking of the deck barge Margaret. The barge, which was anchored at a fleeting area
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report on the August 2015 sinking of the deck barge Margaret. The barge, which was anchored at a fleeting area
AUGUST 23, 2016 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. reports that its Nelson Street shipyard has delivered the escort tug Oceanus to Suderman & Young Towing. The vessel is the third in of
AUGUST 19, 2016 — The new Subchapter M regulations that will come into force in the summer of 2018 establish new requirements for the design, construction, onboard equipment and operation of towing
AUGUST 18, 2016 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, reports that its Allanton Shipyard recently launched the Impala Puerto Salgar the second in a series of four inland river towboats
AUGUST 17, 2016 — Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., has cooperated with SUNY Maritime College to hold a USCG Leadership & Managerial Skills Course for its vessel employees. Effective March 24, 2014, additional
AUGUST 16, 2016—Baltimore-headquartered Vane Brothers is adding three new classes of tugs that are being built at three different shipyards as part of its extensive ongoing fleet expansion. One of those new
AUGUST 11, 2016 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday held a keel laying ceremony for ten Damen Stan Tugs 1907 ICE. To be operated by the yard’s affiliate company, Great Lakes
AUGUST 8, 2016—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, is initiating an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the procurement of a 300 ft x 68 ft x 12 ft welded steel
AUGUST 4, 2016 — Damen Shipyards Group is promoting the advantages that its Damen Optima Nozzle to the North American inland shipping sector. The Optima is a propeller nozzle developed and manufactured
AUGUST 3, 2016 — A recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report (GAO-16-682) finds that, based on results of audits, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) views vessel operators to be substantially in