Captain Piotr Szczesniak brought the first ship of the international sseason into Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor

Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor welcomes first ocean vessel of 2023

Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor opened the 2023 international shipping season April 11 with the arrival of Polsteam’s Isadora, a bulk carrier coming from Ijmuiden, Netherlands, through the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great

Erik Varela

Illinois International Port District awarded $24.5 million for infrastructure

The Illinois International Port District (IIPD), Chicago, Ill., recently received $24.5 million in funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Cook County, the State of Illinois, and the City of Chicago

Kentucky Emergency and Environment Cabinet (EEC) tweeted this photo of breakaway barges piled against dam.

Methanol barge removed from McAlpine Dam

In an update to the March 28 barge breakaway at McAlpine Lock and Dam, work crews pumped methanol from a stranded tank barge into a nearby receiver tank barge and completed the

e1 hydrogen generator plays a key role in methanol-to-hydrogen reforming

Can methanol-to-hydrogen reforming technology be tweaked?

Bend, Oregon, headquartered, e1 Marine, the company whose methanol-to-hydrogen technology is a key element of Maritime Partners’ Hydrogen One towboat, has been commissioned by Swiss-based Current AG to build an S Series

Port Houston turning basin

Port Houston: Channel project on track, box imports soften

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met on Monday, March 20, and got updates on progress with the Houston Ship Channel deepening project and on the impact of softening

breakaway barges

VIDEO: Breakaway barges pile up against McAlpine Dam

Shortly after 2 a.m. on March 28, 2023, a vessel towing 11 barges made contact with a stationary structure at the entrance to the Portland Canal near the McAlpine Lock and Dam,

Great Lakes bulk carrier kicks off Great Lakes operating season

Great Lakes operating season starts

The Great Lakes shipping season is underway after the 1,004 foot long Great Lakes bulker Edwin H. Gott made her way into the Poe Lock, kicking off the 2023 navigation season at

NTSB reports on American Mariner strike on AOTON

Operator got crane height wrong. Bridge took near $2 million hit

In another report on an unhappy meeting between a crane on a barge and a bridge, the NTSB says that an incorrect estimate of a crane’s boom height led to contact with

New Lydia Ann Channel Fleet towboat

LAC Fleet takes delivery of Mitsubishi-powered towboat

Lydia Ann Channel Fleet (LAC Fleet), Port Aransas, Texas, has partnered with Eymard Marine Construction in Harvey, La., to build a new vessel powered by two Laborde Products’ EPA Tier 3 Mitsubishi

MRC uses M/V Mississippi fpr its inspection trips

Mississippi River Commission preps for spring high-water inspection trip

The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual spring high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River, March 27- 31, 2023. The commission will host four public meetings onboard the M/V Mississippi in

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