Viking River cruises Jones Act vessel

How Viking’s Mississippi cruise ship will obtain Jones Act compliance

Torstein Hagen’s Viking River Cruises looks to be moving right along with its plans to offer its first U.S. river cruises. They are set to start one year from now, in August

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Kirby reports increased barge utilization

America’s largest tank barge operator, Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021 that included net earnings of $10.2 million, or $0.17 per share,

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Third 3,000-hp push tug joins Vane Brothers fleet

Baltimore, Md., headquartered Vane Brothers has taken delivery of the Rock Hall, the third of four 3,000-horsepower Salisbury Class push tugs under construction for the company by Chesapeake Shipbuilding & Naval Architects

U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Duluth Area Office Floating Plant crew designed and fabricated a screening machine to filter the debris from the beach on Minnesota Point.

Corps starts 2021 Duluth maintenance dredging

The Duluth Engineer District is set to begin 2021 maintenance dredging and Minnesota Point beach nourishment next week. Cleanup of material placed during 2020 continues. The Corps of Engineers awarded the 2021

Galveston Wharves takes major environmental initiatives

Galveston Wharves was last month awarded certification under the Green Marine voluntary environmental program for the North American maritime industry. The Green Marine certification program addresses key environmental issues through 12 performance

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock gets dredging awards

GLDD awarded $12 million USACE contract

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, Houston, Texas, has been awarded a $12,086,200 firm-fixed-price contract for beach nourishment at the Cape May Inlet. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received.

Ship transfers steel coil to barge

Louisiana ports work together to move cargo on the Mississippi River

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) discharged 300 steel coils on June 10, 2021, to barges at the Coastal Cargo breakbulk and heavy-lift terminal at its Louisiana Ave. Complex. The steel

LNG exports pause challenged

Bouchard creditors object to designation of stalking horse bidder

In one of the the latest developments in the Bouchard Transportation bankruptcy, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors yesterday filed suit in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas

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Ellicott Dredges books new orders

Baltimore, Md., based Ellicott Dredges has recently been awarded two orders that illustrate the breadth of its product range. A major Canadian potash producer has awarded the company a contract to supply

Manslaughter charges in deadly duck boat sinking

Missouri has brought state charges of involuntary manslaughter against three men in relation to the 2018 sinking of a duck boat in Branson, Mo., in which 17 people lost their lives. The

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