Olive Parker is first towboat built by C&C for Parker Towing

C&C Marine delivers first towboat for Parker Towing

Belle Chasse, La., based C&C Marine and Repair has delivered the M/V Olive Parker, its first vessel built for Tuscaloosa, Ala., headquartered Parker Towing Company. Constructed based on a collaborative design by

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New MARAD report: U.S. shipyards support $42.4 billion in GDP

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a new report—The Economic Importance of the U.S. Private Shipbuilding and Repairing Industry—that measures the economic importance of the shipbuilding and repairing

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First 100% vaccinated U.S. river cruise departs Spokane

The Hornblower Group’s American Queen Steamboat Company reports that passengers boarded the American Empress in Spokane, Wash., yesterday, and embarked this morning on the first overnight river cruise with 100% COVID-19 vaccinated

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Port of Baltimore joins dredging safety initiative

The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) reports that the Maryland Port Administration (MPA), Port of Baltimore, has officially joined the organization. CDMCS says it welcomes the port’s active participation

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Louisiana SmartPort program gets CARES Act boost

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced yesterday that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to The Water Institute of the

Bryan Day, executive director of the Little Rock Port Authority (L) and Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. (R) were joined, virtually, by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg for panel discussion.

Port of Little Rock marks 50th anniversary of MKARNS

The Port of Little Rock, Ark., on June 7 hosted a panel in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the McClellan-Kerr Navigation System (MKARNS) featuring special guests U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete

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Ingram brings two new vessels into fleet

Ingram Marine Group, along with Cenac Marine Services, Main Iron Works and other stakeholders, this week held a ceremony christening the M/V Adrienne M. Moore and honoring the M/V Tom Cornwell. Both

DOJ Antitrust Division intervenes in Zen-Noh grain elevator acquisition

Zen-Noh Grain’s planned acquisition of Bunge Mississippi River grain elevators has hit a bump in the road. The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that it will require Zen-Noh Grain Corp. (ZGC)

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Memphis Engineer District awards $5.2 million dredging contract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District has awarded Great Lakes Dredge and Dock LLC, a harbor dredging contract in the amount of $5,238,035. Contracted work includes dredging six harbors. Memphis

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NOAA begins sunsetting process for raster and paper charts

When the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that it would be phasing out traditional paper nautical charts this year, coastal tug and passenger vessel crews were ready for the most

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