TTB: NTSB looks at the lessons that accidents teach
Accidents involving tugs, towboats, and barges can be deadly and are usually expensive. To discuss the lessons to be learned, Day 2 of Marine Log’s TTB – Tugs, Towboats & Barges free
Accidents involving tugs, towboats, and barges can be deadly and are usually expensive. To discuss the lessons to be learned, Day 2 of Marine Log’s TTB – Tugs, Towboats & Barges free
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, La., has been awarded a $24,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to furnish all the equipment, materials, supplies, and manpower necessary to perform dredging of the Mobile Harbor Navigation Project. Bids
Galveston, Texas, headquartered dredging contractor Callan Marine has hired of Greg Harner as its new Chief Operating Officer. A 36-year veteran of the construction and maritime industry, Harner comes to Callan with
Parker Towing Company, Tuscaloosa, Ala., has recently taken delivery of the twin-screw towboat Jared Phillips from FMT Shipyard & Repair LLC, Harvey, La. Measuring 128 feet in length and 34 feet in
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is making good progress continues working on the historic project to deepen the Mississippi River Ship Channel (MRSC) to 50 feet. The project kicked off
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on the March 15, 2020, incident in which the tow of the 1975-built American River Transportation Company towing vessel Cooperative Spirit broke apart
Frank Manning, executive director of business development and operations at Diversified Marine Inc. (DMI), Portland, Ore., will present at this year’s free virtual presentation of Marine Log’s TTB –Tugs, Towboats & Barges
On a chilly February day, members of McGinnis Inc.’s Sheridan Shipyard located in South Point, Ohio, at Mile 320.4 on the Ohio River gathered with members of the Harper family to celebrate
In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, we talk to Matthew Dobson, new construction manager at C&C Marine and Repair, Belle Chasse, La. Since starting at C&C in 2013, he
U.S.-flag Great Lakes fleet operators continue to invest heavily in their ships and the region. The fresh water of the Great Lakes allows vessels to sail for decades, and ships that are