Hudson River Cruises resumes sightseeing cruises

Kingston, N.Y.-based Hudson River Cruises has resumed its Hudson Valley sightseeing cruises while following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines to provide a comfortable and safe environment for all

Louisiana launches smart port initiative

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards yesterday announced a Louisiana smart port initiative that will streamline operations and improve safety through real-time data shared by port administrators, tenants, shippers, and warehouse, cargo and

Delta Pilots take delivery of sixth Gladding-Hearn pilot launch

Delta Launch Services, the operating company for the Associated Branch pilots on the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi, has taken delivery of a new pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. It

Rodriguez delivers Mitsubishi-powered towboat

The 64- by 28-foot towboat M/V Amelia Ray recently delivered to L&L Marine Transportation by Rodriguez Shipbuilding, Bayou La Batre, Ala., features twin Mitsubishi S6R2-Y3MPTAW Tier III main diesel engines, producing 803

Clean Shipping Act of 2023

House Appropriations Committee approves $7.63 billion FY21 funding for USACE

Waterways Council Inc. (WCI) reports that yesterday, by a party line vote of 30 to 21, the House Appropriations Committee approved FY21 funding for Energy and Water Development (E&WD) that funds the

Waterways Council, Inc. elects new President & CEO

The Board of Directors of Waterways Council, Inc. today unanimously elected Tracy R. Zea as the organization’s new President and Chief Executive Officer. He will assume the new duties effective today. With

Newcastlemax loads record met coal cargo at Port of Mobile

Though U.S. barge lines may be carrying less thermal coal used for electricity generation these days, metallurgical coal shipments remain healthy. Where’s it all going? The answer is that much of it

Port of Green Bay reports robust June tonnage totals

With imports of nearly 110,000 tons of foreign salt and 73,000 tons of limestone, June was a strong month for tonnage moving into and out of the Port of Green Bay Wis.,

Viking River cruises Jones Act vessel

VIDEO: Viking responds to strong demand for Mississippi River cruises

Viking River Cruises says that new 2023 sailings of its Mississippi River cruises are now on sale. The company’s first custom vessel, Viking Mississippi, currently under construction at an Edison Chouest Offshore

NTSB reports on American Mariner strike on AOTON

NTSB reports on costly contact between tow and moored barges

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an incident involving, among other things, a Kirby Inland Marine towboat captain with a high level of marijuana metabolites in his urine,

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