Hines Furlong towboat, the M/V Scarlett Rose

10 minutes with Brandon Davidson of Hines Furlong Line

As we approach TTB 2022, the industry’s only maritime event dedicated exclusively to the tug, towboat and barge sector, we wanted to talk to a barge and towboat operator. We already talked

Dredging giant COO Simonelli

Great Lakes Dredge books contracts worth $132.3 million

Houston-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), reports that it has recently booked major dredging contracts worth $132.3 million. The awarded work includes: Coastal Storm Risk Management Rockaway Inlet Beach

VIDEO: American Cruise Lines fifth modern riverboat hits the water

Chesapeake Shipbuilding’s Salisbury, Md., shipyard last week launched American Symphony, the fifth vessel in American Cruise Lines modern riverboat class. American Symphony will begin cruising the Mississippi River in August 2022. Construction

Sean M. Duffy Sr., executive director of Big River Coalition, and executive vice president of Louisiana Maritime Association

Sean Duffy named 2022 C. Alvin Bertel Award recipient

The World Trade Center New Orleans (WTCNO) reports that Sean M. Duffy Sr., executive director of Big River Coalition, and executive vice president of Louisiana Maritime Association, will be the recipient of

ferry prior to engine room fire

Maintenance error led to $3.8 million Washington State Ferry engine failure

Insufficient tightening of a bolt during an engine overhaul on the Washington State Ferry Wenatchee led to a catastrophic engine failure with expensive consequences, according to a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

USACE awards Cleveland Harbor dredging contract

The Buffalo Engineer District has awarded a $5.98 million contract to Michigan-based Walsh Service Solutions. The award covers dredging of the federal navigation channel in Cleveland Harbor. “Maintaining the operation of our

Towboat Emily Webber

Maritime Partners christens M/V Emily Webber towboat

Maritime Partners held a christening ceremony last month for the M/V Emily Webber towboat, the seventh of nine vessels the company is building at Intracoastal Iron Works in Bourg, La. The towboat

floating offshore wind turbine

Port of Humboldt Bay to get $10.5 million in offshore wind upgrades

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved a $10.5 million grant for renovations at the Port of Humboldt Bay in Eureka, Calif. The upgrades will support offshore wind activities in an area

TT Barge Service at Mile 183

TT Barge sells two barge service facilities to James Marine

Last month, the James Marine group of companies purchased TT Barge Cleaning Mile 183 LLC and TT Barge Services Mile 237 LLC from TT Barge Service, Donaldsonville, La. “TT 183 and TT

Rendering of pilot launch

Virginia Pilots order 10th Gladding-Hearn pilot launch

The Virginia Pilot Association has ordered a high-speed, harbor pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. It will be the pilots’ tenth launch built by the Somerset, Mass., shipyard. Delivery is scheduled

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