In the latest development in the expansion of the U.S. LNG bunkering infrastructure, Coden, Ala., shipbuilder Master Boat Builders, Inc. has delivered the new 4,000 hp tug Polaris to Polaris New Energy.
Port Townsend, Wash., based ACI Boats reports that it has been awarded a $3 million dollar contract by American Samoa’s Departmentnt of Commerce for four “Super Alia” commercial fishing vessels. All four
The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) has issued its report on a March 2021 incident in which an engineroom fire broke out aboard the 1956-built towboat, Miss Dorothy, owned and operated by
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says that the Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet, prompting the New Orleans Engineer District to activate Phase
Viking Cruises reports that its 386-guest Viking Mississippi river cruise vessel was floated out today at Edison Chouest Offshore’s LaShip shipyard in Houma, La. Set to debut in June 2022, the Jones
In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, we talk to Jeff Tillery, co-leader of the Maritime Litigation and Arbitration Team at Jones Walker LLP in New Orleans, on tips for
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced Germany to take a hard look at its dependence on imports of Russian LNG. With the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project now on indefinite hold, Germany
On March 29—Day 1 of Marine Log’s TTB 2022 conference for the tug, towboat and barge industry—Mike Complita, principal and vice president of strategic expansion for Elliott Bay Design Group; and Gregg
Metal Shark, Jeanerette, La., has been awarded a contract to build a new vehicle ferry for Fire Island Ferries. Designed by Elliott Bay Design Group, the 70- by 23-foot vessel features a
Mobile, Ala., headquartered Cooper Marine & Timberlands (CMT) reports that it has expanded its bulk cargo handling operations to the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas. Initial cargo handling operations began in the