Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) today reported third quarter results that beat analysts’ expectations. Net earnings were $39.1 million or $0.65 per share. Total revenues were $745.8 million, up 25% compared to
Maersk group towage operator Svitzer is to take delivery of two new ASD tugboats and one workboat, expanding its fleet in the Americas region. With the three newbuilds, the fleet of Panama
American Commercial Barge Line reports that river levels continue to fall on the Mississippi River with severe impacts to navigation not seen since 1988. “Industry is incurring catastrophic impacts to boat capacity,
Marine technical managers and engineers are tasked with reducing the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions by half or more by 2050 to meet a UN International Maritime Organization goal. To examine the latest
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District in concert with the Philadelphia District and the Corps’ Marine Design Center have awarded Southwest Shipyard LP of Houston a $11.4 million contractfor a
Late last month, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced new job creation within the state’s coal industry as River View Coal LLC, which operates an underground coal mine in Union County, will expand
By David Yeo, Founder and CEO of Innovez One Smart, green ports are vital enablers for decarbonization and will be the ones best placed to benefit from new growth opportunities, says David
A Chesapeake class pilot boat built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding for the Tampa Bay Pilots Association in 2003 is coming back to the Somerset, Mass., shipyard for a major overhaul that includes a
SAAM Towage has reached an agreement that will see Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards build two Robert Allan Ltd designed ElectRA 2300 SX battery electric tugs. They will operate at the Neptune Terminals bulk
A missing retaining ring and mounting bracket on the port main diesel engine led to an engineroom fire on a towboat near Belleview, Ky., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says. The