Guntersville Marine Services Inc., Guntersville, Ala., has recently commissioned a giant Sennebogen 860 R-HD material handler at its terminal at Mile 358 on the Tennessee River. The 860 is a 192,900 pound
Mandeville, La., headquartered Florida Marine Transporters Inc. (FMT) has taken delivery of its third 120- by 35-foot river towboat built by Metal Shark’s Bayou La Batre, Ala., shipyard. The four-decked, welded-steel, USCG
Belle Chasse, La., based C&C Marine and Repair has delivered the M/V Olive Parker, its first vessel built for Tuscaloosa, Ala., headquartered Parker Towing Company. Constructed based on a collaborative design by
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a new report—The Economic Importance of the U.S. Private Shipbuilding and Repairing Industry—that measures the economic importance of the shipbuilding and repairing
The Hornblower Group’s American Queen Steamboat Company reports that passengers boarded the American Empress in Spokane, Wash., yesterday, and embarked this morning on the first overnight river cruise with 100% COVID-19 vaccinated
The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) reports that the Maryland Port Administration (MPA), Port of Baltimore, has officially joined the organization. CDMCS says it welcomes the port’s active participation
Home improvement retail giant Home Depot Inc. has been hit so hard by shipping delays that it has chartered in its own containership, according to a CNBC report. “We have a ship
The assets of petroleum tank barge specialist Bouchard Transportation Company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy September 28, 2020, are to be auctioned off. A notice of auction for the “sale of
The dual-fuel 95-ton bollard pull escort tugs ordered by HaiSea Marine at Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards will feature a full suite of environmentally-friendly Markey Machinery deck machines. The tugs will operate at the
The Port of Los Angeles yesterday became the first port in the Western Hemisphere to process 10 million container units in a 12-month period. To mark the milestone, Los Angeles Mayor Eric