Dede Smith, Deputy Director for the Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals (IRPT) association, has been named chair of the National Waterways Conference (NWC) Navigation Caucus. In addition to her role at IRPT,
A U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Alert (02-2) released last month notes the increasing failure rate of fixed and portable emergency dewatering equipment in the inspected towing vessel fleet. The alert reiterates
Ports of Indiana reports that Phil Wilzbacher, who has has led operations of Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon for 19 years, will retire effective April 20. Wilzbacher is the longest-serving port director in
Houston headquartered Jones Capital has acquired Rockport Terminals, one of the largest private intermodal terminals on the Texas Gulf Coast. Though strategically located within 28 miles of the Port of Corpus Christi,
Bureau Veitas has granted Royal IHC an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a hydrogen-fueled trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD). Royal IHC is exploring a new type of vessel referred
The U.S. Department of Labor reports that Bouchard Transportation Co. Inc. and three former and current management officials have paid $375,000 in restitution to a seaman whose brother was one of two
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on the May 10, 2019, incident in which the LPG carrier Genesis River collided with a 297 foot long tank barge being
Damen Shipyards is updating its trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) portfolio and expanded the range to cover hopper volumes from 650 to 5,000 cubic meters. The updated portfolio includes both dredges for
HaiSea Marine, a partnership formed between Canada’s Haisla Nation and North Vancouver, B.C.-based Seaspan ULC, has won a major contract with LNG Canada to build and operate escort tugs and harbor tugs
Setting a new record for the event, almost 500 participants took part in Marine Log’s TTB 2021 — Tugs, Towboats & Barges conference. This was the second virtual presentation of TTB. A