Strikers prior to B.C. ports deal

B.C. ports labor dispute drags on

While the U.S. West Coast ports labor dispute last month reached a point where a tentative labor agreement could be reached, there’s as yet no sign of any such breakthrough in Canada’s

Blasting restriction zones at New Lock at the Soo

Blasting restrictions ahead at New Lock at Soo

The Detroit Engineer District and contractor Kokosing Alberici Traylor, LLC (KAT) will host an in-person and virtual public meeting 6.00 p.m., July 10, 2023, to inform the public of blasting activities needed

Next generation Moran Towing tug

Moran Towing orders two new 80 tonnes bollard pull harbor tugs

New Canaan, Conn., headquartered Moran Towing Corporation has selected Master Boat Builders to build two next-generation harbor tugs. Developed in cooperation with Vancouver, B.C., naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd., the RApport

Mary Dupre fire

NTSB reports on $1 million fire that totaled towboat Mary Dupre

Cracks in a muffler and the substantial use of combustible materials in accommodation spaces led to a fire aboard the 48-year old towing vessel Mary Dupre on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near

Marcon lists this tugboat

Marcon: CARB puts a crimp on tug sales into California

Coupeville, Wash., shipbroker Marcon International Inc. has issued its latest tug market report and says that sales and purchase activity has been brisk, with numerous tugs changing hands during the past quarter

Jen Armstrong, director government relations at the Waterways Council Inc

Jen Armstrong joins WCI Capitol Hill team

The Waterways Council Inc. (WCI) has appointed Jen Armstrong as director, government relations, joining Dustin Davidson in this role. Armstrong was most recently director of navigation policy and legislation for the American

Both the size of the area impacted by high water, and the duration of high-water events, are growing.

When rivers rise: developing a high-water action plan 

By Michael Breslin, Director – Safety & Sustainability, American Waterways Operators  In less than eight months, the Mississippi River’s water levels have experienced significant fluctuations. In October 2022, the river reached unprecedented

floating tugboat base

HaiSea Marine pours concrete for floating tugboat base

The fleet of ultra-green tugboats ordered by Canada’s HaiSea Marine will operate from a floating operations and maintenance base. And, as the first of the tugs start to arrive, construction of the

U.S. Merchant Marine

House Appropriations Committee approves strong FY 2024 inland waterways funding

The Waterways Council reports that the House Committee on Appropriations has approved, by a vote of 34-24, the FY 2024 Energy and Water Development (E&W) Appropriations Bill. Included in the bill are

short-sea shipping potential areas

Study sees Canada-U.S. Great Lakes short-sea shipping opportunities

A new study sees significant potential advantages for short-sea shipping services between southern Ontario, Canada, and the U.S. Great Lakes region. The study was carried out by Fluid Intelligence, a data-analysis partnership

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