In this edition of Listen Up!, we talk with Kasey Eckstein, founder of Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) and director of business development at Atlas Marine Services, Taylor, Mich., to get a
An October 2018 incident that resulted in $6.7 million of damage to the Sunshine Bridge on the Lower Mississippi River is the latest in the ever-growing list of bridge allisions to be
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief on the March 7, 2019, sinking of the 1997-built Marquette Transportation towboat St. Rita. The incident occurred at about 1430 local
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District reports that Marquette Transportation Company’s M/V Miss Doris, originating from the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois and pushing 12 barges en route
Kasey Eckstein, founder and executive director of of WIMOs (Women in Maritime Operations), will be among the speakers at Marine Log’s upcoming TTB—Tugs, Towboats & Barges event. Her topic will be how
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued the report of its investigation of the October 9, 2018 capsizing of a 39 year old towboat at mile 142 on the Lower Mississippi
JUNE 1, 2018 — The first towing vessel owners to receive U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Certificates of Inspection (COIs) demonstrating SubM compliance, on all three U.S. coasts and in the USCG District
DECEMBER 29, 2016 — Master Marine, Inc., Bayou La Batre, AL, has delivered another 2,000 hp Z-drive towboat to Marquette Transportation Co.’s River Division, based in Paducah, KY. Designed by Entech Designs,
JULY 28, 2014—The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the November 2013 grounding and sinking of towing vessel Stephen L. Colby. The Stephen L. Colby was
FEBRUARY 24, 2014 — The Mississippi River has reopened with restrictions as of approximately 1:30 p.m.. Mariners must comply with a broadcast notice to mariners being issued for river transits by the
