Mississippi River reopens after slurry spill
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 — The Coast Guard reported Saturday that traffic was again transiting the Mississippi River as the unified command in Paducah continued to respond to the clarified slurry oil spill
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Mississippi River closure continues
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 —As of 10:50 a.m. today, 23 vessels were awaiting transit down river and 10 were awaiting transit up as the Mississippi River remained closed to all traffic except response
Slurry oil spill causes Mississippi River closure
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 —The Mississippi River yesterday remained closed to all traffic except response vessels between mile markers 939-922. A queue was in place, six up bound and nine down bound. In
Damen fast tracks water making barge for Morocco
AUGUST 25, 2015 — Responding to a severe drought in Morocco, Damen Shipyards, Gorinchem, Netherlands, is working to speed delivery of a Stan Pontoon 3011 Water Barge to the Royal Moroccan Navy.
MARAD approves $12 million Title XI guarantee
AUGUST 24, 2015 — The U.S. Maritime Administration reports the approval of a $12 million Title XI loan guarantee for Gray Offshore LLC supporting the recent construction of three oceangoing deck barges
Jensen develops two new LNG bunker barge concepts
AUGUST 19, 2015 — Crowley Maritime Corp. subsidiary Jensen Maritime today announced the development of two new, liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge concepts that can be fully customized to meet a
Optimized tug-barge system designs for South America
AUGUST 11, 2015—Some veteran Mississippi push boats and barges have been transported to South America for second careers. However, conditions on a great river like the Paraguay-Paraná are different. It has sharp
T&T Salvage responds quickly to barge collision, fire
AUGUST 7, 2015—Two loaded naphtha barges under tow recently collided with two cumene barges in the busy Gulf Intracoastal Waterway along the Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, near the Houston Ship Channel, sparking a
Kirby gets what it expected
JULY 30, 2015 — “Our results for the second quarter were largely in line with our expectations,” commented President and CEO David Grzebinski as Houston headquartered tank barge Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX)
Towboat had hole in hull, so it sank
JULY 17, 2015 — The take away from this one: if your vessel has a hole in the hull, it’s not such a good idea to just keep going. The National Transportation