Conrad starts construction of BHGI designed ATB
APRIL 27, 2015 — Naval architect and marine engineering firm Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI), Bristol, RI, reports that is currently completing the detail design phase of a new ATB (articulated tug
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Ingram Barge’s David Sehrt is new AWO Chairman
APRIL 24, 2015 — David G. Sehrt, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Ingram Barge Company, was elected Chairman of the American Waterways Operators, the national trade association representing the
Drone ship landing still eludes SpaceX
APRIL 15, 2015 — SpaceX has again not quite succeeded in its goal of soft landing the first stage of a Falcon 9 on its autonomous space port drone ship. A Vine
AWO members set to Barge-In on Congress
APRIL 14, 2015 — The American Waterways Operators, the national trade association representing the tugboat, towboat and barge industry, will be calling on Congress tomorrow, April 15. During AWO’s annual Barge-In, 170
Bristol Harbor Group gets Corps contract
APRIL 6, 2015 — Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI), Bristol, RI, reports that it was recently awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for naval architecture and marine engineering services for the
Great Lakes Shipyard to build two USACE work barges
APRIL 3, 2015 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, OH. has been awarded a new construction contract by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Rock Island District for two work barges.
Barge services provider faces OSHA penalties
MARCH 24, 2015 — Mt. Vernon Barge Services (MVBS), Jeffersonville, IN, faces penalties of $77,000 after a November 2014 inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Indianapolis
AEP ponders sale of barge subsidiary
MARCH 23, 2015 — Electric utility American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) says it is has engaged Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC to “explore strategic alternatives for its competitive barge transportation subsidiary, AEP
Horizon’s pain is Crowley’s gain in Puerto Rico trade
MARCH 20, 2015 — Crowley Liner Services is picking up business as a result of Horizon Lines’ departure from the Puerto Rico Jones Act trade. An important milestone in its response to
Conrad receives NASA award for work on Pegasus barge
FEBRUARY 12, 2015—Morgan City, LA-based Conrad Shipyard received the NASA Space Flight Awareness Supplier Award for its performance for its work on the conversion of the NASA Pegasus barge. The award honors