Conrad Shipyard delivers Harley Marine Services ATB

NOVEMBER 2, 2017 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered Conrad Shipyard has conducted sea trials on the Harley Marine Services tug OneCure and the 80,000 BBL, double hull, oceangoing barge Edward Itta as

Kirby reports third quarter results

NOVEMBER 2, 2017 — Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) yesterday reported net earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017 of $28.6 million, or $0.52 per share, compared with $32.0 million, or

Helm software helps Ivy Marine gain TSMS certification

OCTOBER 30, 2017 — Mobile, AL, based Ivy Marine LLC, which operates two towboats, has become the third – and smallest —company in the U.S. to obtain certification of its Towing Safety

Barge ferry starts operations in Canada’s Northwest Territories

OCTOBER 13, 2017 —Alberta, Canada, based Waiward Steel LP has delivered the Aurora Yukon, a 30 m barge ferry that will carry vehicles and passengers across the Mackenzie River at Norman Wells,

McCain calls for Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 — Problems with shoreside distribution rather than any shortage of Jones Act vessels are proving to be the major obstacle to getting relief cargoes to Puerto Rico where they

Elliott Bay Design Group wins LaDOTD contract

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 —The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) has awarded Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) an on-call service contract for naval architecture and marine engineering service. Under the scope

Barge fire in GoM extinguished, vessel adrift

AUGUST 4, 2017—The Gulfport (Mississippi) Fire Department reports that it has extinguished a fire aboard a tank barge carrying 2,500 tons of anhydrous ammonia and 800 gallons of diesel fuel about 2

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding delivers second Kirby ATB

JULY 31, 2017 — Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding (FBS) of Sturgeon Bay, WI, a subsidiary of Fincantieri Marine Group, has delivered the second of two Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) units to Houston-based Kirby

ABS class for both units of U.S.-built liquefied gas ATB

JULY 28, 2017 — The Harvest, an ATB barge purpose-built to transport liquefied anhydrous ammonia, recently delivered to Savage Companies by Vigor has been classed by ABS, which also classed the connecting

New study details economic impact of U.S. waterways industry

JULY 24, 2017 – The American Waterways Operators has released a new study that documents the contribution that the American tugboat, towboat and barge industry makes to the U.S. economy. The study,

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