
Appeals Court orders acquittals in 2005 barge explosion case
DECEMBER 15, 2016 — The United States Court of Appeals sitting in Chicago on December 12 exonerated Egan Marine Corp. for a January 2005 explosion on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
DECEMBER 15, 2016 — The United States Court of Appeals sitting in Chicago on December 12 exonerated Egan Marine Corp. for a January 2005 explosion on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
NOVEMBER 23, 2016 — Marcon International, Inc., Coupeville, WA, reports the sale of the 205.0′ x 90.0′ x 15.0′ depth former ice-strengthened, icebreaker/cargo barge Arctic Endeavor from Crowley Marine Services of Seattle,
NOVEMBER 16, 2016 — Houston-headquartered Bisso Marine reports that it has successfully completed a two‐month saturation diving campaign in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Using its 415 ft (126.4m) x 100 ft
OCTOBER 14, 2016 — A Kirby Corporation articulated tug/barge southbound from Alaska ran aground at Edge Reef, in Seaforth Channel near Athlone Island, British Columbia just after 1 a.m. PT, yesterday. Although
OCTOBER 7, 2016 — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has its issued its report on the April 26, 2015 allision of a 220 ft flat bed barge, the Gayle Force, carrying
AUGUST 8, 2016—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, is initiating an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the procurement of a 300 ft x 68 ft x 12 ft welded steel
JULY 27, 2016 — The U.S. Coast Guard yesterday issued a policy letter (CG-CVC Policy Letter 16-04) giving guidance on when personnel may conditionally occupy the barge unit of an ATB (articulated
JULY 19, 2016 — Alaska Marine Lines celebrated the launch of its newest barge, Skagway Provider, at a July 7 ceremony at the Gunderson Marine shipyard in Portland, OR. The heavy deck
JULY 14, 2016 — Madrid, Spain, headquartered SENER reports that its FORAN CAD/CAM system is now in use at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI. SENER last year signed a contract licensing
JULY 6, 2016 — Though “inflexible restrictions remain a source of annoyance,” the LNG hybrid barge Hummel is continuing to “work perfectly,” supplying low-emission power to the cruise ship AIDAsol in the