TTB 2025: Navigating changes to the Jones Act

Tugboat, towboat, and barge operators should be paying close attention to changes to the Jones Act because it directly impacts their operations, competitiveness, and long-term viability. To dig more into this, Sabrina

Bunkering barge

TTB 2025: Barge innovations as key components of U.S. supply chains

As a new administration takes shape in Washington, D.C., the maritime industry, including the barge sector, could face significant shifts that will shape its future. Marine Log’s TTB 2025, set for March

AWO president & CEO Jennifer Carpenter: “AWO is sharing our Falls Overboard Prevention Report to help companies across America keep mariners safe.”

Jennifer Carpenter to keynote TTB 2025 in Mobile

The highly anticipated Marine Log TTB (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) 2025 Conference will return to Mobile, Ala., on March 25-26, bringing together industry leaders to discuss the latest developments and challenges in

The M/V Summit replaces a 67-year-old ferry. (Credit: TDOT)

VIDEO: TDOT christens new ferry

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) recently announced that its new ferry boat, the M/V Summitt, is now in service connecting Benton and Houston counties. Aptly named after legendary Lady Vols basketball

TTB 2025

Top 5 reasons to attend TTB 2025: Innovation, networking, and strategies for success

Marine Log’s TTB 2025, taking place on March 25-26, 2025, at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza in Mobile, Ala., is set to be the premier event for professionals in the tug, towboat,

Dee Burch is now the president of Gunderson Marine & Iron (GM&I)

Dee Burch takes the helm at Gunderson Marine & Iron

Dee Burch, a veteran marine industry leader, is now the sole proprietor of Gunderson Marine & Iron (GM&I), Portland, Oregon, and has assumed the active role of president. He has had a

Barge strike on Pelican Island bridge

VIDEO: Barge strikes Pelican Island bridge

Response efforts have been ongoing since a 321-foot barge carrying bunker fuel yesterday slammed into the bridge connecting Galveston with Pelican Island, the site of the Texas A&M Maritime Academy. The barge,

New AWO video

New AWO video: Safety is everything

The American Waterways Operators has produced a new video highlighting the tugboat, towboat and barge industry’s commitment to safety and its strong record as the safest mode of freight transportation. The two-minute

USCG Maui fires response

USCG shifts focus of Maui fire response efforts

The U.S. Coast Guard said yesterday that first responders are shifting the focus of their Maui fire response to minimizing maritime environmental impacts, while remaining ready to respond to any new reports

USACE bank grader at unit

Memphis Engineer District puts new bank grader through its paces

The Memphis Engineer District’s Bank Grading Unit (BGU) grades the banks of the Mississippi River to the proposed design slopes to support the sinking of Articulated Concrete Mattress (ACM) performed by the

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