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Q&A: Sustainability and the tug, towboat and barge industry

As most of us know by now, sustainability is at the forefront of hot topics in the maritime industry. One of our most involved sectors of the U.S. maritime industry—the tug, towboat

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NTSB reports on $500,000 barge contact with Barataria Bridge

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has completed its investigation of a November 22, 2020, accident involving barges towed by the Trent Joseph and George C and the Barataria Bridge near Barataria,

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AWO urges OSHA to provide flexibility for maritime industry on weekly COVID testing

The latest AWO Letter from the American Waterways Operator (AWO) says that the association is working on a letter to the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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VIDEO: Seventh section of Golden Ray wreck removed

And then there was one. The St. Simons Sound Incident Response reports that responders removed Section Five of the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray on Sunday. Now, after a

Heavy lift vessel holds section of Golden Ray wreck

Golden Ray: Barge preparations continue

Though the giant heavy lift ship VB 10000 has made its final cut through the hull of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray, the last two of the wreck’s original eight sections

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VIDEO: Merchants Bridge project reaches milestone

A $222 million project to replace the Merchants Bridge that links Missouri and Illinois at Downtown St. Louis reached a major milestone Friday, September 17, with the first one of three new

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Quincy Regional Barge Dock awarded Rebuild Illinois capital grant

The city of Quincy, Ill., has been awarded $743,200 for improvements to the Quincy Regional Barge Dock. The award was included in $16.5 million in Rebuild Illinois capital grants announced September 21

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Waterways industry faces prolonged disruption from Ida

While the good news coming out of New Orleans this morning was that electricity has been restored to limited areas of the city, overflight photos and media reports from the areas hit

Kentucky bridge span to be built on barges

Sections of a new $63.6 million US 60 bridge that will span the Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky., will be constructed at the Paducah McCracken County Riverport Authority. Plans are for the

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Arcosa receives AWO safety award for new tank barge design

The American Waterways Operators’ (AWO) Tankering & Barge Operations Subcommittee has presented AWO affiliate member Arcosa Marine Products Inc. with the subcommittee’s second annual safety award. Arcosa received the award for the

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