Tugs, Towboats & Barges goes virtual this month
Marine Log’s Tugs, Towboats & Barges—TTB conference will go virtual this month on August 25 through 26. It will run from 8:30 a.m. to noon EST on both days. Marine Log has
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NTSB issues report on triple towboat sinking
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a July 5, 2019, incident in which three towboats and an unnamed deck barge—all owned by Hex Stone Inc., Louisiana, Mo.—that sank
Rodriguez delivers Mitsubishi-powered towboat
The 64- by 28-foot towboat M/V Amelia Ray recently delivered to L&L Marine Transportation by Rodriguez Shipbuilding, Bayou La Batre, Ala., features twin Mitsubishi S6R2-Y3MPTAW Tier III main diesel engines, producing 803
NTSB reports on costly contact between tow and moored barges
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an incident involving, among other things, a Kirby Inland Marine towboat captain with a high level of marijuana metabolites in his urine,
Black and Graywater: An overlooked environmental issue
Scienco/FAST, a manufacturer of marine sewage devices (MSD) based in St. Louis, Mo., has installed nearly 5,000 of its MSD units aboard towboats, tugs, offshore supply vessels, diving support vessels, pilot boats,
Rose Point to launch new ECS Fleet subscription software
Rose Point Navigation Systems, Redmond, Wash., is to launch its Rose Point ECS Fleet Services feature on July 1. The solution has been beta testing since January of 2020 and is currently
Becker Marine Systems introduces latest rudder technology to inland waterways market
Becker Marine Systems continues to provide advanced rudder solutions for the Inland Waterways market with the introduction of its “Late Separation” High Lift Flap rudder profile. This design was incorporated first on
AWO members elect Crowley’s Art Mead as Chairman
The members of the American Waterways Operators, the national tugboat, towboat and barge industry association, elected a new slate of leaders this week during the association’s Spring Board of Directors / Annual
C&C Marine and Repair increases indoor fabrication facilities
Belle Chasse, La., based C&C Marine and Repair has acquired a 35,000-square-foot fabrication building from Versabar Inc. following the expiration of a leaseback provision in a 2018 purchase agreement between the companies.
C&C Marine and Repair delivers first of 15 towboats for Maritime Partners
C&C Marine and Repair’s Belle Chasse, La., shipyard last month completed the first in a series of towboats of the same design that it will deliver to Metairie, La., Maritime Partners. Named