The Jefferson County (Mo.) Council voted 6-0 with one abstention September 28 to support a river landing and docking station for riverboats in Kimmswick, Mo., with a one-time grant… Read More
Archive: Friday, October 26th, 2018
Randy Eckstein Raymond “Randy” Eckstein Jr., of New Orleans, retired president and CEO of the Gulf-Inland Division of Marquette Transportation Company LLC, died October 17 of cancer in… Read More
More than 250 people participated in this year’s Tulsa Port Harbor Dash hosted by the Tulsa Port of Catoosa, Okla. The second-annual event saw participants run in… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has announced plans to offer aid to its employees that were affected by Hurricane Michael, which made landfall October 10 just east of Panama City, Fla. Read More
On Tuesday, October 23, President Trump signed into law the “America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018” (S.3021). Title I of the act included the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)… Read More
SEACOR Holdings Inc. announced October 23 its third quarter earnings, which saw an increase in operating income in its inland and ocean transportation and logistics businesses. The operating income… Read More
“The U.S. maritime industry is not prepared for future cyber-attacks,” maritime law firm Jones Walker LLP has warned in a new survey and report released October 23. The… Read More
The mv. Larry C, a 84- by 32- by 11-foot, twin screw towboat with a wheelhouse eye level of 34 feet, is the latest vessel built at John… Read More
Metal Shark announced its entry into the towboat market October 22 with a contract to build three 120- by 35-foot towboats for Florida Marine Transporters Inc. of Mandeville,… Read More
The American Waterways Operators (AWO) released a new safety tool for mariners on October 22. The resource, called the “Developing a Fatigue Risk Management Plan: A Guide… Read More
