A federal jury convicted a scuba dive boat captain November 6 of criminal negligence in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard his vessel in 2019. Read More
Archive: 2023
The Panama Canal, which handles about 5 percent of world trade by volume, has been hit by an El Niño drought for most of 2023 that has severely affected… Read More
Marine Money International, the publisher of Marine Money magazine, will hold the second annual Marine Finance Forum in New Orleans November 30 at the Four Seasons Hotel. The one-day… Read More
Today (November 13) is a big day for the Inland Marine Expo (IMX); it marks the official opening of registration for the 2024 expo, which will be held May… Read More
In 1937, Capt. Walter G. Hougland contracted with the Nashville Bridge Company, Nashville, Tenn., for a new twin-screw diesel towboat. The Hougland fleet at this time consisted of… Read More
Ports and terminal operators need to be vigilant of how they insure themselves in the event of vessel collisions as well as accidental damage to infrastructure. The… Read More
James “Jay” Talbert, 73, died peacefully in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Florence, Ky., on October 22, surrounded by family and friends. After graduating from high school in 1968, Talbert entered… Read More
Washington, D.C.—With only days left before another funding deadline, House Republicans conceded they had not yet settled on a workable strategy to avoid a government shutdown on November 17. Read More
While the Lower Mississippi River has rebounded somewhat from record lows in mid-October, the river is falling again, and low-water conditions are expected to continue. The Memphis Engineer… Read More
On January 1 of this year, the final version of the California Harbor Craft emissions rule issued by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) took effect. It gave operators… Read More
