A valued seminar focusing on inland marine issues in maritime law is back after a COVID-19 hiatus. Originally, the St. Louis Inland Marine Seminar was founded by… Read More
Author: David Murray
Several U.S. Coast Guard officers with responsibilities in Sector Upper Mississippi received promotions in a recent change of command ceremony. Capt. Andrew Bender relieved Capt. Richard “Mick” Scott… Read More
Now that the final Subchapter M documentation deadline of July 19 is upon the towing industry, the next phase is the drydock/internal structural examination. There have been rumors… Read More
Members of the River Industry Action Committee (RIAC), along with towing company captains, met with Coast Guard and Corps of Engineers officials on June 29 in St. Louis to… Read More
When two personal watercraft operators set out for a Saturday of summer fun on the Illinois River, they didn’t realize they would be called upon to save lives. … Read More
The global effort to decarbonize the maritime sector must take an “all of the above” approach in looking at decarbonization solutions—and alternative fuels. That was the consensus… Read More
A boat touted as the world’s first hydrogen-powered push tug was delivered and christened in Berlin on May 16 for further long-term operational testing. The boat requires two stations… Read More
One of the panel discussions provoking the most questions at the recently concluded Inland Marine Expo in St. Louis was a panel on electric and hybrid technologies. Joshua Sebastian,… Read More
A towing vessel’s fuel supply was so contaminated with water that it lost power recently, prompting the United States Coast Guard’s Office of Investigations and Analysis to issue a… Read More
“The towing industry is a leader in supply chain integrity, sustainability and employment opportunity,” Jennifer Carpenter, president and CEO of The American Waterways Operators, proclaimed in kicking off… Read More
