The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its Marine Accident Brief detailing a fire aboard the dive support vessel Iron Maiden that took place while the vessel was… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
During its annual meeting, members of the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association that represents the shipbuilding, maintenance and repair industry in the United States, named two… Read More
A barge broke away from its mooring above Tom Bevill Lock & Dam on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in the overnight hours June 11–12, floating downstream and striking the… Read More
The Greater Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted a virtual event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS), a 445-mile waterway that stretches… Read More
A barge loaded with 1,600 tons of rock salt broke away from its mooring at the Port of Clay County near West Point, Miss., on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway… Read More
Eleven months after Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards first touted the launch of the state’s “SmartPort” initiative for the Lower Mississippi River, Edwards announced June 9 that SmartPort will… Read More
After another weekend of rain, water continues to slowly drain southward from the area around Bayou Sorrel Lock on the Port Allen Alternate Route of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW)… Read More
The Alabama State Port Authority celebrated the official launch May 21 of the construction phase of the project to deepen and widen the Mobile Ship Channel and improve the… Read More
A trio of panel discussions at the 2021 Inland Marine Expo (IMX2021) offered an in-depth look at the future of towing vessel propulsion, design and construction. Leaders from throughout… Read More
The Great Mississippi River Canoe Race, with two teams vying to set a new speed record for canoeing the mighty river, came to an unexpected end in the… Read More
