The Southeast Texas Waterway Advisory Council (SETWAC) was recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard as the Harbor Safety Committee of the Year for the period of 2020 through 2022. Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Capt. Vernon Sturgeon, 92, of Paducah, Ky., a longtime towboat captain, died July 13 at Providence Pointe Nursing Home. He started working on the river at 13 and… Read More
The Alabama Port Authority released its 2022 year-to-date container volumes on July 7, showing double and triple-digit growth across all types of containerized cargo movements. The… Read More
The Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission along the Mississippi Gulf Coast is continuing work on a new maritime dock and railroad facility at Port Bienville Industrial Park. The… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi in south Texas moved 15.2 million tons of cargo in May, a 9 percent year-over-year increase from the same month in 2021. Total shipments of… Read More
The Vicksburg Engineer District held a ship-out ceremony at the Vicksburg Harbor on July 18 to commemorate the deployment of the Mat Sinking Unit for its annual season of… Read More
Metal Shark, a Jeanerette, La.-based shipbuilder with additional shipyards in Franklin, La., and Bayou La Batre, Ala., has announced it will send 23 military vessels to Ukraine as… Read More
The Detroit Engineer District anticipates Phase 3 construction of the new lock chamber at Soo Locks on the St. Mary’s River between Lake Huron and Lake Superior will… Read More
Holcim US announced its designation as a founding member of the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition as it advances its mission to build a net zero future. As a… Read More
Master Boat Builders announced the construction of one tug and the delivery of another in June. On June 16, the company, based in Coden, Ala., announced the construction… Read More
