The engineroom fire that destroyed the mv. Miss Dorothy on March 17, 2021, was likely caused by the ignition of spraying diesel fuel from a main engine’s… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The St. Paul Engineer District is scheduled to begin construction next month at its Fountain City (Wis.) Service Base. The Corps recently awarded a $10.2 million contract… Read More
Circular SynTech LLC, a company specializing in transforming solid waste into chemicals for manufacturing, announced February 18 it is expanding to New Madrid, Mo. The company will invest… Read More
This year’s Inland Marine Expo (IMX), which will take place May 23–25 in St. Louis, will end with a celebration of the people who make the maritime industry truly… Read More
American Cruise Lines announced March 17 that the cruise vessel American Symphony was launched at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Md. It is the fifth vessel in ACL’s “modern riverboat”… Read More
Master Boat Builders Inc. announced March 9 the delivery of a new 4,000-hp. tug to Polaris New Energy. Named Polaris, the tug will be coupled with the recently delivered barge… Read More
The World Trade Center of New Orleans announced March 10 that Sean M. Duffy Sr., executive director of Big River Coalition and executive vice president of the Louisiana… Read More
Rapid container volume growth is continuing at the Port of Mobile in Alabama. The Alabama Port Authority has released its February 2022 container volumes, increasing its refrigerated… Read More
Amherst Madison Inc., serving the Ohio River and its tributaries with towing, marine construction and repair services since 1893, has restored the vessel name Ohio to the river. Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority has entered into an option agreement with Talos Energy Inc. and Howard Energy Partners in order to pursue commercial carbon capture and… Read More
