I was watching a crew change of barge workers from the towboat to the limo. The fresh crew: ready, willing and able. The crew that was relieved:… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Active on a daily basis until nearly the day he died, river icon Charlie Jones, 101, set a high bar for those to follow in his footsteps. Chairman… Read More
The Tulsa Port of Catoosa and the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) announced on October 10 the transfer of more than 2,000 acres in Inola, Okla., to… Read More
When Charlie Jones, president of Amherst Madison, died at the age of 101, he could look back on a river career with few parallels. During World War II,… Read More
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has awarded its inaugural Workforce Development and Innovation Award to the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO). In announcing the… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi recently set three new tonnage records, including the highest volume in a single month. September tonnage was 12.2 million tons, a 27 percent… Read More
Bayou Steel, an arc mill steelmaker based in Louisiana, took its customers, creditors, and its home parish by surprise when it abruptly announced bankruptcy with no prior notice… Read More
Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC, Houma, La., has been awarded a $24,491,400 contract by the Philadelphia Engineer District to construct a specialty steel barge for the Corps’ Mat Sinking Unit… Read More
Sennebogen has announced plans to deliver the first of its new record-setting 895 E Series model material handlers to North American customers next year. At an estimated… Read More
By Abby Eason Effective June 2019, Mainstream Commercial Divers Inc. announced it will be doing business as MER Commercial Diving, under the Moran Environmental Recovery LLC (MER)… Read More