Mavericks Towboat Solutions announced October 7 that it has purchased seven harbor boats from Ingram Barge Company. This is Mavericks’ first purchase since forming in May. The… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Yager Marine, Owensboro, Ky., on October 1 launched a deck barge it is building for the LST 325 Memorial in Evansville, Ind. The 140- by 20- by 5-1/2-foot deck… Read More
Leaders of the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) and the Mobile Engineer District jointly signed the Mobile Harbor Pre-Construction, Engineering and Design Agreement October 2 at ASPA’s headquarters in… Read More
At a recent maritime law seminar, a senior Coast Guard inspector made a candid admission: Coast Guard personnel often “freak out,” he said, when they are transferred from blue-water… Read More
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company and Canal Barge Company Inc. (CBC) announced on October 1 that they have signed a strategic agreement for Pine Bluff to sell five… Read More
A week after announcing a vessel-management agreement with Tennessee Valley Towing, Inland Marine Service (IMS) made another major announcement on September 24: the Hebron, Ky., firm will be… Read More
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao marked the 60th anniversary of the St. Lawrence Seaway September 24 at a ceremony at the Eisenhower Lock in Massena, N.Y. Chao was joined… Read More
Serodino Inc.’s current Super Tiger Class workboat has been verified to be in compliance with the design standards in 46 CFR Subchapter M. The 60-foot by 24-foot by… Read More
Twice a year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Basin Water Management Division hosts public meetings to discuss the Missouri River Mainstem System, upper basin runoff,… Read More
Verle B. “Sparky” Siguaw, 96, passed away on September 20, 2019. He worked on the Illinois waterway as an electrician for over 65 years for Material Service Corporation… Read More
