The latest report from Coast Guard-American Waterways Operators Safety Partnership’s National Quality Steering Committee on industry safety statistics gives cause for much satisfaction among towing industry leaders. The… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority has announced it will host two open houses this month focused on the port’s efforts to study the feasibility of deepening the Corpus… Read More
With the recent purchase of the venerable towboat Oliver C. Shearer from Campbell Transportation Company, Excell Marine Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio, is perpetuating a name that is deeply etched… Read More
Nucor Corporation announced September 7 that its board of directors has approved an investment of $650 million to expand the production capability of Nucor Steel Gallatin, the company’s barge-served… Read More
The New Orleans Propeller Club will honor Rep. Steve Scalise, the U.S. House Majority Whip from Jefferson Parish, La., as its 2018 Maritime Person of the Year. The Propeller… Read More
The 2018 Annual Marine Industry Charity Tournament August 16–18 raised more than $160,000 for cancer research. The tournament, featuring golf, softball and kickball tournaments, a 5K and 1… Read More
Devall Receives First COI The United States Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles issued the area’s first Certificate of Inspection (COI) for Subchapter M compliance on August… Read More
The McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) was the largest civil works project undertaken by the Corps at the time. It was originally authorized by Congress as early as… Read More
Vidalia (La.) Dock & Storage recently repowered the mv. Sonny J, a 63- by 21-foot towboat built in 1960 by Barbour Metal Boat Works. Purchased in 1993 from Jantran… Read More
C&B Marine received the first COI issued using the Coast Guard Option for Subchapter M compliance in the Sector Ohio Valley Region. On July 23, the mv. Atlantis… Read More
