Furuno’s VR7000S Simplified Voyage Data Recorder, similar to a “black box” found on an aircraft, records crucial data from interfaced sensors onboard a vessel. (photo courtesy of Furuno)… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Sweden’s Dellner Group, with its subsidiary Dellner Brakes, has signed an agreement to acquire German industrial braking manufacturer Pintsch Bubenzer in a deal both companies say that will pave… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard responded in the early morning hours of January 24 to a vessel that sunk near Mile 823 on the Lower Mississippi River near Blytheville,… Read More
New six-cylinder engine offers power levels from 650-925 hp. (Photo by Jason Koenig) Scania USA is strengthening its position in the marine engine segment with the launch of… Read More
Last week, the Port of South Louisiana reported its cargo statistics for 2017, which set a cargo-volume record and surpassed 2016’s tonnage mark by 4.4 percent. Read More
Carboline, St. Louis, Mo., has announced the release of Carbozinc 608 HB. Carbozinc 608 HB is the first 5-10 mil zinc primer on the market, according to Carboline. The… Read More
A group of 14 mayors of cities on or near the Great Lakes, including seven from Canada, published an open letter January 24 in the Chicago Sun-Times urging Congress… Read More
Four projects that support freight movement on Minnesota’s waterways received a total of $5 million in grants through the state’s Port Development Assistance Program, the Minnesota Department of Transportation… Read More
The incident command post Joint Information Center for the barge breakaways on the Ohio River near Pittsburgh, Pa., and Moundsville, W.Va., was disestablished January 24. A unified command consisting of the… Read More
Barker Price Jill P. Flowers, chairman and CEO of J. Russell Flowers Inc., Greenville, Miss., has announced the promotion of R. Barker Price to the office of president. Read More
