Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corporation (OT&BE), a naval architecture and marine engineering firm specializing in articulated tug/barge (ATB) design, announced October 11 that it is now a member… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The Coast Guard responded to a partially submerged vessel on the Upper Mississippi River near Cairo, Ill., October 9. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley received… Read More
Superior Industries Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, many of which are in use on the inland waterways, announced October 2… Read More
Navigation is the “official” reason for building locks and dams. But many of them also generate hydropower. You could call this a side benefit. Another way to put it… Read More
Pin Oak Holdings LLC announced September 26 the sale of Pin Oak Terminals LLC, the company’s Mt. Airy, La., liquid and chemicals storage terminal on the Lower Mississippi… Read More
Less than two years since it began helping tug and barge operator Ivy Marine become one of the first companies to achieve compliance with new Subchapter M rules, Alabama-based… Read More
At the Savannah State of the Port event September 20, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Executive Director Griff Lynch thanked Gov. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.) for his leadership and detailed GPA’s… Read More
On September 18, the Coast Guard released a revised policy letter, CG-CVC Policy Letter 17-02, Change-2, that credits external vessel audits conducted within three years prior to the… Read More
By Matthew Bonvento and Emil Muccin Mariners have been plying the oceans, rivers, lakes and harbors per records for over 2,000 years. What has transpired from an electronic technology… Read More
The Mobile Engineer District has released the final scoping report documenting feedback the district received during hearings and public comments on a planned study of the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basin. Read More
