As a key deadline for Subchapter M draws near this July, the latest item of concern for the towing industry is the possibility of random audits. The Coast… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Sea-Fire Marine’s FireStop fire detection and alarm system meets with Subchapter M requirements being implemented July 20. Now that Subchapter M regulations, which will be fully implemented… Read More
As this issue of The Waterways Journal was going to press, two tows totaling 30 barges were moving military equipment from Clarksville, Tenn., to Alexandria, La. Such… Read More
Graestone Logistics LLC, Murray, Ky., added two vessels to its fleet recently, both previously owned by Genesis Marine LLC, Houston, Texas. Twin-screw towboats, the vessels are the mvs. CGB… Read More
Port Milwaukee reported February 8 that 2017 surpassed the previous year both in vessel visits and in bulk cargo quantity. A total of 2.57 million metric tons of… Read More
Since 2014, the Port of New Orleans has surpassed the 1 million cruise passenger mark each year. In 2017, even more cruise-goers chose to be in that number,… Read More
On January 19, a temporary exemption from vessel discharge rules for vessels under 79 feet long expired, but the Environmental Protection Agency issued a temporary “patch” while efforts continue… Read More
A New Phase For SCI’s River Chaplaincy The year 2018 welcomes a new phase for the Seamen’s Church Institute’s (SCI) Ministry on the Rivers and Gulf, as Chaplain… Read More
Capt. Walter B. Hicks, 81, died December 10, 2017, at his home in Laurel, Miss. He went to work in 1958 on the Captain Mack. He later went to… Read More
Jeffboat delivered a new towboat to American Commercial Barge Line January 26. Named the mv. Shawnee Forest, the 2,000 hp. azimuth-drive boat measures 70 by 32 by 12 feet,… Read More
