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The Rev. Mark S. Nestlehutt will be the new president and executive director of the Seamen’s Church Institute of New York and New Jersey. The organization’s board… Read More

Sen. Jim Inhofe U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) will receive Waterways Council Inc.’s 19th Annual Leadership Service Award on Thursday, February 13, on Capitol Hill. Inhofe… Read More

Bill Leche, owner and operator of Metairie, La.-based Sun Protection Inc., has been shading the eyes of mariners for 48 years. His maritime focus is due to his… Read More

FPT Industrial, Turin, Italy, the brand of CNH Industrial dedicated to the design, production and sale of powertrains for on- and off-road vehicles, marine and power-generation applications, signed a… Read More

Note: an updated version of this story can be found here. The Eighth Coast Guard Reported January 26 that three crew members from the mv. R.C. Creppel were missing… Read More

No one operating barges needed to be told that 2019 was a tough year for the barge industry. Historic flooding on most river systems combined with trade turmoil to… Read More

With the Carrollton Gage of the Mississippi River in New Orleans already above 14 feet, the Vicksburg Engineer District has announced that the district’s Mat Sinking Unit (MSU)… Read More

Associated Terminals, the Convent, La.-based cargo handling and logistical solutions company, announced January 21 the acquisition of New Orleans Bulk Terminal, a privately-owned, 50-acre facility located just off the… Read More

Turn Services, the New Orleans-based fleeting and shifting company that provides a variety of services to companies operating on the inland waterways of the United States, announced January… Read More

The National Maritime Center (NMC) in Martinsburg, W.Va., posted a bulletin to its website announcing the following changes to the mariner examination process at its Regional Exam Centers… Read More