By any measure, the Columbia and Snake river system is a very different operating environment from the Mississippi, Ohio and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Cargo mixes differ. Tow configurations differ. Infrastructure… Read More
Products
Innovative companies are constantly coming out with new products and services to help the inland barge industry operate more safely and economically. You’ll find our coverage here.
Since acquiring Empco-Lite nearly four years ago, the Edgecombe family has taken a deliberate, operations-driven approach to expanding the company’s footprint on the inland river system and along the Gulf… Read More
MobileOps and MM-SEAS have announced a strategic software integration aimed at reducing administrative delays and compliance-related vessel downtime by automating crew credential tracking and Sea Service Letter generation. The partnership… Read More
A SuppressAll unit from Fire Suppression Industries. Fire risk remains one of the most serious safety and operational threats aboard commercial vessels, particularly in enginerooms and enclosed spaces. A newer… Read More
For more than a century, Berg Propulsion has been refining the science of marine propulsion from its roots along Sweden’s west coast. For nearly four decades in the southeastern United… Read More
Jason Perry Thordon Bearings’ growing presence along the inland waterways has been more than a decade in the making, but the company’s rapid acceleration in recent years has been no… Read More
Fouling is as sure as a river flowing toward the sea. Any vessel operating in a marine environment will experience fouling from barnacles, mineral deposits or corrosion. That’s where marine… Read More
HS Marine Propulsion’s new propeller design has an edge over the competition, literally. Engineers have been working on the Edge propeller design for the better part of a decade, earning… Read More
The Waterways Journal is pleased to announce that the 2025 IRR Commodities Report and IRR Barge Fleet Profile are both available for order by phone and online. Read More
Covington, La.-based Laborde Products has announced that Mitsubishi Marine Engines is now offering its S12R Tier 3 marine engine in a 1,350 hp. rating, thus bringing operators of towboats in… Read More
