With crewing, billing, fleeting, maintenance, vessel documentation, internal and external audits, inspections and more, maritime companies and their shoreside and vessel crews have a lot to keep track of. In… 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.
TeleSense, whose website proclaims it “the future of post-harvest grain management,” says it is poised to revolutionize grain storage and secure the food supply chain. Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., TeleSense… Read More
Prospective operators of smaller-horsepower Tier 4-compliant towing vessels now have another engine option, following the September 1 announcement from Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine America (MTEA) introducing Mitsubishi’s new 1,260 hp.,… Read More
As the push for green emissions-free energy sources continues, attention has been focused on the development of batteries that can efficiently store and provide energy. In Germany, a company called… Read More
The Amelia Ray, delivered by Rodriguez Shipbuilding to L&L Marine Transportation in June (WJ, July 20) has a full range of Thordon oil-free and grease-free bearings designed to reduce a… Read More
By late May, Jerry Brown had a problem. As a port engineer for JB Marine Service in St. Louis, Mo., Brown had the responsibility for measuring the “set points” of… Read More
TIMCO Industries’ new Temperature Entry Access System (T.E.A.S.) allows automated, touchless temperature taking with applications for the marine industry and beyond. Claire Otter, vice president of TIMCO, based in New… Read More
Thordon Bearings announced May 21 that the final vessel in a series of five ship-assist tugs has been successfully converted to Thordon’s RiverTough tailshaft bearings and TG100 shaft seals and… Read More
Thordon Bearings Inc. reports that the safe-return-to-port function of the company’s TG100 emergency shaft seal prevented an Ohio River towboat from sinking following a catastrophic shaft failure. On the evening… Read More
Longtime marine supplier Wintech has a solution for vessels with tight deck space. The KR Series Double Drum Deck Winch combines a face-up winch with a wing wire winch in… Read More
