The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) met virtually October 18 to discuss its pending report on the April 13, 2021, capsizing of the liftboat Seacor Power off the coast of… Read More
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Two veteran Wood Towing captains will always remember the 21st day of September, after the company held a christening ceremony on that day last month to celebrate their leadership and… Read More
Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has announced the receipt of eight dredging contracts totaling more than $143 million, with an additional $102.9 million in options pending award. Read More
The extreme drought impacting the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee river valleys continues to translate into troublesome low water conditions—and in some places record lows—on the Western Rivers, with draft restrictions… Read More
Collecting near-miss reports is an essential part of a safety management system (SMS). A near-miss is an unplanned event that did not result in injury or damage—but had the potential… Read More
With the Lower Mississippi River languishing at around 3 feet at the Carrollton Gage and with salt water creeping up from the Gulf of Mexico, the New Orleans Engineer District… Read More
In the years 1867 and 1868, a tax was levied against the residents of Paducah, Ky., in order to satisfy a judgment obtained by the owners of the packet Sam… Read More
Back in 2009, Verret Shipyard built a 55- by 20-foot, 1,000 hp. towboat with a spider deck called the mv. Donnie, named after Verret Shipyard President Ted Verret’s late brother. Read More
With no rain relief in sight, historic low water on the inland river system continues to block channels, restrict tow sizes, cause light-loading and slow or halt traffic, affecting millions… Read More
The drought that has engulfed the entire northern hemisphere, including the western half of the United States, for much of this year, is catching up with the Mississippi River at… Read More
