New ideas for policies emerged from two key witnesses at the October 28 meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime And Fisheries. Read More
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Baxter Southern, Howden US Specialty Howden US Specialty LLC has recently hired Baxter Southern as US Practice Head of Marine. Southern enters his position at Howden with nearly 30 years… Read More
The first Jones Act compliant SRI, GLDD’s Acadia, was launched from Philadelphia, Pa., on July 16 (Photo courtesy of GLDD). Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) recently celebrated the… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) recently announced that the newly launched U.S. Center for Maritime Innovation’s website is now live. The URL for the site is… Read More
For mariners, as with Capt. Kirk and the crew of the starship Enterprise, space, it seems, is the final frontier, now that the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)… Read More
Panelists at the Inland Marine Expo’s session on “Maintaining The Environmental Advantage: Alternative Fuels” on May 24 talked about the strengths and weaknesses of many different fuel options. Read More
As you will read in this issue, a brand-new, lengthy study by Vanderbilt University for ABS has taken an in-depth look at issues involving possible decarbonization on the… Read More
The American Waterways Operators has joined The Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, a new non-profit alliance of maritime stakeholders across North America who are committed to addressing climate change and achieving… Read More
Note: The following is sponsored content provided by Main Iron Works. The September sun was beaming through the skies while the shipbuilders and engineers at the Cenac-owned, Houma-based… Read More
The Great Lakes Towing Company announced July 10 that eight of its tugs, representing more than a quarter of its active harbor towing fleet, have received U.S. Coast… Read More
