Hybrid propulsion is steadily gaining acceptance across parts of the marine industry, but successful adoption depends less on the technology itself than on matching it to the way a… Read More
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James Carnes Marquette Chief Engineer James Carnes comes from a long-standing river family, with a father and grandfather who were both river captains and pilots. But he resisted the river’s… Read More
Caterpillar Marine, which signed a memorandum of understanding with Damen Shipyards in late 2022 to develop a series of dual-fuel, methanol-diesel-powered tugboats, has announced plans to deploy its… Read More
Denmark-based Ørsted, a leader in developing offshore wind energy in the United States, and Cut Off, La.-based Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) held a christening May 11 in New Orleans… Read More
Members of the Ingram Marine Group family gathered March 7 at the company’s Triangle Fleet in Reserve, La., to celebrate the christening of three new towboats from… Read More
Florida Marine Transporters Inc. recently put into service the fifth of six identical 2,000 hp. towboats from Steiner Shipyard. The Mandeville, La.-based barge line took delivery of… Read More
The river industry has always loomed large in the Furlong family. “Growing up, the future Hines Furlong Line logo was prominent on the bedroom door of my childhood… Read More
A single barge has the carrying capacity of 16 rail cars or 70 tractor trailers, which makes moving cargoes on the inland waterways by far the most efficient and… Read More
“There is no single silver bullet or unicorn technology” for lowering emissions, said Gary Sarrat of Caterpillar Marine. Instead, there are many choices, each with trade-offs to consider. Read More
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a public entity charged with power generation in the Tennessee River Valley, has put a new Tier 4 towboat into service, marking a first… Read More
