As our nation continues to battle the coronavirus, the deployment of several hospital ships to render aid at strategic ports brings to mind the fact that several steamboats were… Read More
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SEACOR Holdings Inc.’s reports on its first quarter results illustrate a recent trend in diversified companies that include barge components: a barge division that holds steady, partially offsetting weak… Read More
In its first-quarter earnings report May 5, Kirby Corporation reported that its marine transportation segment overcame unfavorable operating conditions and a near-record number of delay days to generate… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has rejected President Donald Trump’s proposal to include major infrastructure spending in the next coronavirus relief measure. “It’s unrelated to the… Read More
ZF North America (ZF), best known in the maritime community as a manufacturer of transmissions, propellers, thrusters, steering systems and electronic control systems, has partnered with Pontiac, Mich.-based Detroit… Read More
The idea started with a video project by his daughter’s first grade teachers. Like all schools in the United States, Blessey Marine President Clark Todd’s daughter’s school is… Read More
A webinar presented by the American Waterways Operators titled “COVID-19: Ask An Industrial Hygienist,” drew great interest from AWO members who attended, with half the session taken up with… Read More
Across the maritime industry, every company, agency, port or terminal has been impacted by efforts to “flatten the curve” of infections of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has joined a host of other organizations offering virtual tours and digital learning during the nationwide stay-at-home effort to combat the spread… Read More
In just a couple months, COVID-19 has made abundantly clear the interconnectedness of the global economy, the fragility of the supply chains that drive it, and the resiliency of… Read More
