The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Lloyd’s Register Foundation are developing a program framework to be used by maritime educators all over the world to train mariners in skills working… Read More
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The 2023 Rail & Maritime Summit, an annual event held this year on June 13 that features distinguished professionals from the rail and maritime sectors, presented its Diolkos Award to… Read More
By Robert Murray President, National Association of Waterfront Employers As the U.S. turns its attention to improving the health and safety of our communities, marine terminal operators (MTOs) have an… Read More
Western Baltic Engineering (WBE), a Lithuania-based ship designer, unveiled a pair of electric towboat designs at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans. The two models, jointly called the “Electric… Read More
Ongoing infrastructure investment, a push toward decarbonization and the challenge of recruiting the next generation of inland mariners are all defining the coming year’s challenges for the inland waterways. As… Read More
For the river industry, 2022 was defined by an unprecedented global drought and heat wave. The summer broke records for heat and drought all over the northern hemisphere and stopped… Read More
Houston-based Industrial Service Solutions (ISS), an independent manufacturer, supplier and servicer of industrial equipment, and Zeeboat, a company dedicated to maritime transportation decarbonization projects, have announced a “strategic alliance agreement”… Read More
The global effort to decarbonize the maritime sector must take an “all of the above” approach in looking at decarbonization solutions—and alternative fuels. That was the consensus of a panel… Read More
One of the panel discussions provoking the most questions at the recently concluded Inland Marine Expo in St. Louis was a panel on electric and hybrid technologies. Joshua Sebastian, vice… 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. Roy Bleiberg,… Read More
