A major barge line could be seeing the final act of a notorious collision that resulted in a major oil spill on the Mississippi River—13 years after it happened. The… Read More
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U.S. Attorney Duane Evans announced June 16 that Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) pleaded guilty the day prior to violating the Clean Water Act in connection with… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its Marine Accident Brief detailing a September 8, 2019, incident involving the mv. Savage Voyager and a pair of tank barges as… Read More
Jamie Whitten Lock at Mile 412 on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom) reopened to commercial navigation around 11:30 p.m. September 25 after an incident 2-1/2 weeks earlier led to the release… Read More
On the morning of September 8, the mv. Savage Voyager, part of Savage Inland Marine’s fleet of towboats, was locking through Jamie Whitten Lock at Mile 412 on the Tennessee-Tombigbee… Read More
Providing firm evidence of changing practices and the spread of safety culture throughout towing companies, safety statistics recently released by the U.S. Coast Guard show a dramatic decrease in crew… Read More
