Towing industry sources report that the Coast Guard awarded a $30 million contract two weeks ago to H&G Marine Services Inc., for about 4,000 buoys. The buoys should arrive at… Read More
steel prices
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has roiled several major commodities markets, including those for oil and gas, wheat, fertilizer, steel, coal and vegetable oil. Global steel prices had already been climbing… Read More
By Basil M. Karatzas Among the biggest surprises in the post-COVID world has been the current price of steel plate. For anyone who had to ask a shipyard for a… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard wants you to know that it is not in danger of running out of buoys on the inland waterways. That concern emerged when word reached some… Read More
As Americans get vaccinated and return to more normal buying, dining out and driving, the economy is heating up. At the end of March, the S&P Global Ratings site said… Read More
The cost of steel to build towboats and barges has been going up in the past few months and will likely continue to do so for the near future. A… Read More
