Metal Shark’s Bayou La Batre, Ala., shipyard recently delivered its third 120- by 35-foot river towboat to Florida Marine Transporters Inc. (FMT) of Mandeville, La. The four-decked, welded-steel, Subchapter M-compliant… Read More
Subchapter M
Visitors to the Coast Guard’s Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise (TVNCOE) website can find information about Subchapter M and other information more quickly after a recent website makeover. The… Read More
By Jeffrey H. Wood, Jared Wigginton and Austin R. Echols Baker Botts LLC Over the past four years, federal agencies have adopted broad regulatory reforms that affect the maritime and… Read More
The Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB) has launched a drydock and internal structural examination certification course. The three-day course is being held virtually for now with plans to transition back… Read More
On January 26, after “a year of deep listening and robust member dialogue,” The American Waterways Operators published revisions to its Responsible Carrier Program. The new RCP incorporates recommendations approved… Read More
As many of our informants noted in this issue’s “State of the Industry” article, it’s especially hard to make any forecasts this year. Now that the initial relief at the… Read More
In the top story of 2020, an invisible virus has, to date, caused more than a million and a half deaths worldwide, sickened tens of millions more, overwhelmed the health… Read More
Nashville, Tenn.-based Hines Furlong Line (HFL) has taken delivery of the first of three 6,600 hp., triple-screw towboats from C&C Marine & Repair in Belle Chasse, La. The mv. Scarlett… Read More
A team of regulatory experts from across the maritime industry gathered for the virtual Inland Marine Expo 2020 to discuss lessons learned over the first two years of Subchapter M. Read More
The towing industry is busy developing its own standards for the drydock hull and internal structural inspection requirement of Subchapter M, while awaiting further Coast Guard guidance. That situation was… Read More