In the cybersecurity session held at this year’s Inland Marine Expo in Nashville, Tenn., panelists discussed navigating Coast Guard regulations and addressed industry questions when it comes to vessel… Read More
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The Coast Guard published a final rule on May 26 – effective June 26 – announcing it will establish 500-yard security zones around vessels carrying Certain Dangerous Cargo (CDC)… Read More
While forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center say to expect a below-normal 2026 hurricane season for the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf, the… Read More
Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Wilkinson relieved Cmdr. Shehu Bello on June 9 to become the new commanding officer of Marine Safety Unit Paducah, Ky. Capt. Randy Preston, commander of… Read More
The United States Coast Guard Research and Development Center is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to identify organizations with technical capabilities to conduct fire testing on lithium-ion batteries,… Read More
How’s your cybersecurity plan? In February, South Korean security firm CYTUR reported that maritime cyberincidents surged by 103 percent in 2025 compared to 2024. Distributed Denial of Service… Read More
The Senate failed to advance a funding bill that would avoid another partial government shutdown, leaving operations important to the waterways industry once… Read More
Since acquiring Empco-Lite nearly four years ago, the Edgecombe family has taken a deliberate, operations-driven approach to expanding the company’s footprint on the inland river system and along the Gulf… Read More
The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) held its annual Leadership in Safety Annual Meeting December 16 at the Westin Georgetown in Washington, D.C. The event… Read More
A towing vessel captain’s extreme fatigue, made worse by a COVID-19 infection, was the probable cause of an allision between his vessel and a Coast Guard dock at Cape Disappointment… Read More
