The Mississippi River port of Kimmswick, Mo., welcomed the stop of the American Duchess at 3:15 a.m. July 11. It was the first stop of an overnight riverboat carrying passengers… Read More
Archive: 2021
Part Three: Potential Defenses—Inevitably Worsening And Pre-Existing Conditions (Editor’s note: This is the third of three articles written by attorneys from Fox Smith LLC of St. Louis on handling pre-existing… Read More
Heat exhaustion and dehydration go hand in hand. Heat exhaustion occurs when a person works in a hot environment and the body cannot cool off adequately. Dehydration occurs with water… Read More
On June 29, a quiet ceremony marked the end of an era as Art Denkmann, 81, the last manual Mississippi River gage-reader, was presented with a certificate of appreciation by… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) held its annual Dredging Summit virtually June 15–17, during which the organization presented its Environmental Excellence Awards. WEDA named two award winners, one for navigational… Read More
On July 10, Bollinger Shipyards LLC christened the Holland, a 400-foot by 100-foot ocean transport barge built for General Dynamics Electric Boat. Bristol Harbor Group Inc. began working with Electric… Read More
For months, U.S. shipping interests have been issuing anguished complaints about massive container imbalances, delays, jams, rising costs and the alleged refusal by some carriers of U.S. containerized exports. Now… Read More
Crowley Maritime Corporation has announced plans to build and operate a zero-emissions ship assist and escort tug called the eWolf. The all-electric harbor tug, the first in the United States,… Read More
Shortly after 3 a.m. July 12, the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Jalma Topic lost control as it was northbound on the Lower Mississippi River just below Algiers Point. The ship careened… Read More
The Galveston Engineer District recently issued a warning for recreational boaters on the Galveston Harbor and Channel: take care around dredging operations. In collaboration with Orion Marine Group—the contractor carrying… Read More
