Turn Services has announced plans to acquire Marine Fueling Service, Inc. Marine Fueling Service (MFS) has 65 years of experience providing fleeting, shifting, towing, boat charter, fuel and lube… Read More
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Orion Group Holdings, Inc., a leading specialty construction company, recently announced three contract awards, two in its concrete segment and one in its marine segment. Each of the three projects… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, in partnership with the contractor currently working on the Kentucky Lock project, Thalle Construction, celebrated a significant safety milestone with a ceremony,… Read More
When Chas Haun, executive vice president of Parker Towing Company in Tuscaloosa, Ala., told his daughter that he was naming the company’s newest boat in her honor, she felt special,… Read More
The Supreme Court’s overturning of the so-called Chevron deference doctrine in its June 28 Loper Bright decision may be one of the more consequential decisions of the Roberts court, with… Read More
Port Houston reported June 21 that it handled 364,866 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May, marking an increase of 21 percent—or more than 64,000 TEUs—compared to the same month last… Read More
The threat of widespread strikes by longshore workers is rising again, and this time it’s on the East and Gulf coasts rather than the West Coast. Contracts for the members… Read More
By Chuck Piepmeier Retired information systems manager for McGinnis Inc. I fell in love with the Ohio River at an early age. I loved watching the towboats going by. I… Read More
By Ken Kolb, Special to The Waterways Journal Attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea and their disruptive impact on global shipping underscore that the open ocean is a… Read More
Col. Jeremiah Gipson assumed command of the Vicksburg Engineer District from Col. Christopher Klein in a formal change of command ceremony June 14. Mississippi Valley Engineer Division Commander Brig. Gen. Read More
