Author: Waterways Journal

Following European Commission approval, Kongsberg Maritime parent company Kongsberg Gruppen announced April 1 that it has completed the acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine (RRCM). Officially part of Kongsberg Maritime, RRCM… Read More

Rose Point Navigation Systems is shipping the latest release of its popular electronic charting system (ECS) product.  Rose Point ECS 4 brings to the commercial customer new voyage planning tools… Read More

S&P Global Ratings recently raised the Port of New Orleans’ credit rating from “A-” to “A,” calling the port’s outlook “stable.” In announcing the rating change, Port NOLA President and… Read More

The Corps of Engineers announced that the almost four-year process of decommissioning and recycling the Sturgis, the world’s first floating nuclear plant, was completed March 18 at the International Shipbreaking… Read More

Taylor Machine Works Inc. announced March 1 that NMC Material Handling has joined its Taylor and Sudden Service Inc. dealer network. “Taylor Machine Works knows the importance of a highly… Read More

Capt. Nick Macaluso, 66, a longtime river worker for Coastal Towing, ACBL and others, died in his sleep of an apparent heart attack March 29…. This content is for… Read More

Maritime class society Lloyd’s Register (LR) announced March 29 that it has released a new airborne noise emission notation to meet what it says is “increasing demand for a standard… Read More

March runoff in the upper Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was a record 11 million acre feet (maf.), surpassing the previous record of 7.3 maf. set in 1952,… Read More