SEACOR Holdings Inc. announced October 23 its third quarter earnings, which saw an increase in operating income in its inland and ocean transportation and logistics businesses. The operating income for… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Metal Shark announced its entry into the towboat market October 22 with a contract to build three 120- by 35-foot towboats for Florida Marine Transporters Inc. of Mandeville, La. … Read More
For years, the inland waterways industry tussled over the “square watch,” the six-hours-on, six-off watch that had long been the practice on the inland waterways instead of the four-hours-on, eight-off… Read More
The Maritime Administration (MarAd) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit for a Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) to deliver a new class of training ships. The VCM will… Read More
By Scott Brown CEO, Port Isabel Economic growth and increased international trade are said to be growing U.S. port activity, but where in the heck is Port Isabel and how… Read More
A total of $1 million in capital funding has been released for the proposed river port terminal in the city of Cairo, signaling a key investment in the future economic… Read More
In the first nine months of 2018, the Port of Corpus Christi (Texas) reached a new milestone—setting a new tonnage record of 79.3 million tons. This surpasses the previous record… Read More
By Judith Powers and Sean Duffy There are 6,800 acres of new marshland bordering the Passes of the Mississippi River—land that was created starting in 2011 by a coalition intent on… Read More
Epic Alabama Shipyard LLC announced October 17 that it has purchased BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Alabama LLC and all of its related shipyard facilities in Mobile, Ala. Epic will provide… Read More
Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc. is applying to the Louisville Engineer District for permits to expand two adjacent fleeting areas on the right descending bank of the Ohio River. One proposal… Read More
