The U.S. Coast Guard responded in the early morning hours of January 24 to a vessel that sunk near Mile 823 on the Lower Mississippi River near Blytheville, Ark. Terral… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Scania USA is strengthening its position in the marine engine segment with the launch of a new six-cylinder, 13-liter inline engine. The new engine combines new power levels ranging from… Read More
Last week, the Port of South Louisiana reported its cargo statistics for 2017, which set a cargo-volume record and surpassed 2016’s tonnage mark by 4.4 percent. The Port of South… Read More
Carboline, St. Louis, Mo., has announced the release of Carbozinc 608 HB. Carbozinc 608 HB is the first 5-10 mil zinc primer on the market, according to Carboline. The company… Read More
A group of 14 mayors of cities on or near the Great Lakes, including seven from Canada, published an open letter January 24 in the Chicago Sun-Times urging Congress and… Read More
Four projects that support freight movement on Minnesota’s waterways received a total of $5 million in grants through the state’s Port Development Assistance Program, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced… Read More
The incident command post Joint Information Center for the barge breakaways on the Ohio River near Pittsburgh, Pa., and Moundsville, W.Va., was disestablished January 24. A unified command consisting of the Coast… Read More
Jill P. Flowers, chairman and CEO of J. Russell Flowers Inc., Greenville, Miss., has announced the promotion of R. Barker Price to the office of president. With the company for… Read More
Timco Industries Inc. announced that it has designed and is manufacturing the Timco TVAP-4 (Towing Vessel Alarm Panel) Towboat Alarm System to satisfy Subchapter M alarm requirements set forth in… Read More
Signal Mate, Baltimore, Md., announced January 4 the release of a new, full line of commercial LED navigation lights that fit with Subchapter M requirements. Signal Mate’s UL 1104 certified… Read More
