ULSTEIN and SCHOTTEL announced that they will start cooperating to take the next step in automation and digitalization within marine operations. The former Ulstein subsidiary, Ulstein Blue CTRL, will continue… Read More
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Recent inland waterways industry news, covering the Mississippi River, Ohio River, Missouri River, Tennessee River, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and more. Articles on economic, environmental and logistic advantages of barge shipping, plus other stories pertaining to locks and dams and other waterway infrastructure.
The Buffalo Reef Task Force has scheduled a public meeting in Lake Linden, Michigan, to discuss three dredging alternatives for managing historic copper mine tailings threatening to destroy spawning habitat… Read More
Van Oord has ordered a third trailing suction hopper dredge from Keppel FELS Limited. The vessel is similar to the two vessels that Van Oord ordered in May 2018. Each… Read More
The technology group Wärtsilä has been selected by the Netherlands-based shipbuilding company Damen Shipyards Group to provide the main propulsion solutions for a large Marine Aggregate Dredge (MAD). The dredge… Read More
In June, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded Partrac GeoMarine Inc. a three-year contract to test a new tool for mapping contaminated sediments. The technology will be used at… Read More
In addition to the command change at the Great Lakes and Ohio River Engineer Division July 12, a number of Corps of Engineers districts and Coast Guard units along the… Read More
With persistent high water and shoaling on many of the nation’s rivers, ongoing recovery from recent hurricanes and efforts to deepen seaports on the East Coast and Gulf Coast, Congress… Read More
Veth Propulsion by Twin Disc Inc. has delivered its 4,000th thruster. The 4,000th thruster—a special-edition, golden model—will be mounted on the Protoporos 15, one of 15 ferries owned by the Tsokos family. Each… Read More
The Great Lakes Towing Company announced July 10 that eight of its tugs, representing more than a quarter of its active harbor towing fleet, have received U.S. Coast Guard Certificates… Read More
American Refining Group Inc. (ARG) announced a new partnership with veteran-owned small business Sea Ready Marine Petroleum. ARG has designated Sea Ready as its global distributor of the historic, Made… Read More
