When we think of valiant fighting vessels, a humble 500-foot-long drydock might not come to mind. But for almost a hundred years, the U.S. Navy had just that, a turn-of-the-century… Read More
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BAE Systems Inc., with its United States headquarters located in Arlington, Va., announced around the first of March the immediate cessation of ship repair operations at its Mobile, Ala., shipyard,… Read More
This past winter’s cold temperatures and heavy precipitation wreaked havoc on many barges up and down the Ohio River, where some sustained damage from harsh ice floes and flooding. Nevertheless,… Read More
In last week’s Old Boat Column, we recounted the 1903 shoving contest between the sternwheeler D.T. Lane (first) and the propeller towboat James Rumsey. The D.T. Lane (1871–1908) towed coal… Read More
MobileOps Inc. signed a deal February 13 with P&R Water Taxi, LLC, a major vessel operator in the Hawaiian Islands. P&R Water Taxi will utilize the MobileOps platform across its… Read More
The second annual Clean Waterways Conference will be held April 4–5 at the Hilton at the Ballpark hotel in downtown St. Louis. The conference focuses on improving oil and hazardous… Read More
Orion Group Holdings Inc. reported net income of $9.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2017; for the same period a year earlier, the company had reported a net loss… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced its latest round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants earlier this month, with a pair of ports on the Gulf Coast receiving… Read More
After 30 years of construction and funding delays, the nearly $3 billion Olmsted Locks and Dam project on the Ohio River near Olmsted, Ill., is nearing completion four years ahead… Read More
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross promoted new dredging technologies for port construction and a single data source for navigational products to help mariners find the best route through congested… Read More
