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
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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
In 1903, the Charles Ward Engineering Company of Charleston, W.Va., constructed a twin-propeller steam towboat named James Rumsey for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wheeling, W.Va. Built on… Read More
William H. Langenstein III, a partner at the New Orleans-based Chaffe McCall law firm, was sworn in February 22 as the newest member of the board of commissioners of the… Read More
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) signaled that it will likely ban seagoing ships that do not have sulfur-stripping equipment or “stack scrubbers” after March 2020. The ban was proposed at… Read More