The second annual Maritime Throwdown rocked the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, La., October 13, with a total of 14 mariners from as far as West Virginia competing in a… Read More
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Lt. Cmdr. Takila Powell has been with the Coast Guard since 2002. Before she arrived back in the Investigations Department of District 8 in New Orleans in June (where she… Read More
Founded as a family-owned business in 1880, Shaver Transportation today operates 20 grain barges and 15 tugs on the Columbia/Snake River System. The company’s commitment to safety has always been… Read More
By Page Durocher HSE Manager, Oil States Industries Inc. When someone gets hurt or property gets damaged, it’s easy to look into the situation and determine what happened and what… Read More
Safety is key for operators on the nation’s waterways, but for an industry that moves vast amounts of cargoes, ranging from agriculture products and breakbulk to chemicals and hydrocarbons, via… Read More
The latest report from Coast Guard-American Waterways Operators Safety Partnership’s National Quality Steering Committee on industry safety statistics gives cause for much satisfaction among towing industry leaders. The report reflects… Read More
The Western Dredging Association awarded Safety Excellence Awards in three categories at its 2018 Dredging Summit & Expo. Sevenson Environmental The award for a Dredging Project was given to Sevenson… Read More
Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., was presented the 2017 “Award for Excellence in Safety” for the 13th consecutive year by the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) on May 17 during SCA’s… Read More
The dredge Jonathon King Boyd was destroyed by fire on Tuesday evening, April 17 when it dropped a spud onto a gas pipeline. All 10 crew members were rescued by… Read More
The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) held its quarterly meeting in Washington, D.C., on February 7, with an excellent turnout from both the industry and the U.S. Army… Read More
