Bollinger Shipyards’ Chairman and CEO Donald “Boysie” Bollinger announced the appointments of Chris Bollinger as President and Ben Bordelon as Chief Operating Officer of Bollinger Shipyards, effective August 29, 2013.“As an ongoing part…
Craig E. Philip, Chief Executive Officer, Ingram Barge Company announced the addition of Kim W. Nowell as the company’s new Senior Vice President, Human Resources.At Ingram, Ms. Nowell will have direct responsibility for overall planning…
33rd Annual Event to be Hosted by Al Roker and Honor Joseph Pyne of the Kirby CorporationThe Coast Guard Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to the education and welfare of Coast Guard members and their families, announced that…
IMA/EMA recently completed an in-depth analysis of the floating production sector. Highlighted below are some key findings in Floating Production Systems: assessment of the outlook for FPSOs, Semis, TLPs, Spars, FLNGs, FSRUs and FSOs.Inventory…
NTSB investigating collision between tug/barge and US Coast Guard vessel.The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into the collision between two vessels in Cordova, Alaska, on Sunday.On July 28 at about 7:00 am AKDT…
The largest pontoon ever stock-built by Damen was sold to the Canadian McKeil-Malaspina partnership and will be towed to Newfoundland on the east coast of Canada this summer where it will be used to support offshore construction operations…
For the second consecutive year, cadets from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy are spending time on board tugboats and towboats this summer as part of a program under the auspices of the Coast Guard-American Waterways Operators (AWO) Safety Partnership…
Providing auxiliary hydrogen power to docked or anchored ships may soon be added to the list of ways in which hydrogen fuel cells can provide efficient, emissions-free energy.Hydrogen fuel cells are already powering mobile lighting systems…
China's Ministry of Transportation reports that the country spent US$2.3 billion on the waterways during the period January to April 2013.This investment by the government shows an increase of 21.2 per cent over the same period in 2012.River transportation enjoys lower shipping rates…
American Commercial Lines (ACL) has been selected to serve as a representative on the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB), an advisory board established to monitor the Inland Waterways Trust Fund (Fund) and make recommendations to the Army Corps…
In related recent announcements Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) says it intends to offer secured Notes, & has completed the sale of 7 barges.Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) an industrial transportation company serving marine transportation needs in three markets (River Business…
The American Waterways Operators, the national trade association of the tugboat, towboat and barge industry, is using National Maritime Day to remind Americans about the many significant contributions of the nation’s domestic mariners. Established in 1933…
Hercules Offshore agrees sale of 11 inland barge rigs, which includes three active rigs, eight cold stacked rigs and related assets (Inland Asset Package) for cash proceeds of approximately $45 million.Excluded from the 'Inland Asset Package' are the Hercules 27…
The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a barge explosion on the ship channel in Mobile Bay Wednesday. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received the initial notification at 8:40 p.m. reporting the barge explosion between the…
U.S. Fab, a Vigor Industrial company, has delivered the purpose-built vessel to Washington’s King County for the use of its passenger ferry fleet.The 140’x40’x7’6” barge features moorage for up to four vessels and two steel structures, one…