AWO presents annual tankering safety award to Arcosa Marine
18 Aug

AWO presents annual tankering safety award to Arcosa Marine

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Tugboats & Towing
(ARLINGTON, Va.) — Last week, the American Waterways Operators' (AWO) Tankering and Barge Operations Subcommittee presented AWO affiliate member Arcosa Marine Products with the subcommittee's second annual safety award. Arcosa received this award for the design and construction of its new ARC-TB-30K (30K clean tank barge), the goal of which is to enhance personnel safety and environmental protection through physical…
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15 Jul

Brownwater News July, 2021

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Brownwater Newsletter
U.S.-flagged cruise ship aground in Lake Barkley Salvage efforts are ongoing to free a cruise ship that ran aground in Lake Barkley, within the Cumberland River, near the Kentucky town of Cadiz. Donjon-SMIT is leading the effort to refloat American Jazz, which became stuck on July 7 while cruising between Memphis and Nashville with 120 passengers. American Cruise Lines, the ship’s operator, said the…
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Conrad to build two Damen Multi Cats for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
09 Jul

Conrad to build two Damen Multi Cats for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Maritime News, Shipbuilding
(HOUSTON) — Damen Shipyards Group has concluded a license agreement with Conrad Industries, allowing the construction of two Damen Multi Cats 3013 for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. The two vessels covered by this agreement will be the first Damen Multi Cats to be built in the United States. Fully compliant with U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army Corps…
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AWO video highlights industry’s commitment to environmental sustainability
02 Jul

AWO video highlights industry’s commitment to environmental sustainability

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Tugboats & Towing
(ARLINGTON, Va.) — The American Waterways Operators (AWO) has produced a video highlighting the tugboat, towboat and barge industry's commitment to, and progress toward, environmental sustainability. The video notes that marine transportation is already the most environmentally friendly method of moving freight, and features examples of how the industry is building on its natural advantages to do more to protect…
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Severe weather led to barge breakaway, damage to Texas bridge
22 Jun

Severe weather led to barge breakaway, damage to Texas bridge

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Casualty News
(WASHINGTON) — Severe rainfall and flooding from Tropical Storm Imelda led to barges breaking away from their moorings and striking the Interstate 10 bridge in Channelview, Texas, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in Marine Accident Brief 21/14 released Tuesday. On Sept. 19, 2019, 11 barges broke free from a San Jacinto River barge fleeting area north of the…
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17 Jun

Brownwater News June 2021

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Brownwater Newsletter
AWO elects Illinois Marine Towing’s Del Wilkins as chairman Membership of the American Waterways Operators (AWO) has selected Del Wilkins as its new chairman. Wilkins, the president of Illinois Marine Towing, was among a slate of new leaders elected to lead the national association focused on the tugboat, towboat and barge industries. AWO members elected Clark Todd, president and CEO of Blessey Marine Services, as vice chairman while Brian…
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Runaway barge hits spillway, closes Stennis Lock on Tenn-Tom
11 Jun

Runaway barge hits spillway, closes Stennis Lock on Tenn-Tom

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Casualty News
(COLUMBUS, Miss.) — A barge accident early Thursday morning closed the John C. Stennis Lock and Dam in Columbus, increasing the potential of flooding between the lock and Aberdeen Lock on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom), the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported. "The Stennis Lock is closed until further notice. A loaded barge broke loose from the Clay County Port sometime…
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AWO elects Illinois Marine Towing’s Del Wilkins as chairman
25 May

AWO elects Illinois Marine Towing’s Del Wilkins as chairman

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Maritime News, Tugboats & Towing
(ARLINGTON, Va.) — The members of the American Waterways Operators (AWO), the national tugboat, towboat and barge industry association, elected a new slate of leaders last week during the association's Spring Board of Directors/Annual Membership Meeting. Del Wilkins, president of Illinois Marine Towing, was elected vhairman; Clark Todd, president and chief operating officer of Blessey Marine Services, was elected vice…
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15 Apr

Brownwater News April 2021

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Brownwater Newsletter
Engineers give inland waterways infrastructure grade of D+ Shipping delays caused by deteriorating infrastructure on the nation’s inland waterways cost up to $739 per hour for an average tow, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), which gave the system of locks, dams and navigation channels a grade of D+ in the group’s 2021 report card. In its…
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