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09 Feb

American Maritime Partnership announces new leadership team

Rich MillerIndustry Newsbrownwater

(WASHINGTON) — The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, has announced the election of new leadership for the organization. Ku’uhaku Park takes the helm as president, and he is joined by a new vice president, Jennifer Carpenter. Sara Fuentes will serve dual roles as secretary and treasurer. Elected officers will hold their positions for a…

07 Feb

Coast Guard warns mariners of high water on Ohio River

Rich MillerMaritime Newsbrownwater, towing

(NEW ORLEANS) — The U.S. Coast Guard is urging mariners to be aware of the risk associated with high water and dangerous currents on the Ohio River throughout the week. Higher than average water levels have created stronger than normal currents on the river that are leading to dangerous situations. Debris, rip currents and eddies are showing up in areas…

31 Jan

Blakeley delivers pushboat Green Wave to Plimsoll Marine

Rich MillerShipbuilding, Tugboats & Towingbrownwater, shipbuilding

(MOBILE, Ala.) — Blakeley BoatWorks recently completed construction of M/V Green Wave, an advanced Subchapter M inland pushboat. Owned by Plimsoll Marine, the vessel will operate within the Cooper Consolidated fleeting footprint, the largest fleeting footprint on the Lower Mississippi River. All three companies are part of the Cooper Group of Companies. Designed by Farrell and Norton and built by…

28 Jan

Poor communication between bridge operator, tow cited in Louisiana collision

Rich MillerCasualty Newsbrownwater, towing

(WASHINGTON) — Poor communication led to a tow striking a railway swing bridge near Slidell, La., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in Marine Investigation Report 22/01 released Thursday. On Jan. 12, 2021, an empty hopper barge being pushed by the towing vessel Robert Cenac struck the CSX Rigolets railway swing bridge while it was opening. The bridge sustained…

19 Jan

Army Corps details $2.2 billion in new spending on inland waterways

Rich MillerMaritime Newsbrownwater, towing, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(WASHINGTON) — On Wednesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its spending plans outlining the specific inland waterways projects that were allocated funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Specifically, the spending plans will fund the following inland navigation construction projects at $2.22 billion: • Kentucky Lock (Tennessee River): $465.49 million (funded to completion) • Montgomery Lock (Ohio…

18 Jan

Chesapeake to build fleet of 12 catamarans for American Cruise Lines

Rich MillerMaritime News, Shipbuildingbrownwater, shipbuilding

(GUILFORD, Conn.) — American Cruise Lines has revealed details of Project Blue, a new fleet of go-anywhere ships for the U.S. market. The company announced plans for 12 identical sister ships that will more than double the nation’s current capacity for domestic coastal cruises. Featuring an innovative hybrid catamaran design, these boats will have unprecedented near-shore operating versatility, according to…

11 Jan

Main Iron Works delivers z-drive Capt. Joseph Bisso

Rich MillerShipbuilding, Tugboats & Towingbrownwater, shipbuilding

(HOUMA, La.) — Main Iron Works has delivered another azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tugboat to Bisso Towboat Co. The 6,008-hp Capt. Joseph Bisso is the company’s fifth new delivery in the past seven years. It was built to U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter M rules, and already received its certificate of inspection. The 100-by-38-foot tugboat is driven by twin Caterpillar 3516E…

06 Jan

Coast Guard, NTSB investigating barge impact that closed Louisiana bridge

Rich MillerCasualty Newsbrownwater

(NEW ORLEANS) — The U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating a barge allision with the Bayou Ramos Bridge near Morgan City and Amelia, La., on Highway 182. On Dec. 23, at approximately 3:26 a.m., a towing vessel pushing six barges was traveling southeast along the Avoca Island Cutoff waterway when one of the lead barges…

22 Dec

Bayou payday: Dredges dig in to bring Lower Mississippi to 50 feet

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Uncategorizedbrownwater, dredging, Gulf of Mexico, Head of Passes, Mississippi River, Port of Baton Rouge, ship channel

A long-awaited project to deepen the Lower Mississippi River ship channel to 50 feet from the Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, La., is now underway. It will eventually allow larger ships to call at ports and refineries farther upriver than is currently possible, reducing shipping costs for exporters. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates it will take four…