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30 Oct

SEACOR sells inland river division to Ingram Barge

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(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — SEACOR Holdings announced Tuesday it has signed an agreement to sell Inland River Transport Holdings (SCF) to Ingram Barge Co., a division of Ingram Marine Group. “I am extremely pleased to enter this transaction with Ingram, one of the most respected river transportation providers,” said Eric Fabrikant, chief executive officer of SEACOR. “As an organization, Ingram…

23 Oct

Coast Guard revises rule for towing vessel firefighting

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(MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a final rule revising the training requirements for merchant mariner credential (MMC) endorsements as master of towing vessels (limited) or mate (pilot) of towing vessels on inland waters (other than the Great Lakes) or Western rivers routes. Consistent with recommendations from the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (NMERPAC) and the…

19 Oct

Captain’s body recovered after tug capsizes on Alabama River

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(MOBILE, Ala.) — The body of the captain of a small tugboat was recovered by divers after the vessel capsized Saturday on the Alabama River, The Charlotte Observer reported. The U.S. Coast Guard received a report at 4:39 p.m. that a tugboat hit an object on the river before capsizing. The call came from vessel owner Encore Dredging Partners of…

17 Oct

Coast Guard suspends search for barge worker near New Orleans

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(NEW ORLEANS) — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search at 7:07 p.m. Saturday for a missing barge worker near Harahan, La. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watch standers received a call at approximately 3 a.m. Saturday from National Maintenance & Repair of Louisiana Inc. stating a worker was missing and had reportedly been working on a barge on the…

02 Oct

Level of Lower Mississippi puts grain exports at risk

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(CHICAGO) — A key stretch of the Lower Mississippi River has dropped within inches of its lowest level ever and is expected to remain near historic lows just as the fall U.S. grain export season gets underway, Reuters reported. Low water has slowed hauling of export-bound corn and soybean barges over recent weeks as shippers lightened loads to prevent vessels…

21 Sep

Excessive speed led to tug grounding in Texas, NTSB says

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(WASHINGTON) — Excessive speed during a bow-to-bow harbor-assist maneuver led to the grounding of the tugboat CC Portland in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel last year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday. It is the second marine casualty the NTSB investigated in 2022 caused by excessive speed in azimuthing stern drive, or ASD, tugboats while in the center…

21 Sep

Projects in seven states get marine highway grants

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(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) awarded nearly $12 million in grants Thursday to eight marine highway projects across the nation under the United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP). The funding will improve the movement of goods along U.S. navigable waterways and expand existing waterborne freight services in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin, which will strengthen…

20 Sep

St. Louis regional ports backing Port NOLA’s new terminal

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(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — St. Louis regional ports and the St. Louis Regional Freightway are jointly supporting efforts by the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) to strengthen the flow of inland river cargo with the development of the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT). The LIT is a new container terminal project on the Gulf Coast that will benefit not only…

07 Sep

Port NOLA gets $947,000 FEMA grant to boost security

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(NEW ORLEANS) — The Port of New Orleans has been awarded $947,280 in Port Security Grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support the expansion and enhancement of emergency services for Port NOLA’s maritime and industrial operations. With this funding award, Port NOLA will invest in physical and technological upgrades to the port’s Emergency Operations Center, which…

06 Sep

MobileOps, TVIB unveil integration to smooth audit compliance

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(BELLEVUE, Wash.) — MobileOps, a leading provider of maritime operations software solutions, has unveiled its latest integration with the Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB), a Coast Guard-approved third-party organization for Subchapter M compliance. This integration is streamlining compliance management processes and significantly enhancing operational efficiency for maritime businesses. The request to integrate the two systems originated from a customer and…