House panel OKs funding boost for inland waterways
23 Jun

House panel OKs funding boost for inland waterways

Rich MillerTugboats & Towing, ,
(WASHINGTON) — Thursday night, the House Committee on Appropriations approved by a vote of 34-24 the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Energy and Water Development (E&W) appropriations bill. Included in the bill are community project funding (CPF) requests for Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF) construction projects. Overall proposed funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works is $9.57 billion, an…
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Port of New Orleans elects Joseph Toomy as chairman
23 Jun

Port of New Orleans elects Joseph Toomy as chairman

Rich MillerIndustry News, , ,
(NEW ORLEANS) — The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has selected new officers, naming Joseph Toomy to serve as board chairman, Walter Leger Jr. as vice chairman, and James Carter Jr. as secretary-treasurer for the nine-month term. With the alignment of the Port of New Orleans and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, port…
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Army Corps launches Lower Miss. management study
20 Jun

Army Corps launches Lower Miss. management study

Rich MillerMaritime News, Uncategorized,
(NEW ORLEANS) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, has launched the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study, a five-year, $25 million study that will deliver recommendations for effective and practical management of the Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau, Mo., to the Gulf of Mexico. The purpose of the study is to identify recommendations for the comprehensive…
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Barge leaks nearly 3,500 gallons of oil into Lower Miss.
13 Jun

Barge leaks nearly 3,500 gallons of oil into Lower Miss.

Rich MillerCasualty News, ,
(NEW ORLEANS) — The U.S. Coast Guard continued to respond Monday to a discharge of oil from a barge on the Lower Mississippi River near Natchez, Miss. Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River received notification at approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday from Kirby Inland Marine reporting a discharge from one of its barges being transported by the towing vessel Leviticus…
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Three Illinois Waterway locks closed for repairs
02 Jun

Three Illinois Waterway locks closed for repairs

Rich MillerTugboats & Towing,
(ROCK ISLAND, Ill.) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, temporarily closed the Brandon Road, Dresden Island and Marseilles locks on the Illinois Waterway on Thursday to facilitate needed repairs and maintenance. The closures are scheduled to last through Sept. 30 and are being conducted simultaneously to limit impacts to navigation. During the closures, no vessels will…
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Great Lakes Dredge gets Texas projects worth $186 million
02 Jun

Great Lakes Dredge gets Texas projects worth $186 million

Rich MillerIndustry News, ,
(HOUSTON) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, has announced the receipt of two dredging awards totaling $186.6 million. The awarded work includes the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project, dredging reaches 1, 2, and 4 (capital, Texas, $157.4 million), and the Galveston Entrance Channel and Houston Ship Channel Dredging Project…
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Eastern delivers second hopper dredge to Weeks Marine
22 May

Eastern delivers second hopper dredge to Weeks Marine

Rich MillerMaritime News,
(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) – Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) on Monday announced the delivery of R.B. Weeks (ESG Hull 258) a 8,550-cubic-yard capacity trailing suction hopper dredge constructed for Weeks Marine. “It’s our pleasure to once again deliver a quality vessel on time and on budget to our valued customers at Weeks Marine Inc.,” said Joey D’Isernia, president of Eastern Shipbuilding…
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Pushboat crew rescues two boaters near Brazos Locks
15 May

Pushboat crew rescues two boaters near Brazos Locks

Rich MillerMaritime News, ,
(HOUSTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard and a pushboat crew rescued two boaters whose vessel capsized near Freeport, Texas, on Friday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watch standers received a report at 1:10 p.m. via VHF-FM Channel 16 that two men were in the water near the west gate of the Brazos Locks on the Brazos River after their 16-to-20-foot pleasure…
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AWO elects Vane Brothers’ Iuliucci as new chairman
12 May

AWO elects Vane Brothers’ Iuliucci as new chairman

Rich MillerTugboats & 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 this week during the association's Spring Convention and Annual Membership Meeting. Rick Iuliucci, vice president, The Vane Brothers Company, was elected chairman; Kelly Teichman, chairman of the board, T&T Marine, was elected vice chairman; and…
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Silver Ships delivers survey boat for Tenn-Tom service
25 Apr

Silver Ships delivers survey boat for Tenn-Tom service

Rich MillerMaritime News,
(MOBILE, Ala.) — Silver Ships has delivered a custom-built Explorer 26 designed for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District. The 26-foot marine surveying vessel, Miss Agnes, will conduct hydrographic survey analyses along the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The Explorer 26 workboat is powered by twin 200-hp Mercury SeaPro outboards and includes a double jack plate which simultaneously controls both…
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