The Road Less Traveled
New study touts the economic and environmental benefits, plus the growth potential, of barge traffic on inland waterways. Anyone who has spent much time in the marine transportation industry likely is familiar with the various charts and graphs that tout the superior cargo carrying capacity and efficiency of barges versus trains and trucks. C. Berdon Lawrence, Chairman of the Board of Kirby Corp. and Joseph Pyne, the ubiquitous President and CEO of Kirby Corp.
Samsung Heavy Leads South Korean Yard Gains
Samsung Heavy advanced 5.1 percent, the most in more than two months, to 40,600 won as of 11:52 a.m. Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., climbed 3.2 percent, to 323,500 won.
This Day in Naval History - July 14
1813 - Lt. John Gamble, the first Marine to command a ship in battle (prize vessel in capture of British whaler Seringapatam). 1853 - Commodore Matthew Perry lands…
Hornbeck Announces 2Q Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. announced that it will release its second quarter 2008 financial results at approximately 6:00 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, July 31, 2008.
Chemical Release Contained Within Vessel
Coast Guard boat crews from Station Port Aransas have set up a 1 mile safety zone around vessel VENUSGAS within the La Quinta marine channel in Ingleside, Texas until 4:30 p.m.
EU Approves French Aid for Inland Waterway Transport
The European Commission gave the green light to a French aid scheme for European inland waterway transport. The scheme, which has an overall budget of €16.5 million and will run from 2008 to 2012…
Coast Guard Responds to Vessel Grounding
The Coast Guard responded to a 653-ft. cargo ship that ran aground in the , Ga. approximately two-miles east of the . The Amity Ace, a Panamanian-flagged vehicle carrier…
NOAA Takes First Broad Look at Soot from Ships
Tugboats puff out more soot for the amount of fuel used than other commercial vessels, and large cargo ships emit more than twice as much soot as previously estimated, according to the first extensive study of commercial vessel soot emissions. Scientists from NOAA and the conducted the study and present their findings in the July 11 issue of the journal Geophysical Research Letters. The primary sources of soot…
