For the second consecutive year, cadets from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy are spending time on board tugboats and towboats this summer as part of a program under the auspices of the Coast Guard-American Waterways Operators (AWO) Safety Partnership.
An improving economy and the opening of a new battery of coke ovens along the Monongahela River are spurring the sharp increase in river shipping, experts said on Monday.
The American Waterways Operators, a 350-member trade association representing the country’s tugboat, towboat and barge industry, offered congratulations to Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx on his successful confirmation as President Obama’s next Secretary of Transportation.
You may soon notice a couple more boats out on our rivers. Two new towboats were officially christened Tuesday at a ceremony on the North Shore. The Renee Lynn and the Alice Jean were both named after family members of long-time Campbell Transportation Company employees.
Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Master Fred Walley, of the S.S. Wright, a Crowley-managed, Maritime Administration (MARAD) Ready Reserve Force (RRF) ship, was presented with the Spirit Award at the Nationals Park during a televised Major League Baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies on National Maritime Day, May 25. National Maritime Day is an annual observance that recognizes the U.S. maritime industry.
