The maritime industry has been a pillar of the economy for as long as shipping vessels have delivered goods and commodities to American shores. In no small part, the Jones Act has been the engine driving this success for nearly a century, requiring that any ship carrying cargo between two ports in the U.S. be American-built, owned and crewed.
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.
