11/11/09 – Pushboat transporting crane strikes, damages La. bridge (Professional Mariner Magazine)
11/9/09 – Coast Guard is asked to yield on oil spill law (Cape Cod Times)
11/6/09 – Worker missing after falling off barge in Chesapeake Bay (Professional Mariner Magazine)
11/5/09 – Coast Guard closes flooded Ouachita R. to barge traffic (thenewsstar.com)
11/3/09 – Horizon Shipbuilding delivers 140-foot towboat for Florida Marine Transporters (MarineNews.com)
11/2/09 – Two barges sink, 13 adrift after towboat strikes St. Louis bridge (Professional Mariner Magazine)
11/2/09 – One missing, three rescued after tugboat sinks in Mobile Bay (Professional Mariner Magazine)
10/30/09 – Officials: speed, human error caused barge crash (Lafourche Daily Comet)
10/29/09 – Vessel speed limit to protect whales goes into effect Sunday (Professional Mariner Magazine)
10/29/09 – Hudson River PCB dredging stops for season (Albany Times Union)
10/28/09 – Duluth company’s second tug rolls into port from Texas (DuluthNewsTribune.com)
10/28/09 – Crowley christens new Pascagoula-built ATB to serve Marathon Oil (Professional Mariner Magazine)
10/27/09 – Captain: Florida inland port plan should include barges & towboats (TCPalm.com)
10/23/09 – House approves Coast Guard funds for acquisitions, safety & training (Professional Mariner Magazine)
10/22/09 – Barge slams into downtown marina (dailycomet.com)
10/22/09 – Towing company points finger at local firm for Robson Bight spill (bclocalnews.com)
10/19/09 – Recession hits New York seaport industry hard (Staten Island Advance)
10/19/09 – Steven’s Towing Co. involved in oyster restoration project (Outer Banks Sentinel)
10/16/09 – The World of the American Marine Pilot: Never A Dull Moment (The Maritime Executive Magazine)
10/14/09 – House passes bill to provide maritime workforce development loans (Professional Mariner Magazine)
10/12/09 – EBDG Completes Barge Designs for Harley Marine (MarineLink.com)
10/11/09 – Letter to the Editor: South Carolina overlooking waterway job possibilities (TheItem.com)
10/9/09 – Hope Services, Inc. Delivers New Towboat Again (MarineLink.com)
10/8/09 – MarAd to guarantee $40M in loans to construct 39 barges (Professional Mariner Magazine)
10/6/09 – House Subcommittee hearing on the “Qualifications & Credentialing of Mariners: A Continuing Examination”
10/6/09 – Tug, barge involved in fatal pleasure boat capsizing (Professional Mariner Magazine)
10/5/09 – Army Corps: The Dalles lock cracks are ‘worse than we anticipated’ (Professional Mariner Magazine)
10/4/09 – Miss. Riv. closed after towboat strikes bridge; 6 barges loose (Professional Mariner Magazine)
10/2/09 – ALCOAST: Seafarers Shore Access on Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) Facilities (U.S. Coast Guard)
10/2/09 – Army Corps closes Dalles Dam lock due to structural problem (Professional Mariner Magazine)
10/1/09 – Officers asleep as F/V Patriot was lost (Gloucester Daily Times)
9/30/09 – Baltimore officials call costs to move Moran Towing ‘extraordinary’ (Maryland Daily Record)
9/30/09 – Markland gates showed no sign of imminent failure (The Madison Courier)
9/30/09 – The day Portland nearly lost its namesake sternwheeler (OregonLive.com)
9/30/09 – Foss pioneers new route on the Columbia River (MarineLink.com)
9/29/09 – New tug construction: Tacoma company rebounds after hard years with tuna industry (Tacoma News Tribune)
9/29/09 – Broken Markland lock could delay barge traffic for months (Louisville Courier-Journal)
9/27/09 – Good times return to Martinac Shipyard (Tacoma News-Tribune via Workboat.com)
9/27/09 – Fuel spills after tanker collides with barge in Houston Ship Channel (Professional Mariner Magazine)
9/25/09 – Coast Guard Authorization Act passes out of House Transportation Committe (press release from Rep. Don Young, R-AK)
9/22/09 – New York State barge canals touted as freight alternativers (Albany Times-Union via Workboat.com)
9/21/09 – Kitten tossed off Lake Pontchartrain Twin Spans rescued by mariners (Picayune Item)
9/18/09 – Mass. lawmakers give final OK to oil spill bill (SouthCoastToday.com)
9/17/09 – Watershed Moment: MERPAC & Mariners Converge on NMC (The Maritime Executive)
9/17/09 – Steiner delivers 4th Z-drive pushboat (MarineLink.com)
9/16/09 – Bristol Harbor Group designs 35k bbl. barge (MarineLink.com)
9/15/09 – Hudson River PCB dredging resumes after another stoppage (Albany Times-Union)
9/11/09 – Tug company settles Delta pollution charges (Contra Costa Times)
9/7/09 – Grim Tidings: it’s not season for rejoicing at Texas ports (Houston Chronicle)
9/6/09 – Tugboat showdown on Portland Harbor (Portland Press-Herald)
9/3/09 – N.Y. Tugboat Workers Strike Over Staffing (N.Y. Times)
9/2/09 – Reducing emissions in Southern California (Marinelink.com)
9/1/09 – 1938 Waterford tugboat under repair for Hudson River parade (The Saratogian)
8/30/09 – Bisso Towboat accepts 4,000 hp ASD Tractor Tug (Maritime Reporter & Engineering News)
8/25/09 – Crowley Adds Sesok to Alaska River Tug Fleet (Maritime Reporter & Engineering News)
8/25/09 – The Perils of LORAN: an Endangered Life (GPS World)
8/25/09 – Barges, low-emission tugs to transport farm goods to Oakland (Professional Mariner Magazine)
8/20/09 – Shipyard plans to expand facility – Chesapeake Shipbuilding launches tugboat (delmarvanow.com)
8/19/09 – Seaspan tug saves kayaker (North Shore News, BC)
8/17/09 – Allegedly tipsy drawbridge operator quits (Boston Herald)
8/12/09 – Hudson River dredging resumes — slowly (timesunion.com)
8/11/09 – Largest towboat ever built visits Illinois River (Morris Daily Herald)
8/10/09 – Ocean Tug & Barge Delivers FacetTug Design (Maritime Reporter & Engineering News)
8/10/09 – Baydelta Maritime general manager dies of heart attack at 41 (S.F. Chronicle)
8/09 – Bushey Shipyard: a small yard with big ideas (Marine Log Magazine)
8/09 – New bunker fuel management system from FuelTrax (Marine Log Magazine)
8/09 – New tug concepts unveiled by Voith, Wartsila (Marine Log Magazine)
8/3/09 – Tennessee tugboat captain indicted on child pornography charges (Memphis Online)
7/30/09 – Chesapeake Shipbuilding Delivers New Tugs (MarineLink.com)
7/9/09 – Feds indict Brusco manager for illegally dumping dredged material (Professional Mariner Magazine)
7/9/09 – Cummings: National Maritime Center delays ‘unacceptable’ (Professional Mariner Magazine)
7/8/09 – Tugboat pilot plan may have backfired (The Associated Press)
7/7/09 – Hudson River PCB dredging operation employs 95 barges (Professional Mariner Magazine)
7/7/09 – Owner of B.C. tugboat torched by arsonists had dumped other vessels (Times-Colonist)
7/3/09 – Ships struggle to stock Tamiflu for crews as H1N1 virus spreads (Professional Mariner Magazine)
7/1/09 – New Coast Guard communications system already passed first test (Workboat Magazine)
6/23/09 – Rep. LoBiondo authors bill to protect U.S. mariners who attack pirates (Professional Mariner Magazine)
6/19/09 – Washington State extends Crowley’s Neah Bay response tug pact (Professional Mariner Magazine)
6/9/09 – WWII-era tug Comanche needs a new port (The Olympian)
6/8/09 – Coast Guard presents merit award to Harley Marine’s Barnes (Professional Mariner Magazine)
6/4/09 – Tug & Barge to carry nuclear plant’s concrete vaults on Erie Canal (Professional Mariner Magazine)
6/3/09 – Cummings authors bill to create maritime training loan program (Professional Mariner Magazine)
6/2/09 – Tugs & barges on the job as construction starts on new R.I. bridge (Fall River Herald News)
5/28/09 – Navigational aids targeted by vandals & thieves (USCG)
5/26/09 – Bustle is notably absent from Port of Milwaukee (Milwaukee Journal – Sentinel)
5/22/09 – Coast Guard honors towing industry professionals for heroic efforts during Hurricane Ike (USCG)
5/19/09 – Barge shipping looms for local waterways in Alabama & Mississippi (TimesDaily.com)
5/19/09 – Commercial mariners warned not to approach U.S. Navy Vessels (Professional Mariner Magazine)
5/11/09 – Debate heats up over cancellation of GPS backup system (nextgov.com)
5/7/09 – Miss. River electric turbine project draws doubts (Arkansas Democrat – Gazette)
5/4/09 – $12M in stimulus cash to deepen Oakland Harbor (cbs5.com)
5/3/09 – Dredging of Hudson River PCB’s set to start this month (Schenectady Daily Gazette)
4/30/09 – Northport Systems enables iPhone users to access maritime charts (Professional Mariner Magazine)
4/29/09 – Century-old Daniel McAllister tugboat restored at Montreal quays (Professional Mariner Magazine)
4/28/09 – All vessel crewmembers in U.S. waters must now carry ID (Professional Mariner Magazine)
4/24/09 – Savannah Marine, Marinex to pay $1M for damage to S.C. bridge (Professional Mariner Magazine)
4/23/09 – ID confirmed; fallen Campbell Trans. deckhand’s family gets closure (The E. Liverpool Review)
4/22/09 – Towboat crew hailed for ‘Miracle on the Mississippi’ bridge rescue (Hannibal.net)
4/22/09 – Moran tugboats in Charleston, S.C. switching to ultra-low-sulfur, bio-diesel fuels (Professional Mariner Magazine)
4/18/09 – Delmarva mariners seek federal funds for dredging Wicomico R. (Delmarvanow.com)
4/16/09 – Coast Guard safety alert on tank barge cargo pump electronics (Professional Mariner Magazine)
4/16/09 – Tug owner seeks legal protection; Company targeted in Patriot case focuses on limited liability (Gloucester Daily Times)
4/14/09 – Deckhand killed in fall from coal barge along Ohio River lock (The E. Liverpool Review)
4/14/09 – Bridge in Cairo, Il. reopens after being struck by barge (The Chicago Tribune)
4/13/09 – JonRie commissions its new Series 250 Escort Winch for Ultratug of Chile (Professional Mariner Magazine)
4/13/09 – F/V Patriot crew’s family to sue tug owner (Gloucester Daily Times)
4/13/09 - Five killed when overloaded boat slams into docked tug in Fla. (The Florida Times-Union)
4/11/09 – Merchant Mariner seeks justice – Veteran’s status sought for 10,000 (The Albemarle Daily Advance)
4/11/09 – Pirates hijack US-owned, Italalian-flagged tugboat Buccaneer (Associated Press)
4/10/09 – Crowley receives new Alaska tug Nachik (Professional Mariner Magazine)
4/9/09 – Ashtabula Marine Museum covets tugboat listed on eBay (Ashtabula Star Beacon)
4/7/09 – Moran Towing looking at 4 potential relocation sites in Baltimore (Maryland Daily Record)
4/1/09 – O.C. Man chokes to death on bait fish as kids watch (ocregister.com)
3/24/09 – Wa. Governor signs bill for year-round rescue tug at Neah Bay (Seattle Times)
3/21/09 – Vintage tugboat, last of its kind, comes home (The Oregonian)
3/20/09 – Towboat and barges strike Popp’s Ferry Bridge (WLOX.com – South Mississippi)
3/18/09 – Tug boat worker dies after falling in river near Edgard (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
3/16/09 – Coast Guard announces final rule covering issuance of merchant mariner qualification credentials (Coast Guard News)
U.S. mounts efforts to shift cargo from highways and railroads to ships (Professional Mariner Magazine – Issue #121)
3/15/09 – Aerial search to commence Monday for man missing from Black Warrior tugboat (The Birmingham News)
3/11/09 – Sinking tug creates mess in Michigan’s Black River (Port Huron Times – Herald)
3/10/09 – CG report blames Cosco Busan disaster on pilot, master (CG News Release)
3/10/09 – Teenage tugboat crewman missing from vessel on Mississippi (Professional Mariner Magazine)
3/8/09 – Two saved after tugboat sinks (B.C. Times Colonist)
3/6/09 – NTSB reiterates its commitment to ridding fatigue in transportation during sleep awareness week (NTSB News)
3/6/09 – McAllister Towing awarded industry leader safety award (Professional Mariner Magazine)
3/6/09 – Cosco Busan pilot pleads guilty in deal (San Francisco Chronicle)
3/5/09 – Tug captain survives icy plunge near Campbell River (Campbell River, B.C. Mirror)
2/28/09 – Tug fire caused by electrical malfunction (Seattle Times)
2/25/09 – Towing vessel sinks in Ohio River near Owensboro; 2 rescued (Professional Mariner)
2/23/09 – Barge signals new ‘green’ era (NorthJersey.com)
2/20/09 – Tugboat tug of war roils Buzzards Bay (Cape Cod Times)
2/16/09 – All hands on deck make light work (The Daily Astorian)
2/14/09 – The little tugboat that couldn’t (The Los Angeles Times)
2/13/09 – Police say Port Fourchon workers faked ID cards (Houma Today)
2/13/09 – Important Regulation Change: Consolidation of New York Harbor Safety & Security Zone Rules (Federal Register)
2/11/09- TWIC program has woes with PIN resets (Federal Computer Week)
2/12/09 – C.G. News Release: Coast Guard announces actions to reduce mariner credentialing process time
2/10/09 – Harvey maritime firm used unlicensed pilot, according to testimony (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
2/10/09 – Towboat firm let low-level crew fill in, 2 testify (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
2/9/09 – Former DRD Towing manager takes the stand at Coast Guard’s oil spill hearing (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
2/9/09 – C.G. Press Release: Operation Big Tow confirms 99% of towing vessel operators properly licensed
2/6/06 – Sunken barge headed to scrap heap
2/6/09 – C.G. Press Release: Coast Guard Orders Towing Vessel to Cease Operations After Accidents
2/5/09 – Editorial: Threat to silence VMS shows NMFS’ shameful disregard for safety (Gloucester Daily Times)
2/5/09 – Applied Weather software helps mariners forecast severe rolling (Professional Mariner Magazine)
2/3/09 – CG Chief: VMS use wasn’t ‘routine’ (Gloucester Daily Times)
2/3/09 – Jumbo hopper barges break free on Monongahela Rive (Professional Mariner Magazine)
2/3/09 – Refiners, Union Reach Tentative Deal, Avert Strike (Bloomberg)
2/1/09 – Shipping industry runs short of mariners (Chicago Tribune)
1/31/09 – Coast Guard renews oil spill hearings (New Orleans Times – Picayune)
1/27/09 – Patriot fouled; security too late – Owner asserts tug not involved (Gloucester Daily Times)
1/26/09 – NY, Heating oil barge runs aground (MarineLink.com)
1/23/09 – Photo crew’s sobering exam finds Patriot on its side (Gloucester Daily Times)
1/21/09 – S&P cuts OSG ratings outlook (Marine Log)
1/21/09 – Families push for underwater Patriot photos (Gloucester Daily Times)
1/20/09 – New Robert Allan ASD tug class (Marine Log)
1/20/09 – OSG America CEO Whitworth out, Itkin in (tampabay.com)
1/13/09 – Fishermen, advocates simmer over priorities (Gloucester Daily Times)
1/11/09 – Lack Of VMS Code Slowed Coast Guard – Commander says they couldn’t access info that could have pinpointed Patriot (Gloucester Daily Times)
1/9/09 – Tug Focus Of Patriot Probe – Coast Guard confiscates cable connected to barge for study in sinking (Gloucester Daily Times)
1/7/09 – U.S. Shipping Defaults, Starts Lender Talks on Future (Bloomberg)
12/18/08 – Runaway pilot Terry Carver testifies in Coast Guard oil spill investigation (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
12/17/08 – Coast Guard finds no discrepancies during Operation Big Tow’s initial phase
12/15/08 – Business Hours for Coast Guard Regional Examination Centers
12/15/08 – AWOL Mariner to testify in Coast Guard Probe (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
12/11/08 – Coast Guard Increasing Inspections of Towing Vessels
11/24/08 Baltimore Daily Record: Baltimore jury awards $7.1M to injured tugboat employee
11/24/08 – C.G. Press Release: Coast Guard operation focusing on towing vessel safety in New England
11/15/08 Schenectady Daily Gazette: Cargo boom bolsters canal – Shipping triples in 2008, but recreational traffic tumbles
11/18/08 – Tug & tow suspected of causing major reef damage in Florida (Palm Beach Post)
11/18/08 – C.G. News Release: Operation Big Tow begins on Great Lakes
11/21/08 – Coast Guard uncovers violations in first round of inspections (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
11/15/08 – Editorial: the Coast Guard’s move (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
11/12/08 – Coast Guard launches inspection program for towboat industry (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
11/6/08 – U.S. Sues Barge Operator in Fatal 2003 Explosion (N.Y. Times)
11/6/08 – Oil spill hearing comes to an end – Report into cause expected this year (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
11/3/08 – Hints of Comeback for Nation’s First Superhighway (N.Y. Times)
11/2/08 – Cosco Busan incident spurs search for safety (San Francisco Chronicle)
10/29/08 – Witness testifies pilot told ‘different stories’ on spill – safety manager says he seemed ‘impaired’ (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
10/23/08 – Towboat operator says firm knew of deal - He would cover for licensed pilots (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
10/20/08 – Inspector testifies about violations by DRD Towing (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
9/18/08 – Editorial: Don’t let up on tugboat rules (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
9/17/08 – Tow industry, Coast Guard berated for Mississippi River oil spill (Shipper’s Newswire)
7/7/08 – Liability when Both Vessels Violate COLREGS (MarineLink.com)
VTS NOLA Recording. Radio transmitions & AIS display of Mel Oliver incident.
By: Jim Hatter on November 1, 2008
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The USCG is actively seeking input on the upcoming towing vessel inspections here in the NY area. They are contacting boat owners and explaining the process and fielding questions. But this concerns more than just owners. If you run a tug, get involved. Find out qll you can. Some small companies are going to have a hard time meeting the requirements due to financial constraints and if you work for one of them, it could mean you end up out of work. So get involved, learn everything you can and begin helping your tug’s owner get ready. It’s in your best interest for many reasons. You can start here – http://www.pelicanpassage.com/docs/UTV_GUIDEBOOK_CHG_1_MAR2009.pdf
By: Pat Folan on October 18, 2009
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