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Maritime News
Navigating the Limits: Columbia River Pilots Confront Big Ships, Tight Channels
Columbia River Pilots is an association of independent pilots, a unique organization that uses a network of pilots and independent…
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Chinese River Cruise Line Enters European Market with Concordia Damen Ship
China’s Century Cruises, which calls itself China’s largest local tour operator for inbound travel, will enter the European market. It…
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Marine World
Mississippi River Crisis: Low Water Levels Threaten Critical Harvest Season Shipping for Third Straight Year
The Mississippi River Basin is facing an emerging crisis as rapidly declining water levels threaten to restrict barge traffic during…
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Marine World
T. Parker Host Strengthens Mississippi River Presence
T. Parker Host (HOST) has announced the acquisition of Impala Terminals Burnside, a strategic bulk facility located at Mile Marker…
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Maritime News
Kongsberg Maritime to Supply Propellers for River Class Destroyers
Kongsberg Maritime has secured contracts with Irving Shipbuilding Inc., to supply twin fixed built propellers for the River Class Destroyers…
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Lightering Begins to Free Bulker Aground in St. Lawrence River
Efforts to lighten a bulker struck on the St. Lawrence River north of Montreal began on Friday morning, with the…
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Helicopter Crash Shuts Mississippi River, Two Dead
Two people died on Thursday after a helicopter they were on board crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River,…
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Marine World
Tow Pilot’s Overcompensation Leads to $3.28 Million Mississippi River Bridge Strike
An experienced tow pilot’s anticipation of river conditions that never materialized led to a costly accident on the Mississippi River,…
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Fatigue and Cell Phone Use Lead to $810,000 Mississippi River Barge Collision
A tow pilot distracted by personal cell phone use and suffering from fatigue caused a significant collision with moored barges…
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Maritime News
Inland Freight Shipping on Mosel River Reopened After Passenger Vessel Accident
Inland waterways freight shipping on the river Mosel in western Germany is back to normal with ships able to use a damaged…
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