Coastal & Inland Waterways

The Western Mariner, an 83-foot inspected tug, ran aground in Neva Strait March 21, 2022, while towing Chichagof Provider, a 286-foot containerized barge. Coast Guard photo/PO1Brian Wereda.

Recovery continues for grounded Alaska tug

Kirk Moore

Dredges work to help refloat the container vessel Ever Foward near the Craighill Channel in Chesapeake Bay. Bill Doyle via Twitter.

Round-the-clock dredging to free grounded container vessel in Chesapeake Bay

Kirk Moore

Long Beach tugs — Tugboats assist a containership at the Port of Long Beach. Port of Long Beach photo.

Inland waterways could help relieve port congestion

Pamela Glass

A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay monitors the 1,095' container vessel Ever Forward aground near Craighill Channel in Chesapeake Bay on March 13, 2022. Coast Guard photo /PO3 Kimberly Reaves.

Evergreen container vessel grounded in Chesapeake Bay

WorkBoat Staff

Starboard side of the Miss Dorothy during firefighting effort the Good Samaritan towing vessel Christopher Wilson. Photo courtesy of Western Rivers Boat Management Inc.

NTSB determines cause of towing vessel engine room fire

WorkBoat Staff

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Marad announces $25 million in grants for Marine Highway Program projects

WorkBoat Staff

Barge-tow-MissRiver-July-2016-DKrapf — A barge tow on the Mississippi River in St. Louis. David Krapf photo

Winter weather hampers barge traffic

WorkBoat Staff

towboat-hopper-barges-miss-river-2 — A towboat and hopper barges move down the Mississippi River. Kirk Moore photo.

High steel prices curtail hopper barge construction

David Krapf

Covered barges on the Lower Mississippi River. David Krapf photo

USDA releases report on U.S. waterways and agriculture

WorkBoat Staff

Canal Barge towboat — The 166’x49’x12’4 Subchapter M-compliant H. Merritt 'Heavy' Lane Jr. was built at Conrad Amelia. Conrad Shipyard photo"

Inland Waterways Users Board members announced

WorkBoat Staff

Coal-barge-Ohio-River-CC-TimKiser — A coal barge tow moves down the Ohio River. Creative Commons photo by Tim Kiser.

Mariners warned of high water, dangerous currents on Ohio River

WorkBoat Staff

Pollution and salvage crews oversee the removal of 9,500 gallons of fuel from the grounded tugboat Sea Eagle into totes on Deerfield Beach, Feb. 5, 2022. The cause of the grounding is under investigation. Coast Guard photo.

Grounded tug and barge salvaged from Florida beach

WorkBoat Staff

The tugboat Sea Eagle took on water around 8:45 pm Feb. 3 off Hillsboro Beach, Fla., while underway from Cape Canaveral to the Bahamas. Coast Guard photo.

Tug and barge grounded on Florida beach

Kirk Moore