inland rivers

- Inland Rivers Ports & Terminals Sets Dates For Annual Conference Maritime Reporter, Mar 1992 #48
Inland Rivers Ports and Terminals, Inc., (IRPT), has selected the dates of April 29-May 1, 1992, for their annual membership meeting.

The meeting will be held in Kansas City, Missouri, at the Park Place Hotel.

The conference will focus on issues the inland waterway system is currently facing. In addition, the IRPT will hold its annual membership meeting in order to elect officers.

The IRPT is a national organization that represents the collective interests of public and private ports and terminals throughout the nation.

Its objectives are to promote and develop the growth of inland rivers, ports and terminals; improve services to shippers; provide a more efficient intermodal national transportation system; encourage foreign and domestic commerce to and from all inland rivers, ports and terminals; encourage the development of waterborne transportation; promote river and port related commercial and industrial development; and to serve its members through education, communications and other means.

To register, or for additional information about the conference, contact IRPT at 204 E. High Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101, or call (314)634-2028.
- Inland Marine Transportation Investment: It Comes Down to Priorities. Marine News, Nov 2013 #48
another way of moving goods, and an entire system, a true asset to our country, would be wasted. And yet, that is exactly what is happening today to our inland river transportation system. There are 12,000 miles of navigable rivers in the United States, and each day we are hearing stories that some of these
- Editor's Note Marine News, Apr 2014 #6
based largely on local requirements sheds new light onto how front end design work ultimately impacts the maximum utility of any hull. That it involves inland rivers and a shortsea formula makes it all the more compelling. The story begins on page 26. Slightly off course for this edition, but no less important
- MN100: TPG Marine Enterprises, LLC Marine News, Aug 2016 #83
, efficiency, professionalism and harbor service/shipyard infrastructure (new dry docks, new cranes, new boats, and SOTA cleaning equipment to inland rivers facilities. Offering unique access to both the Great Lakes and inland rivers, TPG is adding a third full size dry dock to its Chicago Dry Dock
- INSIGHTS: Dennis Wilmsmeyer, Executive Director, America's Central Port Marine News, May 2019 #16
as Project Manager for Ramsey-Schilling Consulting Group has also served ACP well.Active in the ports community, he is Past President & Chairman of Inland Rivers Ports & Terminals Association (IRPT), a Member of the USDOT Marine Transportation, a former board member of the National Waterways Conference
- Interview: Eddie Brown, Cummins' Director of Business Development, Marine Marine News, Jul 2020 #12
and certainly we understand that as well.We do believe customers will get back to building some new boats. We believe there will be an adoption. On the inland rivers it's just been a little slower uptake than we've seen in some other segments.Would you say the operational profile of these vessels also plays
- Coffee Company Investigates MContainer-on-BargeM Service Maritime Reporter, Nov 2004 #31
beans were moved upriver from the Port of New Orleans by barge and unloaded in Baton Rouge at the port's special barge container facility at the Inland Rivers Marine Terminal. The container facility can store up to 250 containers at once and provides loading/unloading/stacking equipment custom-made for
- Insights: James Hannon USACE Chief, Operations and Regulatory Division Marine News, Mar 2013 #18
missions, Hannon is therefore the perfect choice to bring MarineNews readers up to speed on all things related to the current status of the nation’s inland rivers and the efforts to maintain and improve that infrastructure. Bring us up to speed on the size and breadth of today’s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- The ‘Greening’ of America’s Marine Highways Marine News, Jun 2015 #42
Ingram Barge Company sees two kinds of green in their newest venture on the inland rivers. In late March, the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority and Ingram Barge Company announced plans to assess the viability of Intermodal River Transportation, utilizing the largest flat-top crane in North
- US Workboat Market: Domestic Drivers Maritime Reporter, Jun 2016 #10
fleet near record numbers. Aside from a small number of older units, this is a young fleet. Flat and falling freight rates will continue to plague the inland rivers. Look South The advent of the enlarged Panama Canal – two years late – potentially helps inland operators as deep(er) blue water ports attract
- Union Mechling Corp. Appoints David Gladwell Maritime Reporter, Nov 1978 #43
. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Union Mechling provides common carrier barge transportation service on the inland rivers and the Gulf and Intracoastal Waterway
- Promar Appointed U.S. Southeast Representative For Anritsu Radar Line Maritime Reporter, Mar 1985 #17
color model, to be available in 1985. Promar's territory encompasses the Southeast Atlantic states and those bordering the Gulf of Mexico and the inland rivers. As the largest marine sales and service operation in the Southeast, Promar has its own service center for Anritsu and EPSCO equipment. Company

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April 2024 - Marine News page: 28
Iron Works in Bourg, La. The vessel will join the ? eet of ? nancial own- er Maritime Partners, who have placed it on a long-term charter to a leading inland tug and barge operator. The electric tug illustrates a different form of the com- plexities, with numerous external regulatory and ? nancial “stakeholders
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the rule new projects might be set within historical vessel routes, con? icting with existing maritime uses and users. The USCG’s fairway proposal is based on BOEM’s exist- ing WEA projections (contained in the December Notice). The 18 proposed fairways, traf? c separation schemes and precautionary
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By the Numbers US Inland Waterways: Economic Impact by State In 2021, nearly 500 million tons of goods valued at more than $158 billion moved on the U.S. inland waterways system, which includes a vast network of 12,000 miles of connecting waterways and 219 locks. The U.S. Department of Transportation
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Council of America 6 Authors 43 Products 8 By the Numbers: 18 Column: Cybersecurity Challenges By Joe Nicastro, Legit Security Inland Waterways Impact 46 Classi? ed Advertising 10 Insights: 38 Tech File: Blast & Paint 48 Advertisers Index By Colin Gallagher, BlastOne
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April 2024 - Marine News page: Cover
The Information Authority for the Workboat • Offshore • Inland • Coastal Marine Markets Volume 35 • Number 4 arine APRIL 2024 www.marinelink.com News M eWolf First Fully Electric Tug in the U.S. 2024 Shipbuilding Report A Challenging & Complicated Business Offshore Wind Solving Marine Navigation Problems
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R&D MATT HART Matt Hart, Manager & Platform Leader, Marine & Stationary Power Systems, Wabtec, offers insights on how the megatrends of decarbonization, energy transition and autonomy all inspire Image courtesy Wabtec and impact the marine power solutions from Wabtec. By Greg Trauthwein Matt, to start
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mitigate risks to protect the long-term health and safety of the industry. The Author Soja Rich Soja is North American Head of Marine and Global Head of Inland Marine for global commercial insurer Allianz Commercial based in New York. MR #2 (1-17).indd 13 2/6/2024 9:41:03 A
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extent we are experiencing today: 2021, while drought in Europe during 2022 again caused major disruption to shipping on the Rhine. In the US, it dropped inland Fires and Explosions waterways around the Mississippi River to levels not seen for Retaining the top spot for another year is Fire/Explosion decades
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Back to the Drawing Board Let’s Set Some Standards for Micro Cargo By Rik van Hemmen s zero carbon cargo efforts are progressing, it is becoming more apparent that the lowest hanging fruit is in the last few miles. This is where a large amount of carbon is expended in delivering small A parcels to
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mercial companies, products, as diplomas in journalism, com- Head of Marine and Global Head process, or service does not munication and subediting. of Inland Marine for global com- imply its endorsement by the mercial insurer Allianz Commer- Department of Defense or De- Lewis cial based in New York. partment
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 23
Passenger Vessel Safety occur on a sightseeing vessel or an Ohio River dinner cruise? This contrast between speci? c – sometimes very speci? c – and general comes to mind when considering the numerous safety advisories pertaining to recent amphibious DUKW boat tragedies or the 2019 Conception dive boat
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The Information Authority for the Workboat • Offshore • Inland • Coastal Marine Markets Volume 35 • Number 2 arine FEBRUARY 2024 www.marinelink.com News M Offshore Wind The United States’ New Dawn Passenger Vessel Safety Stakeholders Highlight Top Concerns Ferry Funding Electrifcation Push Requires
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COATINGS Figure 6. The M/V Mark W. Barker sports exterior topcoats in The Interlake Steamship Company’s distinctive red (hull) and brown (freeboard). coat with a DFT of 20 to 25 mils. Aluminum oxide was added for at least a decade before dry docking – nearly double the for slip resistance and texture
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COATINGS Figure 1. The M/V Mark W. Barker is speci? cally designed to navigate the occasionally narrow rivers and con? ned ports scattered across the Great Lakes region. All images courtesy of The Interlake Steamship Company Figure 2. Distinguished by its Figure 3. The Interlake Steamship square-shaped
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TECH FEATURE A New Era for Great Lakes Freighters with Modern Marine Epoxies By Justin Peare, Marine Coatings Representative, Great Lakes Region & Matt Heffernan, Commercial Marine Business Manager, North America, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine he Motor Vessel Mark W. Barker – the ? rst U.S.
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November 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 43
Jonas Wüst, now CEO at Tethys Robotics, set out to build an autonomous underwater drone following a student research project at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zurich), a public university in Switzerland. Professional divers and the Tethys ROV Underwater drone from Tethys
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November 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 42
CASE STUDY ROV DVL TECH Tethys Robotics’ underwater drone in Lake Zurich during a harbor inspection. All image courtesy Nortek Tethys Robotic’s new ROV Leverages Nortek DVL Tech new Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) from Swit- pulse along a minimum of three acoustic beams, each pointing zerland’s Tethys
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OPINION: The Final Word Copyright William/AdobeStock Where is the IMO? Tasked to ? ght climate change, what’s up with United Nations ocean shipping agency charged with the responsibility to regulate GHGs? By T. Nelson Thompson hy can’t global ocean shipping, an industry based in an unassuming brown
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for optimizing would be vital to keep the ship a? oat. That said, coastal ships the newer sustainable aspects of ships, including ef? cient hull or inland water vessels that stay within the bounds of a single designs and alternative propulsion systems. Digital transfor- country or zone are better candidates
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submerged and ? oating pipelines Army Knife” type of workboat, engineered for heavy-duty as well as anchor handling and logistics supply. work in inland and nearshore shallow water settings, or Cape Hatteras and Cape Canaveral boost ef? ciency by deeper waters farther from shore. allowing additional
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batteries from tion by those involved that leveraging innovation for low- the U.S. market”. er-carbon outcomes is critically important for our indus- “Inland towboats and tugs are ideal candidates for try, for our companies, for our communities.” electri? cation with batteries because their routes are
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Feature Great Vessels of 2023 Corvus Energy GREEN DIAMOND The United States’ ? rst plug-in hybrid electric inland cannot depend upon returning to a known dock within a towing vessel, christened at a ceremony in Houston in Au- given timeframe. This rules out battery-only inland vessels gust, arrives as
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East Coast, told Marine News, “We now serve the U.S. West Coast and are consistently transiting the Panama Canal Kirby’s new plug-in hybrid electric inland towing vessel Green Diamond will be time chartered by Shell Trading (US) Company, which will use the vessel to push barges throughout the Houston
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Blue Sky Maritime Coalition “We need a sustainable maritime fuel.” – Jennifer States, VP and chief strategy of? cer, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition tugboat for a demonstration project along the Hudson River. Amogy’s am- monia powerpack—an ammonia fed fuel cell, mountable in a container or on a