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40th International WorkBoat Show opens today

4 December 2019

The 40th edition of the International WorkBoat Show opens today at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. In addition to visiting the hundreds of exhibitors that will be showcasing thousands of products and services, there are several other options for attendees.

Among them are Think Tank sessions and a full conference program that covers all the major workboat sectors. There will also be several boats on display on the show floor, including those from Lake Assault Boats (booth 3877), Metal...

https://www.workboat.com/news/workboat-show-news/40th-international-workboat-show-opens-today/

Subchapter M phase in begins

28 February 2019

Left to right, Editor-in-Chief David Krapf, Christopher Parsonage, president and executive director of the Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau, and Kevin Gilheany, owner of Maritime Compliance International. WorkBoat photo

At a Think Tank session on Subchapter M at the International WorkBoat Show in November, Editor-in-Chief David Krapf interviewed Christopher Parsonage, president and executive director of the Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau, and Kevin Gilheany, owner of Maritime Compliance International.

David Krapf: Have the industry’s choices of what compliance option to use, third party organization (TPO)/Towing Safety Management System (TSMS) or Coast Guard inspections, been pretty much what was expected?

Chris...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/subchapter-m-phase-in-begins/

Top 5 reasons to attend the 2018 WorkBoat Show

25 November 2018

The International WorkBoat Show opens Wednesday. WorkBoat file photo

The 2018 International WorkBoat Show opens on Wednesday in New Orleans and runs through Friday. There are a host of reasons to attend but here’s a few of some of our favorites:

5.) New Orleans beignets and the (in)famous Bourbon Street

Beignets are one of the most beloved treats in the Big Easy, so check out Cafe Beignet or Cafe Du Monde, both conveniently located in the French Quarter just minutes from the where the WorkBoat Show is being held, the Morial Convention Center. And while you’re in...

https://www.workboat.com/news/people-and-products/top-5-reasons-to-attend-the-2018-workboat-show/

NTSB releases ‘lessons learned’ from 2017 maritime accidents

8 November 2018

Maritime accident investigation reports for collisions, explosions, capsizings and allisions and the lessons learned from these accidents are detailed in the National Transportation Safety Board’s Safer Seas Digest 2017, released today.

The digest contains 41 marine accident reports for accidents involving fishing, offshore supply, cargo, passenger, tanker, towing and government vessels. This includes two Coast Guard cutters, four passenger vessels, and 14 towboats, barges and tugs. Reports in...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/ntsb-releases-lessons-learned-from-2017-maritime-accidents/