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Photos: TTB 2024 in review

Photos of last month’s Marine Log’s TTB conference are now available.

For the fourth year in a row, attendance at TTB 2024 (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) conference exceeded expectations, attracting a growing number of vessel owners and operators, C-level executives, and shipyards. This year, nearly 300 people gathered to listen to insightful presentations and for networking opportunities.

The theme of the event this year was “Meeting New Market Trends & Needs.”

The U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/photos-ttb-2024-in-review/

New AWO video: Safety is everything

The American Waterways Operators has produced a new video highlighting the tugboat, towboat and barge industry’s commitment to safety and its strong record as the safest mode of freight transportation. The two-minute new AWO video, The Tugboat, Towboat and Barge Industry: Delivering Safety on America’s Waterways, explains that the industry, while moving nearly 700 million tons of cargo each year, prioritizes the safety of mariners, communities, and the environment – all while having the lowest...

https://www.marinelog.com/uncategorized/new-awo-video-safety-is-everything/

Meet Marine Log’s Top Women in Maritime 2023

As the maritime industry continues to increase diversity and bring more women into its ranks, we wrap up 2023 for the fourth year in a row by bringing to you our list of Top Women in Maritime.  

Our editorial team has carefully selected these 20 Top Women in Maritime of varied backgrounds, ages and locations based on nominations from our readers. We asked them to tell us about the successes they’re most proud of in their maritime career—whether it’s in shoreside management, onboard a vessel, or...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/meet-marine-logs-top-women-in-maritime-2023/

Svitzer’s U.K. operation takes delivery of Svitzer Estelle

The Maersk group’s towage operator Svitzer has taken delivery of Svitzer Estelle, the second Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 3200W tug built for Svitzer’s European operations by Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyards. It will be deployed in the U.K., on the River Thames and the River Medway, bolstering the company’s operations in the Port of London. The first Uzmar-built tug to be part of Svitzer’s European fleet, Svitzer Elizabeth, is also currently in service in the U.K., in the Port of Liverpool.

Svitzer’...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/coastal/svitzers-u-k-operation-takes-delivery-of-svitzer-estelle/

Tug crew frees grounded lake freighter

The American Courage, a 617-foot lake freighter that ran aground in the St. Clair River November 7 at 7:21 a.m. local, was successfully refloated around 7 p.m. with the help of towing vessels from Great Lakes Towing.

More: American Courage aground in St. Clair River off Mariner Park in Marine City. Ladies of TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) gathered for a pic. Resident Don Chisholm says it’s “the most exciting thing to happen on the riverfront in awhile.” @WWJ950 and https://t.co/CkYTXL3e7P p...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/tug-crew-frees-grounded-lake-freighter/

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