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15 Oct 2020

Bridge Heights Are Not Guesswork: Accuracy Is Imperative

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“Your true pilot cares nothing about anything on earth but the river, and the pride in his occupation surpasses the pride of kings.” -Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi (1883).That statement made by the great chronicler and river pilot over 137 years ago is arguably as true today as it was then. But what has changed dramatically in the almost century and a half since then is the variety and complexity of the daily challenges that river pilots confront on our increasingly busy inland waterways.

18 Dec 2018

A Costly Lapse in Judgment

File Image (CREDIT Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony L. Soto)

An allision in the maritime sector is defined as an accident in which a moving object strikes a stationary object (bridge fender, bridge deck, dock, dredging vessel, etc.). According to the Maritime Law Association (MLA) such an accident calls the “Oregon Rule” into play. Simply put, the Oregon Rule states that “…when a moving object hits a stationary object, the moving object is presumed at fault. The moving vessel thus has the burden of proving an alternate theory of causation…

26 Sep 2013

Bridging the Trip Preparation Gap

Precision Is Imperative. The statement made by the great chronicler and river pilot himself over 130 years ago is arguably as true today as it was then. But what has changed dramatically in the six score and 10 years since is the variety and complexity of the daily challenges that river pilots confront in our modern world. The sophistication of locks, dams and the proliferation of bridges, the mercurial fluctuations in water levels and the consequences to those who fail to factor in all of the above when planning their commercial river trips can be career killers.

21 Apr 2000

Kirby 1Q Net Flies High

Kirby Corporation – which operates 774 inland tank barges, with 14.0 million barrels of capacity, and 229 towing vessels -- reported net earnings for the 2000 first quarter of $6,067,000, or $.25 per share. Net earnings for the 1999 first quarter were $4,001,000, or $.20 per share. The 2000 first quarter results include the acquisition in October 1999 of Hollywood Marine, Inc., accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. Movements in each of Kirby's inland tank barge markets were generally at, or above, expected levels. Refined products movements to the Midwest were unseasonably strong, the result of gasoline inventory anomalies in the Midwest. Fertilizer movements were also stronger than usual during the first quarter.

05 May 2000

Kirby 1Q Net Flies High

Kirby Corporation -- which operates 774 inland tank barges, with 14 million barrels of capacity, and 229 towing vessels -- reported net earnings for the 2000 first quarter of $6.1 million. Net earnings for the 1999 first quarter were $4 million. The 2000 first quarter results include the acquisition in October 1999 of Hollywood Marine, Inc., accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. Movements in each of Kirby's inland tank barge markets were generally at, or above, expected levels. Refined products movements to the Midwest were unseasonably strong, the result of gasoline inventory anomalies in the Midwest. Fertilizer movements were also stronger than usual during the first quarter.

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