While some staff were in Connecticut attending the CMA-Shipping Conference, SCI was also represented at Marine Log’s Tugs, Towboats & Barges Conference in Mobile, Alabama, on March 10–11, a premier event dedicated specifically to the inland maritime market. Communications Director Evan Brown attended on behalf of SCI at this key inland maritime conference.

“With the launch of the ‘U.S. Inland Mariner Wellness Assessment’ this year,” Brown noted, “it was important that SCI be in attendance at TTB2026 to answer questions and connect maritime leaders to the report for further discussion as we move through the year.”

SCI also used the conference to discuss services offered by the Center for Maritime Education, including feasibility studies and simulator training. These discussions focused on supporting maritime engineering and project leaders, and on how CME could assist in developing safer maritime equipment, procedures, and operating environments.