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The first container ship arrived at the Port of Baltimore since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed more than a month ago. The MSC Cargo Passion III made it through the 35-foot temporary channel on Sunday, carrying nearly 1,000 containers. “Another milestone today! First container ship to arrive at Seagirt Terminal since the crisis began,”… Read More
Lighthouse Beach Park in Sanibel is set to reopen temporarily for the weekend, just before the start of turtle nesting season. The project will be put on hold during the nesting season, which lasts from May 1 until Nov. 1. This pause will allow visitors full access to the beach, preventing the recent disappointment of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District routinely creates value from dredged sediments through beneficial uses such as beach nourishment, enhancing wetland habitat, and brownfield reconstruction. The Mobile Harbor dredging project aims to deepen the federal navigation channel 5 feet from the Gulf of Mexico through Mobile Bay and into Mobile Harbor. Deepening the… Read More
One of Baltimore’s most famous residents is celebrating his tenth birthday this weekend. Mr. Trash Wheel, the googly-eyed, solar-powered trash interceptor who sits where the Jones Falls meets the Inner Harbor, has been gobbling garbage for 10 years. The Healthy Harbor Initiative and the Waterfront Partnership are celebrating his 10th anniversary with a sold-out party Saturday… Read More
What are said to be the largest cranes to operate at a U.S. commercial port have arrived in Virginia. Monday’s delivery from China marked the latest effort to accommodate the increasingly mammoth container ships that underpin international trade. Shipping companies are using fewer but larger container ships to save on costs. And economists say an… Read More
Sunrise Wind today received its Record of Decision (RoD) from the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), crossing a critical milestone in the federal environmental review process for the offshore wind project serving New York. Additionally, Ørsted and Eversource today announced they have jointly taken a final investment decision on… Read More
AWO Celebrates, Thanks Lynn Muench for 23 Years of Outstanding Service By Jennifer Carpenter, AWO President & CEO Lynn Muench, AWO’s Senior Vice President – Regional Advocacy, will retire on May 3 after 23 years of outstanding service to AWO members and the tugboat, towboat and barge industry as a whole. I invite all AWO… Read More
One of Baltimore’s most famous residents is celebrating his tenth birthday this weekend. Mr. Trash Wheel, the googly-eyed, solar-powered trash interceptor who sits where the Jones Falls meets the Inner Harbor, has been gobbling garbage for 10 years. The Healthy Harbor Initiative and the Waterfront Partnership are celebrating his 10th anniversary with a sold-out party Saturday… Read More
Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo (NYSE: APO) will buy frac sand provider U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SLCA) for $1.21 billion, the latest in a wave of acquisitions in the shale industry. U.S. Silica investors will receive $15.50 in cash for each share of common stock, the company said in a statement. The purchase price represents an 18.7… Read More
BATON ROUGE, LA — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is partnering with Restore the Mississippi River Delta to bring you a series of “Community Conversations” as we begin to develop the 2029 Coastal Master Plan. There are only two community conversations remaining at this stage in the planning process. We are coming… Read More
BATON ROUGE, LA — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is partnering with Restore the Mississippi River Delta to bring you a series of “Community Conversations” as we begin to develop the 2029 Coastal Master Plan. The Abbeville meeting previously set to take place on Thursday, April 11th, has been rescheduled to Thursday,… Read More
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is partnering with Restore the Mississippi River Delta to bring you a series of “Community Conversations” as we begin develop the 2029 Coastal Master Plan. We are coming to you early in the process to ask questions, share concerns, and hear what is most important to your… Read More
Mon Jun 24, 2024 8:00 AM – Thu Jun 27, 2024 5:00 PM PDT JW Marriott Tampa, 33602 For Exhibitor Registrations – click here Visit the Dredging Summit & Expo website – click here Registrations Include: Access to all technical sessions & panels Access to our Expo featuring 116 exhibitors Ice Breaker / Welcome Reception on Monday evening Breakfast on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Extended AM & PM… Read More
Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) today named Jerry Newton president of its Venture Boat Group division effective immediately. Newton will be responsible for the overall business performance, strategic growth and operational execution of the Venture Boat Group portfolio including brands Bayliner, Heyday, Quicksilver, and Uttern in North America, Europe, and Australia. Newton brings nearly 30 years of… Read More
The Marine Corps is seeking the authority to promote some officers to the rank of lieutenant colonel and colonel temporarily, in a bid to fill jobs with a shortage of leaders. These officers would receive the pay and wear the rank insignia commensurate with the higher grades while they occupy particular billets, according to a March 29… Read More
NEW YORK, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Americraft Marine, one of the maritime subsidiaries of Libra Group that owns and operates a Jones Act ship building facility in Palatka, Florida, has announced the appointment of Peter Fetten as Chairman of Americraft. A seasoned leader with four decades in the marine engineering and shipbuilding sectors, Fetten will help shape the strategic direction… Read More
Axis Global Logistics on Tuesday named Jeffrey Delli Paoli as chief operating officer of the Piscataway-based firm. Effective immediately, Delli Paoli will lead operations at the 25-year-old global third-party logistics company. With over 40 years of experience in the logistics industry, Paoli brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Axis team. “We are thrilled… Read More
Sweden-based construction giant Skanska has been awarded a $861 million contract to transform the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into a major offshore wind hub. The company has signed the final award with SBMT Asset & LLC. Skanska will turn the marine terminal into one of the largest dedicated offshore wind ports in the US. The company will… Read More
Oceantic Network’s Quarterly Market Report for Q1 2024 details new supply chain investments, new vessel launches, and expansion of the US pipeline to 10 GW ready for installation. The US offshore wind market transitioned from planning to commercialisation in the first quarter of 2024. In total, the amount approved for construction in the US surpassed 10 GW… Read More
Ørsted is proud to announce the inauguration of the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan. With a total installed capacity of 900 MW, the two offshore wind farms are in operation and fully connected to the grid, making them the largest of their kind in Taiwan and in the Asia-Pacific region. Today’s inauguration… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — In remarks at the International Partnering Forum conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will announce a new five-year offshore wind leasing schedule, which includes up to 12 potential offshore wind energy lease sales through 2028. Future offshore wind energy lease sales from the Bureau of Ocean Energy… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has announced that Texas was awarded a $26.9 million grant for Port Houston’s new clean truck programme to help reduce air emissions. Port Houston’s CLEANSTACS Programme (Catalyzing Lower Emissions with Alliances and New Systems in Trucking and Community Sustainability) was one of fewer than 20 projects selected… Read More
From January to March, Port Houston handled 1 million TEU year-to-date (YTD), a 15 per cent increase over the same period the previous year. In March alone, container traffic at Port Houston came at 360,991 TEU, a 20 per cent increase over March 2023, making it Port Houston’s most successful March. Consumer spending on commodities… Read More
The Wilmington Chamber of Commerce has recognized the Port of Los Angeles for its outstanding achievements in business development, including innovation, job creation and infrastructure improvements. Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka accepted the Chamber’s Business Development Award this week at the organization’s recognition luncheon. “We are grateful to the residents and businesses… Read More
The Port of New Orleans has received $7.12 million to reduce truck congestion and emissions at port terminals, including Ports America Louisiana and New Orleans Terminal, LLC, through sustainable transportation and infrastructure. The Federal Highway Administration’s Reducing Truck Emissions at Port Facilities (RTEPF) Grant programme awarded the grant, which is funded by the Infrastructure Investment… Read More
For the past few years there have been plenty of changes to Brighton Beach due to the erosion along the lake shore. Officials with the Duluth Parks and Recreations said the Brighton Beach reconstruction will finish by the end of 2024. Cliff Knetel, the assistant manager of Duluth parks and recreation, said there are several… Read More
A feud between the Biden administration and a North Carolina coastal town over pumping sand onto its beach from a federally protected area could be resolved under bipartisan legislation that passed the House earlier this month. The bill, sponsored by North Carolina Rep. David Rouzer (R), would restore the Army Corps of Engineers’ authority to… Read More
Lighthouse Beach Park in Sanibel is set to reopen temporarily for the weekend, just before the start of turtle nesting season. The project will be put on hold during the nesting season, which lasts from May 1 until Nov. 1. This pause will allow visitors full access to the beach, preventing the recent disappointment of… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Thursday that the capsizing of a dredging vessel on the Mississippi River last year was due to the company’s failure to mandate regular checks of below-deck compartments. The lack of these safety inspections resulted in unnoticed flooding, leading to the vessel eventually overturning. The WB Wood, a non-propelled dredging vessel,… Read More
The Shore town has settled its differences with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The project is slated to be done before July 4. North Wildwood said Thursday that it has reached an agreement with New Jersey for a new emergency beach replenishment project that could begin within weeks to address severe erosion. The… Read More
Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo (NYSE: APO) will buy frac sand provider U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SLCA) for $1.21 billion, the latest in a wave of acquisitions in the shale industry. U.S. Silica investors will receive $15.50 in cash for each share of common stock, the company said in a statement. The purchase price represents an 18.7… Read More
Florida’s beaches are incredibly important for storm damage reduction and tourism, however they are under threat from coastal erosion. Dr Tiffany Roberts Briggs explains to Caroline Steel how Florida’s beaches are restored with mined sand. Listen Now (Photo: A truck prepares to dump sand on Miami Beach. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
New Hanover County beaches could again mine sand from nearby inlets to nourish their oceanfront shores under a proposed law recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would exempt a handful of federal coastal storm risk management projects on the East Coast from a rule that prohibits local governments from tapping sand… Read More
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin was in Green Bay Monday to highlight her work standing up to China and supporting U.S. shipbuilding jobs. Alongside the United Steelworkers (USW), Alliance for American Manufacturing and other labor leaders, Baldwin discussed her work to successfully push the Biden Administration to investigate the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) unfair trade… Read More
What are said to be the largest cranes to operate at a U.S. commercial port have arrived in Virginia. Monday’s delivery from China marked the latest effort to accommodate the increasingly mammoth container ships that underpin international trade. Shipping companies are using fewer but larger container ships to save on costs. And economists say an… Read More
With the LNG-capable fleet projected to top more than 1,000 ships by 2027, growing LNG bunkering infrastructure at ports in Europe, Asia and North America will be vital. Investments by the largest US LNG bunker vessel owner, Houston-based Seaside LNG and its maritime transport arm New Polaris Energy, continue to enhance LNG refuelling infrastructure in… Read More
Monday afternoon, along the Fox River at Fincantieri, one of the largest shipbuilding companies in the nation, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, joined the United Steelworkers to say they’ve had enough of China monopolizing the shipbuilding industry. “Shipbuilding and shipyards are essential not only to our economy but also to our identity and the fabric of… Read More
Following recent collaboration between Mayor Patrick Rosenello and Gov. Phil Murphy, a dredge is coming to replenish the city’s badly eroded beaches. The “plan will begin over the next few weeks and is expected to provide relief to the community over the next few months,” according to a joint statement issued to the Herald April… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, along with state and local officials, broke ground on a major dredging project Thursday morning that is expected to boost the region’s economy while replenishing resort beaches. They celebrated the start of phase two of the Atlantic Ocean Channel deepening project, a part of the wider, deeper,… Read More
April 25 marked the 100th day of Lahaina debris removal for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the wake of the August 2023 wildfires that claimed more than 100 lives, displaced more than 6,000 families and caused around $5.5 billion in property damage on the Hawaiian Island of Maui. There are currently about 100… Read More
The ceremony celebrated the commencement of construction for the final Norfolk Harbor Deepening contract in May 2024. The US Army Corps of Engineers hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for upcoming restoration projects in Hampton Roads on Thursday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, Port of Virginia and the City of Virginia Beach held the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, along with state and local officials, broke ground on a major dredging project Thursday morning that is expected to boost the region’s economy while replenishing resort beaches. They celebrated the start of phase two of the Atlantic Ocean Channel deepening project, a part of the wider, deeper,… Read More
April 25 marked the 100th day of Lahaina debris removal for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the wake of the August 2023 wildfires that claimed more than 100 lives, displaced more than 6,000 families and caused around $5.5 billion in property damage on the Hawaiian Island of Maui. There are currently about 100… Read More
The ceremony celebrated the commencement of construction for the final Norfolk Harbor Deepening contract in May 2024. The US Army Corps of Engineers hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for upcoming restoration projects in Hampton Roads on Thursday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, Port of Virginia and the City of Virginia Beach held the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District routinely creates value from dredged sediments through beneficial uses such as beach nourishment, enhancing wetland habitat, and brownfield reconstruction. The Mobile Harbor dredging project aims to deepen the federal navigation channel 5 feet from the Gulf of Mexico through Mobile Bay and into Mobile Harbor. Deepening the… Read More
GO Marine Services Managing Director Jody Broussard talks with recruiter Heather Mequet about how using a third-party contractor recruitment firm for supplemental staffing and direct hire placement can help mitigate maritime risks. Jody Broussard stands out as a visionary leader in the realms of operational management, strategic planning, and human resources, bringing over twenty years… Read More
GLDD recently launched the Cape Hatteras and the Cape Canaveral Damen 3013 Multicats, that were built at Conrad shipyard. DredgeWire sat down with Chris Gunsten, Senior VP of Project Services & Fleet Engineering to discuss their new Damen 3013 Multicats. DW: Why did GLDD not build their own Multicats? CG: Over many years GLDD has… Read More