LORAIN, Ohio — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, will begin dredging operations this week in Lorain Harbor to maintain safe and navigable waterways for Great Lakes commercial vessels, recreational boaters and other harbor users on Lake Erie. The Buffalo District awarded a $2.5 million contract in June 2026 to Michigan-based Walsh Service Solutions… Read More
Turn Services, a leading provider of barge fleeting, shifting and towing services along the Lower Mississippi River and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, announces the completion of its acquisition of St. John Fleeting, LLC and its affiliate companies. For 50 years, St. John Fleeting has been a respected presence on the Lower Mississippi River. The acquisition brings… Read More
Austal (ASX:ASB) received a bid for its US assets from a Miami-based, privately owned investment firm, valuing the Australian shipbuilder’s US operations at a higher price than Korea’s Hanwha Group’s recent proposal. The non-binding proposal from Wildcat Infrastructure has an enterprise value between $1.25 billion and $1.35 billion, on a cash-free and debt-free basis, compared… Read More
By: Ire Joe V. C. Laurente CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — A priest and environmental advocate of the Calapan City Diocese urged authorities to pause plans to dredge the Alag–Longos River System in Baco town and address first the project’s far-reaching impacts on coastal communities and entire ecosystems. “Reducing flooding is a legitimate goal —… Read More
In order for massive cargo ships and tankers to traverse the Columbia River up to Portland, crews spend up to eight months each year dredging the river bottom so the channel remains deep enough for the commercial ships to pass. The dredging is a massive operation that most people never see. But the work could… Read More