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Battle & Sands Energy Corporation is hiring for multiple positions at its new frac sand mining and processing facility in Northern Bee County, marking a significant opportunity for local job seekers. The Houston-based company expects to employ approximately 20 workers by mid-February and aims to grow to 80 employees as operations expand. The company is… Read More
Bollinger Shipyard has agreed to pay $1,025,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing the U.S. Coast Guard for labor provided by workers who were not eligible to work in the United States, according to a Department of Justice news release. Based in Lockport, Bollinger builds ships for the… Read More
NEW YORK — Hornblower Group is excited to announce the appointment of Len Wolin as President of City Experiences, effective January 20. In his new role, Wolin will lead the strategic direction of City Experiences, which encompasses Hornblower Group’s diverse portfolio of water- and land-based experience companies. Wolin will be responsible for driving the unified strategy across the… Read More
The unofficial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy is seeking ways to slash the size of the federal government. We’ll leave the day-to-day coverage of its doings to the main media. Our focus is the possibility that DOGE will try to make cuts to the Corps of Engineers. The… Read More
Washington, DC (January 22, 2025) – The National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE), the leading organization representing U.S. marine terminal operators and stevedores, has expressed its support for the confirmation of Sean Duffy as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), NAWE emphasized… Read More
Representing the Port of South Whidbey in a sea of other port districts in the state, Jack Ng was recently chosen to be the vice president of the board for the Washington Public Ports Association. “We are just a small potatoes port district,” said Ng, who has served as a Port of South Whidbey commissioner… Read More
Firms investing heavily to explore the seabed for valuable minerals have criticized long delays in crafting deep-sea mining rules, urging an international oceans watchdog in a letter this week to pass regulations this year. Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the International Seabed Authority (ISA), based in Jamaica, is responsible for… Read More
Strafford, Mandel move up at busiest U.S. container port The Port of Los Angeles has appointed Jeffrey Strafford as chief financial officer, and Artie Mandel as director of government affairs. Strafford will oversee a wide range of the port’s financial affairs, including the accounting, debt and financial analysis, and financial planning and analysis divisions. A… Read More
The goal is to improve cost and throughput by going “where the labor is,” said Huntington Ingalls Industries’ CEO Christopher Kastner. The nation’s largest shipbuilder wants to expand its manufacturing facilities this year to speed up and streamline production of nuclear submarines amid ongoing delays, ballooning costs, and labor woes. “We’re expanding into Texas, Louisiana. We’ve… Read More
Arcadis continues to support USACE’s environmental mission across diverse regions, ensuring sustainable progress Omaha, NE – Arcadis, a leading partner in sustainable transformation, announced today its participation in an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District. The contract, valued at $249 million, spans… Read More
Marine debris kills a million whales, seals, turtles, shorebirds and other species every year through ingestion or entanglement. Here’s a 4-minute video from Brut America that explains the connection between marine debris, wildlife and human health—and includes visuals of the contents of a dead sperm whale’s stomach. (Spoiler: it’s a lot of plastic.) The scale… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Harris County Commissioners Court and the Houston City Council met in a joint session Monday and unanimously reappointed Houston businessman Ric Campo as Chairman of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Texas. During the meeting, the two governing bodies also unanimously appointed Ms. Frances Castañeda Dyess as Chair… Read More
International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold J. Daggett Leads His Rank-and-File Members To Landmark Tentative Agreement on ILA Master Contract; Sixty-two Percent Wage Increase and Automation Protections Highlight Greatest Agreement Ever NORTH BERGEN, NJ – Now in his fourth term as International President of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and leading his third Master Contract negotiations… Read More
AWO, Coast Guard Sign Updated Partnership Agreement. AWO President & CEO Jennifer Carpenter and Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy RADM Wayne Arguin have signed an updated agreement aimed at ensuring a strong and enduring future for the Coast Guard-AWO safety partnership. Now called the Coast Guard-AWO Quality Partnership for Marine Safety and Environmental Protection,… Read More
JF Brennan reports: Last night, in the heart of New York City, our very own Tony Binsfeld, Chairman of the Board at Brennan, received the 2025 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Construction from the Moles—an esteemed national organization in the heavy construction industry. This incredible honor recognizes Tony’s decades of dedication, leadership, and innovation that… Read More