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GTD Solution, the Maersk business unit responsible for TradeLens – an open and neutral platform underpinned by blockchain technology that facilitates and simplifies global trade – announces a shift in the CEO position. Current CEO, Mike White, is retiring at the end of April after a career spanning more than three decades in shipping and… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — It was officially known as SHEP, the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project and Governor Brian Kemp says now that it is completed, it is a once-in-a-lifetime accomplishment for the state. “To say that today was a long time coming is an understatement,” said Kemp on Friday as he attended a completion ceremony… Read More
With the closing of the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Midwest Chapter Meeting, here is your new board for 2022-2023! Trustee – Aaron Wright | Infrastructure Alternatives, Inc. Past President – Ken M. | Tetra Tech President – Stan Ekren | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC President Elect – Craig Harley | Ramboll Vice… Read More
$710 million divestiture advances XPO’s strategic plan to create two pure-play, publicly traded companies through a spin-off later this year GREENWICH, Conn., March 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — XPO Logistics, today announced that it has divested its North American intermodal business to STG Logistics, Inc. for cash proceeds of approximately $710 million, subject to a… Read More
Yesterday, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) marked the opening of the Seaway’s 64th navigation season. The Canada Steamship Lines’ Trillium Class bulk carrier CSL Welland was the first ship to transit through the Welland Canal. Over the past decade, with investments to modernize and optimize operations, the Seaway has firmed up its position… Read More
The International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum, taking place in Atlantic City, N.J., April 26-28, will bring together federal, local, and international government officials, industry leaders, and companies working to grow the U.S. offshore wind industry sector BALTIMORE – The Business Network for Offshore Wind, the leading non-profit advocate for offshore wind power and supply chain… Read More
Lockheed Martin has applied to the federal government to extend two licenses to 2027 for exploratory deep-sea mining of hard minerals in the Pacific Ocean’s Clarion-Clipperton Zone, halfway between Mexico and Hawaiʻi. The licenses are scheduled to expire June 2, 2022. The licenses were the subject of a Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit in 2015… Read More
After 27 years in the role, Joe Hughes will stand down as CEO of American P&I Club managing company, Shipowners Claims Bureau Inc. (SCB), on August 1. Succeeding him as CEO will be Dorothea Ioannou, who is currently deputy COO at SCB. She will be the first woman to hold a top executive position at… Read More
The 298 MW wind farm is Ørsted’s first onshore project using 5 MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbines and brings the company’s US onshore wind and solar capacity in operation above 3 GW. Located in Wayne County, Nebraska, Haystack Wind utilises existing interconnection infrastructure in Southwest Power Pool (SPP) North from Ørsted’s 230 MW onshore wind… Read More
Leveraging expertise from across the Caterpillar, Inc. enterprise, Caterpillar Marine plans to expand its hybrid and electric offerings, selectively incorporating technology from machine and off-highway products Cat Marine says this will expand its capabilities to deliver advanced power systems that will help minimize customers’ fuel usage, environmental impact and total cost of ownership while maximizing… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group is busy with the construction of the trailing suction hopper dredge R.B. Weeks (ESG Hull 258). The dredge is a sister ship to the Magdalen (ESG 256), delivered to Weeks Marine Inc. in 2017 The 356- by 79-foot, 6-inch by 27-foot, 3-inch dredge R.B. Weeks is named in honor of Richard B…. Read More
As Marine Log gets its annual TTB 2022 (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) event underway next week, guests will have a unique opportunity to tour Austal USA in Mobile, Ala., one of the country’s premier military defense shipyards that specialize in the design, construction and support of military and commercial vessels. In 2020, Austal USA purchased… Read More
Crowley has successfully managed the acquisition of the MV Honor, the first vessel acquisition under its contract to help recapitalize a sealift fleet with the U.S. Maritime Administration. With the forthcoming acquisition of the MV Freedom, vehicle carriers are part of the multi-year vessel acquisition and management contract designed to help recapitalize the U.S. Ready… Read More
Jonson Cox CBE has been appointed as chair of the UK’s largest Trust Port, the Port of London Authority (PLA), by the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps MP. Jonson Cox takes up his new role from 4 April 2022, succeeding Christopher Rodrigues CBE, who has been PLA chairman since January 2016. After an… Read More
As we approach TTB 2022, the industry’s only maritime event dedicated exclusively to the tug, towboat and barge sector, we wanted to talk to a barge and towboat operator. We already talked to a provider of custom-built and designed tug and barge fleets when we sat down with Russell Shrewsbury of Western Towboat. Now, we’re… Read More