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As environmentally acceptable lubricants replace mineral oil-based products, Phil Cumberlidge of PANOLIN International considers their performance characteristics and operational lifespan – as well as their impact on the environment. The negative effects on the environment caused by toxic mineral-based oils have been dramatically reduced by switching to the use of environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs). However,… Read More
A DredgeWire Exclusive By Heiko Osterchrist, Associate Publisher On September 14th the Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) held their annual two-day meeting in Washington D.C., in person for the first time since COVID, to discuss their ongoing mission to improve safety in the dredging industry as well as the continued effort to… Read More
Dominion Energy Virginia, the NABTU and the NABTU’s state affiliate, Virginia Building Trades, have reaffirmed their commitment to the participation of a unionized workforce in the construction of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. They will utilize local workers; the hire and train veterans; and use workers from historically economically disadvantaged communities. Dominion Energy will… Read More
Ørsted and Williams (NYSE: WMB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore potential jointly developed Power-to-X projects in the US. Through the MOU, the two companies are identifying ways to leverage Ørsted’s renewables and hydrogen expertise with Williams’ natural gas infrastructure and processing experience to co-develop hydrogen or synthetic natural gas facilities powered… Read More
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it expects to supply World Fuel Services, Inc. with an estimated 78 million gallons (about 300,000 cubic meters) of liquefied natural gas annually to fuel Pasha Hawaii’s two new LNG-fueled containerships. Each ship will have an MAN B&W 7S80ME-GI Mk 9.5 main engine, three MAN 6L35/44DF gensets and an MAN… Read More
Beloit, Wis., headquartered Fairbanks Morse Defense, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has added two more executives to its leadership team. Crystal Brent joins the company as vice president of marketing. Coming to the company with more than a decade of marine-related marketing experience, she will direct and guide marketing strategies for Fairbanks Morse… Read More
COSCO Shipping Ports, part of China’s state-owned shipping group, has entered into a strategic alliance with Hamburg’s large container terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA). Under the terms of the agreement, COSCO will buy a minority interest in the HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort, one of three terminals operated by HHLA, with Tollerort becoming… Read More
Shelby Deck Kirby – Promoted to Vice President Marketing at Brunswick Boat Group Thomas Levac – Hired as Senior Director, Improvement and Shipyard Integration
PANAMA CITY, FL – Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) has been awarded “Manufacturer of the Year” by the Bay County Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes a Bay County company that contributes to the local economy while exhibiting excellence in leadership, performance, profitability, and workforce relations. Joey D’Isernia, President of ESG accepted the award on… Read More
Austal Limited reports that the Austal USA Board of Directors has appointed Rusty Murdaugh as president of Austal USA, effective September 9, 2021. Murdaugh, who joined Austal USA in 2017 as chief financial officer, has been serving as interim president of the company since February 2021. As interim president, Murdaugh led the addition of steel… Read More
Lake Providence, La., based Terral RiverService reports that it has acquired the assets of Vidalia Dock and Storage Company, Two-J Ranch Inc., 363 Dry-Dock & Repair LLC and Natchez Marine and Towing Inc., which are leading fleet and yard operators in the Vidalia, La., and Natchez, Miss., areas. According to Terral, the acquisition includes a… Read More
A public notice remains open until Wednesday for continued dredging operations in the Timber Lake/Treadway, which is located west of Columbus. According to a public notice issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, and the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, the Lyman-Richey Corporation is “proposing to expand and continue to mine… Read More
Ports are backlogged. Record numbers of ocean liners are waiting offshore for berths to unload their cargo. Shipping containers are nowhere to be found. Captains are rerouting their ships to avoid ports shut down by coronavirus outbreaks. And for many of the world’s largest shipping lines, profits have never been higher. The pandemic has been… Read More
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; Sept. 20, 2021 ) – Crowley Maritime Corporation announces the appointment of Massimo Messina as vice president, mergers and acquisitions. Based in Jacksonville, Fla., Messina will lead Crowley’s corporate expansion goals by identifying and assessing potential M&A candidates and execute transactions that align with the global enterprise’s future growth projection and endeavors across… Read More