Offshore wind developer, U.S. Wind, is building its case, and touting the benefits of new projects to officials of Delaware’s coastal towns. Governor Carney previously announced U.S. Wind is currently negotiating a potential lease for 3R’s Beach in the Delaware Seashore State Park to use the land for two offshore wind projects. Locals in Rehoboth Beach have… Read More
The Greater Houston Port Bureau (“Port Bureau”) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Vincent DiCosimo, vice president of government affairs at Targa Resources, will assume the position of the chairman of the board on January 1, 2024. DiCosimo has served as first vice chairman on the Port Bureau’s board for the last three… Read More
HOUSTON, Dec. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced today the receipt of several dredging awards totaling $173.7 million. The awarded work includes: Sabine-Neches Waterway Channel Improvement Project-Phase 1 (Capital, Texas, $62.8 million) Great Egg Harbor… Read More
HOUSTON, Dec. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced that its MARAD Title XI Financing application for its offshore wind rock installation vessel, the Acadia, has been updated to the “Completed” category, indicating the loan process is moving towards… Read More
INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 18, 2023) – Maritime industry veteran Ian Hirt and senior rail executive Matt Service have joined Ports of Indiana to help develop new cargo and rail projects for the state of Indiana. Hirt will lead targeted cargo development efforts for Ports of Indiana, including establishing new container shipments, and Service will lead rail… Read More
Crowley has awarded Great Lakes Maritime Academy cadets Timothy Atkins and Devin Crawford its Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships for their accomplishments and interest in pursuing a career in the maritime industry. Each cadet has demonstrated the company’s values of integrity, sustainability and drive through their work and time spent on Crowley-managed vessels. A… Read More
The Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) recognized 85 Crowley vessels and their crews for a cumulative 782 years of safe environmental practices and operations. The Environmental Achievement Awards, presented annually by the CSA, commend vessels and mariners that demonstrate an outstanding safety record with no reportable spills, no U.S. Coast Guard environmental citations or… Read More
Oregon, Ohio – At its Annual Meeting, held this week on the shores of Lake Erie in Oregon, Ohio, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) elected a new chair and vice chair and passed resolutions calling for reform of U.S Army Corps of Engineers project partnership agreements and increased funding for dredging of small harbors in the Great Lakes basin. “It’s… Read More
Arcadis, a global design, consultancy and architecture organization for natural and built assets, has appointed six new key principals to its architectural design team. The appointments mark a milestone in Arcadis’ commitment to expanding its architecture and urbanism expertise and cross-sector capabilities. The six principals bring a wealth of experience to the team, with specialties… Read More
Crowley and Carbon Ridge Inc, a leading developer of modular onboard carbon capture and storage solutions (OCCS), with support from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance (META) program, have initiated an advanced, pilot project to reduce emissions impacts using Crowley’s Storm international container ship. Using Carbon Ridge’s patent-pending, second generation carbon… Read More
J.F. Brennan Company (Brennan) is honored to accept this year’s award for Outstanding Philanthropic Organization from the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Upper Mississippi Valley Chapter. The chapter represents nonprofit organizations throughout Southwestern Wisconsin, Northern Iowa, and Southeastern Minnesota. Brennan’s work brings us all incredible pride and purpose as we serve clients throughout the inland and… Read More
When Professor Jay Stachowicz heard that UC Davis’ chancellor needed to speak to him urgently, he worried he had done something wrong. In fact, it was quite the opposite: Chancellor Gary S. May informed Stachowicz, of the Department of Evolution and Ecology, that he was the winner of the 2023-24 UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching… Read More
Two bulker heavyweights are merging. Star Bulk Carriers of Greece and US-based Eagle Bulk Shipping have sealed a deal to combine into the largest US-listed dry bulk shipping company with a combined fleet of 169 owned vessels on a fully delivered basis. The transaction unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies is structured as an all-stock… Read More
After 41 years at the helm, Todd Miller, the visionary founder of the N.C. Coastal Federation (NCCF), announced Tuesday he will step down from his role as executive director effective Feb. 1. On that date, Dr. Braxton Davis, the current Director of the N.C. Division of Coastal Management since 2011, will assume the position as executive… Read More
We are excited to embark on the next phase of our project in the Middle East! Having achieved remarkable progress alongside NPCC in laying 39 kilometers of cables aboard the Umm Shaif vessel, we’re now transitioning seamlessly into the second phase: respooling. Respooling marks a pivotal stage where we ensure the integrity and reliability of… Read More