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Federal authorities have uncovered a sophisticated smuggling operation at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, leading to the arrest of eight defendants in connection with a scheme to import counterfeit goods from China. The operation, which ran from August 2023 to June 2024, involved logistics company executives, warehouse owners, and truck drivers who… Read More
The distressed trucking company filed for bankruptcy after defaulting on a factoring agreement. Financial distress in the trucking and logistics industry since the Covid-19 pandemic has brought on the Great Freight Recession, which resulted in shipping companies launching either out-of-court restructurings or bankruptcy filings. A combination of economic issues, such as negative effects caused by… Read More
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan was ousted by the Trump administration Tuesday, on President Trump’s first full day in office. In 2022, Fagan became the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. military. Fagan was relieved of her duties Monday night in a workforce-wide message by Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamin Huffman. “Under my… Read More
Corpus Christi, TX, USA – The Port of Corpus Christi and its customers moved 206.5 million tons through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in 2024, a new high mark driven by increases in crude oil and dry bulk commodities, including agricultural products. Port customers also ended 2024 with record quarterly tonnage (54 million tons) in Q4… Read More
We are thrilled to announce the official opening of our Brunswick terminal, Equipment Processing Center (EPC) and Vehicle Processing Center (VPC). The grand opening marks another strategic investment for the Wallenius Wilhelmsen group as we sign a 20-year lease with the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), with options of up to 30 years. With this investment,… Read More
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