It's on us. Share your news here.
It's on us. Share your news here.
Virgin Voyages, the fledgling cruise company started by Richard Branson, initially faced rough seas. Its first two ships were to start sailing during the pandemic. Construction of a new terminal at the PortMiami hit delays. The company changed its name. But today, business is surging amid what may be a record year for the cruise… Read More
UPS Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to acquire MNX Global Logistics, a California company that specializes in time-critical shipments, notably in the health care field. The transaction, terms of which were not disclosed, is expected to close by the end of the year. MNX will function under the UPS Express Critical umbrella. UPS Express… Read More
The Jacksonville Port Authority board of directors unanimously elected attorney Daniel Bean as chair and voted on additional officers effective Oct. 1, JaxPort announced Sept. 28. Bean is a founding partner at ABL Law and previously was executive partner in the Jacksonville office of Holland & Knight. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and received his… Read More
10 years of Tybee Island Maritime Academy means a decade of students getting hands on experience benefiting the community. Celebrating their students of all ages for their hard work. “This is my artwork” Students sharing projects they’ve worked on that are helping Tybee Island. One, includes an oyster reef restoration project that will combat erosion…. Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Tuesday, September 19, the City Council of Pasadena, Texas appointed Mr. Alan A. Robb as Port Commissioner of the Port of Houston Authority to serve on behalf of the city beginning October 1, 2023. Current commissioner Roy D. Mease will be stepping down at month end. A respected labor union leader, Mr. Robb… Read More
US-based maritime logistics company Seaside LNG expressed its support for the SEA- LNG coalition, with the intention of collaborating throughout the LNG value chain. Seaside LNG maintains the only platform across North America which features integrated shoreside liquefication, LNG storage, and bunkering capabilities. According to Seaside LNG, it has the largest fleet of LNG barges operating… Read More
U.S. Military Marine Services Contractor Sells to a Maritime Partners-Managed Fund NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Maritime Partners, LLC (“Maritime Partners”), a leading provider of maritime financing solutions primarily focused on Jones Act vessels, announces that on September 20, 2023, one of its managed funds acquired Norfolk, Va.-based U.S. Marine Management LLC (“USMMI”) from Maersk Line, Limited. USMMI… Read More
Clearwater-based Gator Dredging won a $9.6 million contract to excavate hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of material from Seaport Manatee, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday. The dredged material will be used at Washington Park north of Palmetto to fill in portions of a 68-acre borrow pit that was dug in the 1950s… Read More
Crowley has appointed Kollin Fencil as senior vice president and general manager to lead its Crowley Fuels business unit, which serves energy logistics needs throughout Alaska with a network land transportation and marine services and facilities. Fencil will join Crowley after serving as senior vice president, operations, of global energy company Santos Ltd. in Alaska,… Read More
Prostar Capital today announced the successful sale of its bulk liquid storage terminal facility, GTI Fujairah to Mercantile & Maritime Group. GTIF is located in the Port of Fujairah, UAE, a major strategic energy trading port and one of the largest bunkering hubs in the world. GTIF is a modern and highly flexible bulk liquid storage terminal, with… Read More
SEACOR Holdings Inc. (“SEACOR”) announced today the sale of its U.S. harbor towing operations and assets from its Seabulk Towing Holdings Inc. (“Seabulk”) subsidiary to two parties, E.N. Bisso & Son, Inc. (“E.N. Bisso”) and Bay-Houston Towing Co. (“Bay-Houston”). The E.N. Bisso transaction includes 12 harbor towing vessels across ports in Florida and Alabama. Bay-Houston… Read More
Thomas K. Ruppert, a coastal planning specialist with Florida Sea Grant and thought leader on legal policy around sea-level rise adaptation and other areas of environmental law, has been selected as the assistant provost for coastal resilience and director of the new Virginia Coastal Resilience Collaborative (VCRC) at William & Mary. The university-wide collaborative, which… Read More
All American Marine has Delivered an Innovative Research Vessel for the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa All American Marine (AAM) together with the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa are proud to announce the delivery of an innovative research vessel, on behalf of the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB). This state-of-the-art research vessel, IMUA, is a 68.5’… Read More
On September 24, 2023, it was reported that Merrion Investment Management Co LLC had acquired a new position in Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) during the second quarter. According to the company’s most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Merrion Investment Management purchased 4,000 shares of Tidewater’s stock, amounting to approximately $222,000…. Read More
HOUSTON, Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, today announced their participation in Noble Capital Markets’ C-Suite Interview Series, presented by Channelchek. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) President & CEO, Lasse Petterson, and SVP, CFO and Treasurer,… Read More