Former Cabinet secretary Elaine Chao touts fixed-price, firm-delivery contract structure Later this week, State University of New York Maritime College will receive a historic delivery — a state-of-the-art new training ship christened Empire State. The arrival of this vessel, the first of five cutting-edge National Security Multi-Mission Vessels, heralds a new era not just for… Read More
Nichole Angell will support our invasive species collaboratives — the Great Lakes Phragmites, Invasive Mussel and European Frog-bit Collaboratives. Taaja Tucker-Silva will provide data support to our aquatic invasive species projects, as well as other GLC work.
Orsted CEO Mads Nipper said “we’ve seen dark clouds gather” over the offshore wind sector and warned the price of green power will need to rise, but predicted that “we will bring it back down”, it was reported. The Danish group’s boss also told New York Climate Week that a rise of interest rates is… Read More
Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, the state’s oldest and largest full-service general contractor founded in 1902, received the grand award for its work on Kō‘ula at Ward Village. The project is a 41-story mixed-use development readily identifiable by its tower’s sculpted 400-foot-tall exterior columns known as “wallumns.” The company received the prestigious recognition at the General Contractors… Read More
Ports of Indiana has filled two key leadership roles at its Ohio River ports, naming Ashley Blocker and Michael Graves as Operations Managers in Mount Vernon and Jeffersonville, respectively. Blocker, a southwest Indiana native, was promoted to the new role after serving as Operations Analyst for Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon since 2022. She previously worked… Read More
ENTACT, LLC (“ENTACT”), a leading provider of environmental remediation and geotechnical services and a portfolio company of investment affiliates of J.F. Lehman & Company (“JFLCO”), announced today that it has completed the acquisition of White Lake Dock & Dredge, Inc. (“White Lake” or the “Company”). White Lake is a specialized environmental dredging, sediment capping, and… Read More
Crowley has appointed industry leader James Fowler as senior vice president and general manager of its Crowley Shipping business unit that serves diverse U.S. and international maritime and logistics sectors. Fowler most recently served as managing director of marine and stevedoring operations for Cooper Marine and executive vice president for Blakeley BoatWorks, both headquartered in… Read More
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 $177 million. The awarded work includes: Orange Beach, Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores Engineered Beach Renourishment Project (Coastal Protection, Alabama, $32.8 million) Fire Island Inlet to… Read More
Key Ports Update Key European hubs are operating stably going into September, with high productivity and low operational waste. Mediterranean and North Europe hubs are experiencing increases in volumes in line with the demand surge on Asia-Europe trades, while terminals in Antwerp are facing a shortage of pilots due to summer vacations, but neither has… Read More
LOWELL, Ark. & FORT WORTH, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America, and Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC announced J.B. Hunt’s subsidiary, J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the brokerage operations of BNSF Logistics, LLC. BNSF… Read More
The Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has selected the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) to conduct a study that will be used to inform a new national maritime strategy. The study will engage with public and private stakeholders in the maritime community over the next year to identify key elements and objectives for a… Read More
Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a ten-year Guaranteed Asset Performance (GAP) agreement with US utility Omaha Public Power District (OPPD). The agreement covers the 150 MW Standing Bear Lake Station located in Omaha, Nebraska and is set to commence commercial service in 2024. Upon activation, the plant will provide dispatchable balancing power as part of the utility’s Power with… Read More
Global maritime and logistics leaders Crowley and SEACOR Holdings (“SEACOR”), through its subsidiary Seabulk Tankers, Inc.(“Seabulk”), today announced an agreement to form a joint venture that will integrate their liquid energy and chemical transportation vessels, operations and related services into a new, independent U.S. Jones Act service provider, Fairwater Holdings LLC (“Fairwater”). Fairwater will leverage… Read More
ROHR-IDRECO Appoints Oscar van den Broek as a service engineer
Crowley has appointed industry leader James Fowler as senior vice president and general manager of its Crowley Shipping business unit that serves diverse U.S. and international maritime and logistics sectors. Fowler most recently served as managing director of marine and stevedoring operations for Cooper Marine and executive vice president for Blakeley BoatWorks, both headquartered in… Read More