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Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA introduces Chris Orlowski as the company’s vice president of engineering. In this role, he leads a team of over 350 engineers, naval architects, designers, and other engineering support staff. Orlowski directs the management of multiple engineering functions, including structural, mechanical, electrical and systems, integrated logistics support, naval architecture, and program engineering…. Read More
After years of legal wrangling over allegedly unlawful labor actions at an ICTSI-operated container terminal in Portland, Oregon, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has filed for bankruptcy. According to the National Labor Relations Board, ILWU organized slowdowns at ICTSI’s Portland terminal in order to damage ICTSI’s business and coerce the Port of Portland… Read More
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) reports third quarter 2023 earnings and provides an outlook for the full year and fourth quarter 2023. U.S. GAAP net income of $1.07 billion, or $0.79 diluted EPS, and adjusted net income of $1.18 billion, or $0.86 adjusted EPS, exceeded the June guidance range (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below). Adjusted EBITDA of $2.22 billion also exceeded the June… Read More
For the first time, a Calista Shareholder is working for Brice Civil Constructors’ innovative dredging project to aid a major port in Louisiana. Anchorage resident Chad “Reno” Larue Jr. heard about the job opening from a family member who works for a Brice company owned by Calista. “He told me I’d be working on a dredge boat in… Read More
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