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Last chance to register for Great Lakes Day 2023 featuring the annual Great Lakes Day Congressional Breakfast Reception on Thursday, March 9, sponsored by the Great Lakes Commission and Northeast-Midwest Institute. This event includes dialogue on Great Lakes priorities by regional leaders and members of Congress who play a critical role in shaping Great Lakes policies. Online registration closes Friday,… Read More
Construction consultancy business Arcadis has signed a deal to collaborate with a tech start-up that provides a drone-based digital asset management service. Niricson, based in Canada, uses robotics, computer vision and acoustic technology combined with AI, to provide predictive asset management and condition assessments. The service is designed to monitor the condition of bridges and… Read More
St. Johns Ship Building has appointed Nick Nelson as its first HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) officer. “I am proud to accept my new role as HSE officer within St Johns Ship Building,” said Nelson, who has more than a decade of service with the Palatka, Fla., shipyard, most recently serving as yard safety manager…. Read More
Every single voyage starts by making a decision about which is the right ship or the right cargo. Shipping professionals need the highest visibility into market information. Making the right choice is supported by knowing what has happened, what is happening and having the best view of what is likely to happen next. To do… Read More
Port of Palm Beach commissioners Thursday chose its business development director, Michael Meekins, to serve as its executive director, a position that could pay as much as $280,000 a year. That is the amount that has been budgeted but what Meekins will receive has yet to be determined. Meekins said he is hopeful that a contract… Read More
Ports of Indiana has named Jody Peacock as the new chief executive officer for the statewide port authority which operates three ports on the Ohio River and Lake Michigan. The action was approved during today’s meeting of the Ports of Indiana Commission. Peacock has served in various leadership positions for the Ports of Indiana since… Read More
Fourth quarter net loss of $31.2 million Fourth quarter negative adjusted EBITDA of $24.2 million Full year net loss of $34.1 million Full year adjusted EBITDA of $17.0 million Net loss and adjusted EBITDA include $8.1 million charge for retirement of the Terrapin Island hopper dredge in Q4 Dredging backlog of $377.1 million at December… Read More
Newport News, Va., headquartered Ockerman Automation Consulting has named Jon Holvik as executive vice president for sales, overseeing business expansion activities for the design and integration of a wide variety of propulsion, power conversion, advanced energy storage and automation systems for hybrid and all-electric vessels. Born in Norway, Holvik spent a significant amount of his career with Kongsberg… Read More
The shipyard, located adjacent to Naval Base San Diego, will provide full-service repair, maintenance, and modernization services for small surface combatants, unmanned and autonomous vessels, and auxiliary ships. Since finalizing an agreement for the property over a year ago, Austal USA has invested over $100 million in facility upgrades and a new floating dry dock to… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Seaside LNG announced the acquisition of the liquefied natural gas fueling barge the Clean Jacksonville from TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico, LLC, a subsidiary of TOTE Group, LLC. Seaside LNG’s maritime transportation company, Polaris New Energy, has contracted to continue fueling TOTE’s Marlin Class LNG-powered container ships and other commercial customers with its fleet of… Read More
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), along with a bicameral, bipartisan group of lawmakers, introduced the Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems (RISEE) Act. This legislation would reform the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) to lift a current revenue cap that unfairly penalizes Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Is proud to announce the organization’s newest fellow who started 1 February 2023: Narayan Kumar. WEDA announced the opening of the position in the fall of 2022 to ensure turnover after the completion of Kendal Brome’s term as the organization’s first fellow (2021/2022). Narayan Kumar is slated to be the… Read More
ABS has appointed Patrick Ryan as Chief Technology Officer to support continued development of ABS as a maritime technology leader. Having served in the key executive leadership role of ABS Senior Vice President, Global Engineering and Technology since 2019, Ryan’s appointment to CTO reflects the increasingly pivotal role of technology in the global energy transition…. Read More
The most recent filing that Cullen Capital Management LLC made with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicates that the investment firm increased its stake in Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co (NASDAQ: GLDD) during the third quarter of this year. The fund spent a total of 741 thousand dollars to acquire 97,750 shares of… Read More
Boluda Corporación Marítima, through its Boluda Towage division, has reached an agreement to acquire Smit Lamnalco (“SL”), the world’s fifth largest towage operator. Boluda Towage will thus become a world leader, with high growth potential and the capacity to further consolidate the sector. This operation will enable the company to strengthen its presence in strategic… Read More