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The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance and repair industry, today announced Frank Collins as Senior Defense Advisor, overseeing the organization’s national ship repair and security, as well as the industry workforce development and education initiatives. Frank Collins is an accomplished strategic business consultant with over 36 years… Read More
HOUSTON, Dec. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, provided today an update on their fleet renewal program. The Galveston Island, the first of two newbuild hopper dredges, is in the water and is scheduled to be in operation the… Read More
Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), today announced it has entered into a long-term sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with INEOS, for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Phase 1 of its Port Arthur LNG project under development in Jefferson County, Texas. Under the SPA, INEOS has agreed to purchase approximately 1.4 million… Read More
Conrad Shipyard has been an established company in the offshore and inland new construction and repair marine industry for more than seven decades. This year the Morgan City, La. based company celebrated their 75th year anniversary at the 2022 WorkBoat show in New Orleans. John P. Conrad Jr. CEO & Chairman celebrated the event by… Read More
Spencer Zeigler – Appointed as Director of Sales Bollinger Mississippi Repair
By Timothy B. Wheeler, Bay Journal News Service Not long after Ann Swanson began working to restore the Chesapeake Bay, she found herself speaking about it to a group of grade school students. One youngster raised his hand and asked her, “What are you going to do when the Bay is saved? What’s your next job?” Swanson recalls… Read More
Europe is waking up to the dangers of overreliance on authoritarian powers, but largely lacks the toolkit necessary to mitigate dependencies on the very regimes most willing to exploit them. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent weaponization of Europe’s energy dependency on Moscow has hit every corner of the continent’s economy. Meanwhile, Xi Jinping has… Read More
One of the world’s largest ferry operators, Canada’s BC Ferries, has released its second quarter results for the three and six months ending September 30, 2022. Vehicle and passenger traffic, revenue and net earnings were all higher compared to the same periods in the prior year. For the six months ending September 30, 2022, 5.4 million… Read More
Bollinger Shipyards LLC today made a number of leadership announcements following its recent acquisition of Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding (BMS) and Bollinger Mississippi Repair (BMR), formerly VT Halter Marine and STEHMO. Notably, all ongoing programs at the two shipyards were conveyed with the transaction, including the Polar Security Cutter (PSC) program for the U.S. Coast Guard and the Auxiliary… Read More
The Northeast faces the prospect of a tough winter ahead as residents and businesses grapple with the low supply and high cost of diesel. Some energy companies, alongside the usual opponents of the Jones Act, are calling for a blanket waiver of our bedrock “ship American” law, claiming a Jones Act waiver would increase inventory… Read More
On 28 November, Arnout Damen of Damen Shipyards, Derrick York of Caterpillar Inc and Kees-Jan Mes of Pon Power signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development of a series of dual-fuel methanol / diesel powered tugs. This follows Damen’s recent delivery of its first, all-electric RSD-E Tug 2513, Sparky, to Ports of Auckland, New… Read More
Viking Marine Construction, LLC, industry leaders in marine construction, now expands to land with crane and land clearing services. With the expanding housing market in West Michigan, there has been an increasing demand for land clearing. For those who are looking for excavation and land clearing services, Viking Marine Construction LLC has started offering these… Read More
An alternative to the Panama Canal is being proposed by a Florida-based transportation and infrastructure company named Zergratran. The company is seeking to raise $75 mn in funding to provide this alternative route for shipping containers. The project, named Puerto Internacional Las Americas (PILA) will be an 80-mile tunnel with magnetic propulsion that will be… Read More
How did a family-owned shipyard in tiny Coden, Ala., become a go-to supplier for some of the biggest tugboat operators in the country, its yard the birthplace of cutting-edge hybrid tugs and a revolutionary all-electric vessel that will be the first of its class in the western hemisphere? Garrett Rice, president of Master Boat Builders,… Read More
Mokena, Ill., based Middle River Marine LLC (MRM) reports that it has acquired the assets of Kindra Lake Towing LP, of Chicago. The agreement will expand MRM’s bulk material logistic operations with the addition of five vessels, marine equipment, and a harbor slip in South Chicago. The deal will see Middle River expand its affreightment, towing, fleeting… Read More