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Subcommittee: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Date: Thursday, April 15, 2021 Time: 11:00 AM Location: 2167 Rayburn House Office Building and Virtually Agenda This hearing will examine how to reduce carbon pollution from vessels and ports, as well as the future of zero emissions technology in the maritime sector. Witnesses Mr. John Butler President and… Read More
Cements Bollinger’s position as the largest American privately-owned and operated shipbuilder in the United States Transaction includes 437-acre waterfront facility with 198,000 sq. ft. of existing operations, fabrication and warehouse space, and 4 floating drydocks Acquisition expands new construction and repair capacity and capabilities to better serve key defense and commercial customers (Lockport, LA) —… Read More
Rudy Garcia – Joins as Dredge Superintendent at Continental Heavy Civil Corp Hillary Franke – Joins as Project Manager, Gulf Coast at Encore Dredging Partners, LLC. Heather Wood – Joins as Sustainability (ESG) Leader and Innovator in Maritime, Transportation, and Environmental Policy & Program Development, Hampton Roads, Virginia Metropolitan Area Rafael Habib Abreu – Joins… Read More
The Port of Savannah handled an all-time record of nearly 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units in March, an increase of more than 48%, or 162,275 TEUs, compared to the same month in 2020. “Every new container that moves through the Port of Savannah means new jobs for Georgia,” said Gov. Brian Kemp. “The port and… Read More
The city of Portland has received state and federal approvals that bring it a step closer toward dredging piers, wharfs and waterfront properties in Portland Harbor. Green lights from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, announced Thursday, allow Portland and its partners to build a “confined aquatic disposal… Read More
Abu Dhabi Ports’ offshore logistics service provider, Offshore Support and Logistics Services Company, has announced the start of a collaboration with Mammoet United Arab Emirates, a branch of the global engineered heavy lifting and transport services company, as part of a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations. The integrated maritime logistics service… Read More
WESTFIELD — New York’s two U.S. senators are calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to direct any surplus funding toward an emergency dredging of Barcelona Harbor. Due to rising water levels and increasingly frequent storms washing sediment over the break wall, the channel has increasingly shallowed and is becoming shoaled in. Senate Majority… Read More
By Staff The city of Portland has received state and federal approvals that bring it a step closer toward dredging piers, wharfs and waterfront properties in Portland Harbor. Green lights from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, announced Thursday, allow Portland and its partners to build a “confined… Read More
“This is a game changer,” Gov. Gavin Newsom exulted last week during a news conference. “We are very, very enthusiastic.” Was he talking about his recent coronavirus vaccination? The latest poll in the recall campaign? No, he was reveling in news from what has long been California’s sweet spot — infrastructure, baby. Perhaps more than any other… Read More
The Ever Given wasn’t the first ship to block the Suez Canal. A multi-ship pile-up in 2018 snarled maritime traffic there for two days. But the sheer size and bulk of the Ever Given was a much greater challenge—one that took 11 days to solve. As container ships grow ever more massive, it becomes increasingly difficult to… Read More