This fall, the world’s first commercial seaweed farm will open within the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) wind farm, located approximately 18 kilometers off the coast between The Hague and Zandvoort in the
Silver Ships, a manufacturer of workboats, has recently completed reactivation and crew familiarization training on four Coastal Fast Response Boats (CFRBs) delivered to the Montenegrin Navy. The training spanned two weeks and
Construction is underway at the Port of Galveston to convert an existing cargo warehouse into the port’s fourth cruise terminal. The $151 million cruise complex at Pier 16 will include a 165,000-square-foot
Great Lakes Dock and Dredge Company LLC (GLDD), Houston, Texas, was awarded a $65,875,022 firm-fixed-price contract to deepen and widen Mobile Harbor in Alabama. Bids were solicited via the internet with three
The pilot of a towboat that hit a pier near Saint Rose, La., last year had fallen asleep, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said August 21. The pilot of the M/V
A broad international consortium has created the first handbook for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure specifically for marine minerals. This handbook aims to facilitate transparent and consistent reporting on key ESG
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, alongside the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and other federal, state, and local leaders, has officially broken ground on Phase
The Mobile Engineer District recently partnered with Mobile County in Alabama for shoreline restoration using dredged sediments. This collaboration highlights the district’s commitment to sustainable dredged material management practices that benefit the
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The U.S. Coast Guard recently announced that it will homeport a commercially procured icebreaker in Juneau, Alaska. The Coast Guard is acquiring the Aiviq, a U.S.-registered vessel originally designed for Arctic oil
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Vale International SA (VALE), based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, announced that a 200,000-ton class bulk carrier, currently employed under a mid–term contract for transportation
