USACE workhorse leads NYC Fleet Week parade
Fleet Week in New York City is a cherished tradition, a week-long celebration that every year invites a host of U.S. Navy ships, Coast Guard cutters, U.K. Royal Navy and Royal Canadian
Author: Marine Log Staff
Marine Chartering takes delivery of 2,000 hp towboat
Houston-headquartered marine equipment lessor Marine Chartering LLC has taken delivery of an 86- by 30-foot, 2,000 horsepower, twin-screw, Subchapter M compliant, towboat from Plaquemine, La., based Verret Shipyard. The Verret-designed towboat will
Port NOLA names Wypyski new COO
Maritime industry veteran Matthew Wypyski has joined the Port of New Orleans executive team as chief operating officer (COO). He comes to the position with 32 years as a senior operating and
Temporary closures underway at three Illinois Waterway locks
The USACE Rock Island Engineer District says that from June 1-Sept. 30, 2023, Brandon Road, Dresden Island and Marseilles locks on the Illinois waterway will be closed to navigation for critical repairs
Ingalls lays keel for the future USS Pittsburgh (LPD 31)
The keel for the future USS Pittsburgh (LPD 31), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, was ceremonially laid at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division, June 2, reports PEO Ships. The ship
New Orleans Steamboat Company charged with CWA violation
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans Steamboat Company (NOSC), was charged on May 26, 2023, with violating the Clean Water Act (CWA) in connection
GLDD awarded $157.4 million Freeport Harbor Channel contract
The largest provider of dredging services in the U.S., Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, (GLDD) Houston, Texas, has been awarded a $157,399,830 firm-fixed-price contract for new and maintenance hopper dredging
3D models are a game-changer for ship design, now what’s next?
The use of 3D digital twins for class approval represents a milestone in our ongoing focus on applying digitalization to increase productivity and shorten the calendar time for ship design, says Joonas
ExxonMobil inks B30 biofuel supply agreement with Hapag-Lloyd
ExxonMobil has signed an agreement to supply Hapag-Lloyd with B30 marine biofuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region. B30 blends contain 30% biofuel and 70% fuel oil. “This agreement and delivery marks
Partnering is key to keeping river traffic moving
With low water levels alternating with flood conditions to disrupt operations on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers in recent years, those creating plans and policies to keep river traffic moving are finding