Alexander-Cairo Port District completes project labor agreement

Construction of a new inland port at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in Cairo, Ill., has taken another step forward. The Alexander-Cairo Port District has completed a project labor

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PODCAST: Global rail and marine intermodal logistics

For the first time, Marine Log and Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp. sister publication Railway Age join forces to discuss the global rail and marine intermodal logistics scene with Bill Shea, CEO of DCLI

Crane handles large cargo item onto truck at Ports of Indiana

Ports of Indiana handling cargo for $600 million expansion

By June 30, Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville is set receive more than 30 barges carrying shipments destined for a local cement facility undergoing a $600 million expansion project. Lehigh Cement Inc. is shipping

Rendering of red dredge

Conrad Shipyard lays keel for GLDD trailing suction hopper dredge

Morgan City, La., headquartered Conrad Shipyard recently hosted a ceremony at its Deepwater shipyard in Amelia, La., to mark the laying of the keel of a 6,500-cubic-yard trailing suction hopper dredge under

MARAD announces new marine highway route designations

MARAD awards $19.6 million in grants to 31 small shipyards

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the award of $19.6 million in grants to 31 small shipyards in 15 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. Since 2008,

Singapore prohibits crew change for seafarers with recent travel history to India

According to India’s Directorate General of Shipping, India now provides 9.35% of the global seafarers and rank thirds in the list of seafarer-supplying nations. However, with coronavirus surging in India, the Singapore

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock gets dredging awards

GLDD wins USACE Mobile Harbor contract

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC, Houston, Texas, has been awarded a $53,910,509 firm-fixed-price contract to deepen and widen Mobile Harbor. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work

Activity picks up at Port of Little Rock

The Port of Little Rock, Ark., reports that it ended the first quarter of 2021 with “significant improvement” in both river and rail activity. “We are excited to see the increased activity

VIDEO: Bollinger delivers 44th Fast Response Cutter

Delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla., by Bollinger Shipyards, the USCGC Glen Harris is the 44th Fast Response Cutter built under the current shipbuilding program and will be

New Lock at the Soo construction begins

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reports the New Lock at the Soo project at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., is on schedule as construction resumes on phase one and is initiated

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