New 1,300 foot berth will be located at the southern end of the existing container terminal and is adjacent to 25 acres of land that could be developed in the future for container handling, logistics, or storage. [Photo: Alabama Port Authority]

Plans for big new box ship berth at Port of Mobile container terminal move ahead

The Alabama Port Authority and APM Terminals Mobile have reached an agreement to proceed with construction of a new 1,300-foot container berth at the Port of Mobile. The $131 million project is

Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard announce leadership promotions

The Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard make leadership promotions

The Cleveland, Ohio-based Great Lakes Group has announced the promotions of two long-time leaders. Gregg Thauvette has been promoted from executive vice president to president at The Great Lakes Towing Company, where

ABS and Siemens DISW signing event

ABS and Siemens DISW in MOU on digitalization in shipbuilding

At an event in Busan, Korea, ABS and Siemens Digital Industries Software (DISW) signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate the digital transformation of maritime classification processes across ship design and construction.

Gorgon LNG tugs

AYK Energy completes battery renewal of four Svitzer hybrid tugs operating at Gorgon LNG

AYK Energy reports that it has completed a battery renewal deal for four Svitzer hybrid tugs operating at Chevron Australia’s Gorgon LNG terminal in Barrow Island in Western Australia. The four tugs

Hirschhorn.

Concordia Damen starts major make-over of inland cargo vessel Hirschhorn

Concordia Damen, Damen Shipyards’ specialist inland waterways yard, has received a new contract from Reederei Deymann, one of Germany’s largest inland shipping companies, for the extensive refit of its dry cargo vessel

WhaleSpotter

Matson rolls out WhaleSpotter whale detection system on multiple ships

Matson Inc. has reached an agreement with WhaleSpotter Corp. to purchase and deploy a groundbreaking whale detection system developed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), making Matson the first container shipping

PSV in dry dock

MariSea app gives Tidewater 60% time savings during PSV drydocking

Skudeneshavn, Norway-headquartered maritime software specialist MariSea AS reports that Tidewater Inc. has estimated time savings of as much as 60% by using the MariSea Maindeck application to manage the drydocking of its

containers at Port Houston

Port Houston zooms past the three million TEU mark

Port Houston crossed the three million TEU container volume mark in September, reaching 3,270,595 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) year-to-date, the fastest pace in Port Houston’s history. Total container volumes are up 5%

Lyman-Morse Workboats water taxi

Lyman-Morse Fabrication has a new name: Lyman-Morse Workboats

While the Lyman-Morse name may be most associated with the Thomaston, Me.-headquartered company’s custom yachts, its Lyman-Morse Fabrication aluminum vessel projects have been enjoying continued growth and success. Now Lyman-Morse Fabrication has

Chartek ONE is a single coat, mesh-free solution that simplifies PFP application

International launches Chartek ONE passive fire protection on European market

AkzoNobel’s International protective coatings brand has launched its Chartek ONE epoxy passive fire protection (PFP) product to the European market following its launch in the Middle East last year. Chartek ONE is

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