Dredging giant COO Simonelli

GLDD books contracts worth $88.1 million

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), America’s largest provider of dredging services is to carry out a contract on Oak Island. No, not the Oak Island in Nova Scotia known

NTSB reports on American Mariner strike on AOTON

NTSB reports on bulker crane’s costly contact with grain elevator

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief on its investigation of a November 11, 2020, incident in which the boom of a bulk carrier’s crane contacted part of

Towboat Kyle smith

Maritime Partners christens its latest towboat

Metairie, La., based Maritime Partners LLC has added another vessel to its fleet of over 550 vessels. The company recently held a christening ceremony for the second of two 78- by 34-foot

Erik Varela

Illinois International Port District appoints executive director

Erik Varela has been named executive director of the Illinois International Port District (IIPD.), an Illinois municipal corporation created to promote the shipment of cargoes and commerce through its facilities. “To truly

Wind turbine blades arrive at Harbor Island

Harbor Island sees bright future in project cargo sector

The Aransas Terminal Company (ATC) says it has re-envisioned and relaunched its marine terminals at Harbor Island, Port Aransas,Texas, to serve the wind energy project cargo business and the offshore south Texas

Towingvessel inspectiom

Will Coast Guard revise towing vessel inspection fees?

The TVIB (Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau) reports that the Coast Guard is proposing a rulemaking that would revise user fees for towing vessels inspected under 46 CFR subchapter M and update the

Sunken towboat

ACBL agrees $5.25 million settlement in resource damage case

A 2008 oil spill from an American Commercial Barge Line vessel is continuing to prove expensive for the Jeffersonville, Indiana-based company. The U.S. Department of Justice reports that, to resolve federal and

Orion Group CEO

Orion Group Holdings’ marine segment wins major contract awards

The marine segment of Houston-based specialty construction company Orion Group Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ORN) has been winning some significant awards recently. On September 29, the company reported that it had been awarded

Waylon Humphrey

New operations chief at Louisville Engineer District

Waylon Humphrey has been selected to serve as the new Operations Division Chief for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, effective November 22, 2021. He will have responsibility for overall

Industry again battles DPF mandate

AWO urges OSHA to provide flexibility for maritime industry on weekly COVID testing

The latest AWO Letter from the American Waterways Operator (AWO) says that the association is working on a letter to the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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