“Undoubtedly, 2020 will be remembered as an extremely challenging year,” said David Grzebinski, president and CEO of America’s largest tank barge operator, Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX), as the company today reported
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Poseidon Barge Ltd., Berne, Ind., an $8,379,000 modification to contract W912BU-19-P-0051 for the purchase of and modification to the structure of pontoons. Work will
The Pittsburgh Engineer District reports that its FY 2021 Work Plan includes an additional $57.4 million for the civil works program. Total appropriations for FY21 from all sources are expected to be
In signing his “Buy American” executive order yesterday, President Joe Biden specifically endorsed the importance of the Jones Act , saying the executive action “reiterates my strong support for the Jones Act
Ports of Indiana reports that Ian Hirt has resigned after four years as port director of Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor, effective May 3, 2021, to return to the private sector. The Ports
Sterling Shipyard LP, Port Naches, Texas, has been awarded an $8,980,400 firm-fixed-price contract for services to build, test, and deliver a new deck barge that will be paired with a government purchased
U.S. dredging contractors continue to expand their fleets. In line with this trend, Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Co., LLC of Quincy, Mass.. has executed a contract with IHC America Inc., Houston,
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) yesterday announced the availability of $19.6 million in Federal funding for U.S. shipyards through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. The grants, which are limited
The Port of Houston yesterday received notification from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) that it has been awarded a “new start” designation and $19.5 million in federal funds to begin
New Orleans headquartered Turn Services—one of the largest independent barge fleeting and shifting companies in the U.S.—reports that it has now completed its acquisition of the assets and business of Bayou Fleet