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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US Watercraft licensed to build SeaArk Marine portfolio
Hubert, N.C., based US Watercraft reports that it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement to utilize the complete SeaArk Marine portfolio of commercial fire fighting, military, survey, and work boats. Located
Belle of Louisville gets a bail out
At its April 16 meeting, the Budget Committee of the Louisville, Ky., Metro Government voted to appropriate $725,000 to get the historic riverboat Belle of Louisville through the current fiscal year. The
Chicago Harbor Lock reopens
The Chicago Engineer District reports that the Chicago Harbor Lock reopened April 15 after a five-month closure to reconstruct the north chamber wall. Normal lock operations are now in place. “Exploratory demolition
Bollinger buys Gulf Island’s shipyard division for $28.6 million
Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) today reported that it has sold the assets of its Shipyard Division along with certain long-term vessel construction contracts to Bollinger Shipyards LLC for approximately $28.6
DOT: $1 billion available in RAISE grants
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has announced that he U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $1 billion in Fiscal Year (FY)
U.S. ports see silver linings despite pandemic
Earlier last month, Port Canaveral in Florida marked a historic milestone in the safe, reliable transportation and delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in North America as the Q-LNG 4000, a cutting-edge
Illinois makes $110 million available for public port improvements
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) yesterday announced that $110 million in funding from the bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital plan is available to improve public ports across
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VIDEO: One dead, 12 missing following lift boat capsize
The Coast Guard is continuing to search for possible survivors following the capsizing yesterday of the 129-foot SEACOR Marine lift boat SEACOR Power in a storm, when it was 8 miles south
DSC Dredge makes design improvements to Marlin Class
Reserve, La., based DSC Dredge has made design improvements to its best selling Marlin Class dredge. The Marlin Class underwater pump mining dredge is designed to meet the needs of deep mining