Port Houston now at No. 5 spot in U.S. container port rankings
Port Houston jumped from No. 7 to No. 5 in the ranking of top U.S. container ports in terms of TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) handled in 2022, Port Houston chairman Ric Campo
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VIDEO: Seaway Trident goes to work for Seaway Development Authority
Recently delivered to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) by Washburn & Doughty, East Boothbay, Me., the Seaway Trident is a highly customized, ice-strengthened tugboat based on Glosten’s HT-60
Administration moves ahead on $4 billion clean ports plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking the initial steps on the development of programs that will invest $4 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act in U.S. port infrastructure. The Clean
American Cruise Lines celebrates double riverboat christenings
Guilford, Conn., based American Cruise Lines this week held riverboat christenings at two very different locations — in a canyon at the Idaho border and alongside a bayou in Louisiana — for
Scrap metal barge fire brings warning on lithium-ion battery dangers
The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that lithium-ion batteries and other possible ignition sources could pose a fire safety issue in the transportation of scrap materials as cargo. The warning comes
More sustainable tugboat goes to work in Brazil
Brazilian port and maritime logistics specialist Wilson Sons started operating its new tugboat WS Rosalvo — equipped with more sustainable technologies — in the Port of Açu, in São João da Barra,Rio
Weeks takes delivery of new push tug
Recently delivered by Rodriguez Shipbuilding to Cranford, N.J.-headquartered Weeks Marine, the Boyce B is a 72- foot long by 30-foot beam push tug with an eye-level height of 31 feet. Designed by
MARAD announces 2023 Small Shipyard Grant winners
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced $20.8 million in grant awards to 27 small shipyards in 20 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. Since 2008, the program has awarded $303
Great Lakes Dredge reports improved first quarter results
America’s largest provider of dredging services Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (Nasdaq: GLDD) reported first quarter 2023 results that included a total operating loss of $0.9 million, a net loss of
Crowley launching multi-modal service between Mexico and U.S. Midwest and Canada
Crowley is to launch an end-to-end, integrated ocean and rail multi-modal service between Mexico and the U.S. Midwest region and into Canada. Featuring Crowley’s new Mexico-U.S. ocean route in the Gulf, the