Corps awards contracts worth $228 million
September ended on a good note for dredging and marine construction companies. On the last day of the month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the award of contracts in that
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Callan Marine names Maldonado VP of construction estimating
Galveston, Texas-headquartered dredging and marine construction contractor Callan Marine has appointed 25-year construction and maritime industry veteran Joey Maldonado as its new vice president of construction estimating. A 1999 Wharton College graduate,
Op-Ed: Cybersecurity in the ports and maritime terminals sector
By Andrew R. Lee and James A. Kearns Ninety percent of cargo moving throughout the United States is transported on water at some point in its journey. By the end of this
TTB 2023 to focus on making the green transition work
The U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge industry may already be the safest, most environmentally friendly, and most economical mode of freight transportation, but it is faced with the challenge of making a
Low Mississippi River water levels threaten U.S. agricultural exports
by Mike Steenhoek, executive director, Soy Transportation Coalition As if agricultural shippers did not have enough supply chain challenges to occupy multiple lifetimes, there is current and growing concern related to the
Dredging contractors win Corps contracts worth over $164 million
It’s been a good week so far for dredging contractors with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announcing the award of several significant contracts totaling more than $164 million. Norfolk Dredging
VIDEO: Silver Ships delivers landing craft workboat
Theodore, Ala., headquartered Silver Ships, Inc. has recently delivered a multi-mission Explorer 40 landing craft type workboat to the Suffolk County, New York, Public Works Department The Suffolk County PWD’s mission is
New initiative explores low-carbon options for Great Lakes shipping
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has launched a 16-month study exploring low carbon options for shipping on the Great Lakes. The research group, led by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)
J.F. Brennan awarded $23.4 million Brandon Road Lock and Dam contract
J.F. Brennan Co. Inc., La Crosse, Wis., has been awarded a $23,484,700 firm-fixed-price contract for Illinois River Basin, Brandon Road Lock and Dam, Miter Gate installation and machinery replacement. Work will be
Subchapter M: The next requirements
While waterways operators may be relaxing a little after the industry’s successful completion of the four-year Certificate of Inspection phase-in of the Subchapter M towing vessel safety program, they now face further