ERL’s EverGreen Seal gets AWO safety award
The American Waterways Operators reports that its Tankering & Barge Operations Subcommittee has presented AWO affiliate member ERL Inc. with the panel’s third annual safety award. The award was given to ERL
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Callan Marine promotes two
Galveston, Texas, headquartered dredging and marine construction specialist Callan Marine, Ltd. has promoted Chris Dearing to vice president of engineering and production and Oliver Jones to vice president. Dearing has extensive experience
Port Canaveral awarded $1.9 million in Port Security Grant funding
Port Canaveral, Fla., has been awarded $1,941,285 in FEMA funding for several projects that will protect critical infrastructure from terrorism and other security threats. The Canaveral Port Authority (CPA) will receive $1,357,020
CMT to provide Mississippi port barge fleeting and shifting services
Effective September 1, 2022, Cooper Marine & Timberlands (CMT) will serve as the exclusive barge fleeting and shifting service provider for the Yellow Creek State Inland Port (YCP), located in Iuka, Miss.,
Svitzer: Tug speed reduction program saves 1,000 tonnes of CO2
Maersk Group global towage operator Svitzer reports that its Aim for 8 speed initiative has successfully prevented 1,000 tonnes of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere. The initiative asks tug crews
GLDD books more major dredging contracts
America’s largest provider of dredging services, Houston headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) reports it has received several major dredging awards totaling $107.0 million. The awarded work includes: Norfolk
Shallow-draft hopper dredge arrives in North Carolina
Dare County, N.C., and EJE Dredging Service report that Miss Katie — a shallow-draft hopper dredge that has been under construction at Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, La., since March 2021—has officially arrived
Silt build up closes Jerry F. Costello Lock
The St. Louis Engineer District reports that the Jerry F. Costello Lock closed to traffic on August 19 when it could no longer close its downstream miter gates due to silt and
Port of South Louisiana dedicates two cranes for Globalplex dock
Last week, the Port of South Louisiana officially dedicated and named its two Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 Portal Harbor Cranes for its public facility, the Globalplex Intermodal Terminal Dock along the Mississippi
$27 million contract awarded to repair Missouri River navigation structures
Midwest Construction Company, Nebraska City, Neb., was awarded a contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to make repairs to river training structures on the Missouri River on August 16. The