Port of Green Bay reports robust June tonnage totals
With imports of nearly 110,000 tons of foreign salt and 73,000 tons of limestone, June was a strong month for tonnage moving into and out of the Port of Green Bay Wis.,
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Dredging giant books contracts worth a total $51.5 million
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the U.S., reports that it has been awarded recent contracts worth total $51.1 million. The awarded work includes:
Elliott Bay Design Group scans a piece of Puget Sound history
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) is using today’s technology to help in the restoration of one of Puget Sound’s oldest surviving wooden tugs, the Parthia. Built in 1906 by James Hall, the
VIDEO: Viking responds to strong demand for Mississippi River cruises
Viking River Cruises says that new 2023 sailings of its Mississippi River cruises are now on sale. The company’s first custom vessel, Viking Mississippi, currently under construction at an Edison Chouest Offshore
NTSB reports on costly contact between tow and moored barges
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an incident involving, among other things, a Kirby Inland Marine towboat captain with a high level of marijuana metabolites in his urine,
Donjon gets $19.6 million dredging award
Donjon Marine Co., Hillside, N.J., has been awarded a $19,697,607 modification to contract W912DS-19-C-0013 for dredging the Newark Bay main channel. Work will be performed in Newark, N.J., with an estimated completion
ASD tug features Schottel Rudderpropellers and mechanical hybrid solution
Propulsion specialist Schottel, Spay, Germany, has been awarded a contract to supply Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyard with rudder propellers featuring the patented SYDRIVE-M mechanical hybrid system for a 30.25 meter by 11.75 meter
Bipartisan bill aims to help inland ports
U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-Ill.) has introduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to critical federal funding for inland ports, terminals, and waterways. The Coastal and Inland Ports and Terminals Commerce Improvements Act
Black and Graywater: An overlooked environmental issue
Scienco/FAST, a manufacturer of marine sewage devices (MSD) based in St. Louis, Mo., has installed nearly 5,000 of its MSD units aboard towboats, tugs, offshore supply vessels, diving support vessels, pilot boats,
PODCAST: David Lee of ABB discusses the current state of the U.S. tug market
In this edition of Listen Up!, we talk with David Lee, senior account manager, new sales, at ABB Marine & Ports. He oversees all sales initiatives for towboats, tugs, dredging and marine