Mobile Harbor project reaches 50 feet
The Alabama Port Authority has completed the Mobile Harbor Modernization Project, deepening the Port of Mobile’s main channel to 50 feet and officially making it the deepest container terminal in the Gulf
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Helm Operations names James Wadsworth CEO
Victoria, B.C.-headquartered maritime software specialist Helm Operations has announced a leadership transition that sees James Wadsworth assumes the role of chief executive officer (CEO). Nolan Barclay, Helm’s first employee and most recent
Op-Ed: State of Great Lakes shipbuilding
By Brendan Falkowski, Owner, Shipwatcher News Just over the last few months shipbuilding has gone from a forgotten industry in America to routinely making front page headlines. The current world climate has
SENNEBOGEN Material Handlers: A Game Changer on the Waterfront
Sponsored Content: When it comes to seaway and waterway operations, stability, visibility, and environmental efficiency are top priorities. SENNEBOGEN’s purpose-built material handlers are proving to be the go-to solution for facilities across
Port NOLA names Adam Laurie its new CFO
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has appointed Adam Laurie as its new chief financial officer (CFO). A New Orleans area native, Laurie comes to the role with a background that
IRPT and European Federation of Inland Ports sign MOU
Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, Inc. (IRPT) and the European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) announced October 14 a transatlantic partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focused on modernizing infrastructure, expanding
Op-Ed: Government shutdown—The cost of congressional inaction
By Tracy Zea, President & CEO, Waterways Council Inc. (WCI) Niels Bohr, the Danish theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922, said, “Prediction is very difficult, especially about
Port of Long Beach gets $20M for Pier Wind development
The California Energy Commission has awarded the Port of Long Beach $20 million to fund the ongoing development of Pier Wind, a proposed 400-acre terminal to assemble and deploy floating offshore wind
GLDD books dredging work orders worth $134 million
America’s largest provider of dredging services, Houston-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) reports that it has received seven work awards totaling over $130 million. In all cases the client
$20M Lilly Endowment grant supports Jeffboat waterfront redevelopment
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) has announced the approval of a $20 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the redevelopment of the historic Jeffboat shipyard waterfront. Jeffboat was founded