Cargill has become the first company in the world to put into operation fully electrified pusher tugs and barges for inland shipping, eliminating both emissions and noise pollution. As we reported when
Metairie, La., headquartered Maritime Partners, LLC, a leading provider of maritime financing solutions with a managed fleet of approximately 1,800 vessels in service, has announced the successful completion of the inaugural capital
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners on June 7 approved a $2 billion Fiscal Year 2023/24 annual budget for the Port of Los Angeles, reports our sister publication Railway Age. The
Fleet Week in New York City is a cherished tradition, a week-long celebration that every year invites a host of U.S. Navy ships, Coast Guard cutters, U.K. Royal Navy and Royal Canadian
Houston-headquartered marine equipment lessor Marine Chartering LLC has taken delivery of an 86- by 30-foot, 2,000 horsepower, twin-screw, Subchapter M compliant, towboat from Plaquemine, La., based Verret Shipyard. The Verret-designed towboat will
Maritime industry veteran Matthew Wypyski has joined the Port of New Orleans executive team as chief operating officer (COO). He comes to the position with 32 years as a senior operating and
The USACE Rock Island Engineer District says that from June 1-Sept. 30, 2023, Brandon Road, Dresden Island and Marseilles locks on the Illinois waterway will be closed to navigation for critical repairs
Canada’s HaiSea Marine has taken delivery of the first of three battery electric harbor tugs from Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards. The tug, the HaiSea Wamis has been built to Robert Allan Ltd.’s ElectRA
Following right on the heels of its recent successfully demonstration of remote and autonomous technologies on the Eidsvaag Pioner cargo vessel operating off the coast of Norway, Kongsberg Maritime has now successfully
With demand for U.S. LNG continuing to rise, Grand Isle LNG has announced plans for a new Gulf of Mexico LNG export facility. Located thirteen miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana, in