MARAD acting Administrator announced Port Infrastructure Development grantsgrants

MARAD: $450 million available for Port Infrastructure Development grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the availability of nearly $450 million in newly available grant funding for port-related projects through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). The

Tidewater orders tug duo at Damen

Damen Shipyards reports that it has signed a contract with Houston-headquartered Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) for the supply of two Damen Stan Tugs 2309. The tugs will be built at Albwardy Damen Sharjah

Matt Fuhrman, CEO of Core Resources Group

TTB 2022: The Great Crewing War

On March 30—Day 2 of Marine Log’s TTB 2022 conference for the tug, towboat and barge industry—Matt Fuhrman, CEO of Core Group Resources based in Houston, Texas, will present on tug crewing

Pete Buttigieg on RAISE grants

USDOT announces $45.3 million in ferry grants

Today, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) which administers the Passenger Ferry Grant program, released the full list of FY 2021 recipients under the program, with projects in 11 states and territories receiving

GLDD (Great Lakes Dredge) CEO Lasse Petterson

Great Lakes Dredge CEO: “We’re 100% vaxxed”

“I’m very proud of meeting our target of 100% vaccination of all team members in the third quarter last year,” Lasse Petterson, CEO of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD),

Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama

TTB 2022 attendees to tour Austal USA shipyard in Mobile

On March 29—Day 1 of Marine Log’s TTB 2022 conference for the tug, towboat and barge industry—conference attendees will have the unique opportunity to visit Austal USA, one of the country’s premier

Two Tampa Bay ferries

Tampa Bay ferry service awarded $4.8 million USDOT grant

Acording to U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor ( D.-Fla. 14), the U.S. Department of Transportation is to award Florida’s Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) $4,863,280 through the FY 2021 Passenger Ferry Grant

Chilean shipyard picks MAN 175 D engines to power ASD tug

Chile’s ASENAV S.A. shipyard has placed an order with MAN Energy Solutions for two 12V175D-MM IMO Tier II engines to power a tug. Each rated at 2,040 kW @ 1,800 rpm, they

Left to Right: Del Wilkins, Jenny Johnson, and Kasey Eckstein.

TTB 2022: Workforce Panel on Recruitment, Retention and Diversity

On March 29—Day 1 of Marine Log’s TTB 2022 conference for the tug, towboat and barge industry—three expert panelists will discuss ways in which tug, towboat and barge companies can better recruit

Master Marine completes Plimsoll Marine towboat quartet

The Master Marine Inc. shipyard in Bayou La Batre, Ala., has delivered the 67- by 28-foot M/V Steel Skipper, the fourth of four towboats it is building for LaPlace, La.-based Cooper Group

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