mooring services

Crowley expands mooring services at Los Angeles and Long Beach

Crowley has expanded its mooring services to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in California, enhancing its harbor services for ship operators along the U.S. West Coast. The new services

Maritime Partners has repowered the pushboat M/V John Austin, replacing its Cummins QSK38 (1300 hp @ 1800 rpm) with a Mitsubishi S12R-Y3 engine

Maritime Partners repowers M/V John Austin

Metairie, La., headquartered Maritime Partners has repowered the twin-screw pushboat M/V John Austin, replacing its Cummins QSK38 (1300 hp @ 1800 rpm) with a Mitsubishi S12R-Y3 engine rated at 1260 hp @

November 2025

This month’s features explore how offshore, workboat, and patrol sectors are adapting to new markets, cleaner power, and evolving demands.

Odyssey Marine Exploration

Odyssey Marine Exploration files U.S. offshore critical minerals lease sale request

Back in April, President Trump signed an executive order entitled “Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources.” One company interested in doing some of that unleashing is Tampa, Fla=headquartered Odyssey Marine Exploration

Ports of Indiana gets FEMA grants

Ports of Indiana gets two FEMA grants to enhance security infrastructure

Ports of Indiana has been awarded two federal grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to strengthen security infrastructure and assessment capabilities at its Burns Harbor and Jeffersonville ports. The FEMA

New 1,300 foot berth will be located at the southern end of the existing container terminal and is adjacent to 25 acres of land that could be developed in the future for container handling, logistics, or storage. [Photo: Alabama Port Authority]

Plans for big new box ship berth at Port of Mobile container terminal move ahead

The Alabama Port Authority and APM Terminals Mobile have reached an agreement to proceed with construction of a new 1,300-foot container berth at the Port of Mobile. The $131 million project is

Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard announce leadership promotions

The Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard make leadership promotions

The Cleveland, Ohio-based Great Lakes Group has announced the promotions of two long-time leaders. Gregg Thauvette has been promoted from executive vice president to president at The Great Lakes Towing Company, where

good news for soybean farmers — and for waterways

Trade war truce with China is good news for soybean farmers — and for waterways

The trade war truce with China recently negotiated by President Trump and President Xi of China not only saw a suspension of tit-for-tat port fees on ships but many other significant agreements.

FTZ ship loads

Port NOLA gets approval to expand FTZ

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) reports that the U.S, Department of Commerce has approved its application to expand the port’s Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ No. 2) service area to include

containers at Port Houston

Port Houston zooms past the three million TEU mark

Port Houston crossed the three million TEU container volume mark in September, reaching 3,270,595 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) year-to-date, the fastest pace in Port Houston’s history. Total container volumes are up 5%

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