Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced on July 23 a major milestone in its offshore energy strategy with the recent launch
With Mississippi Valley Division Commander and Mississippi River Commission President Maj. Gen. Kimberly A. Peeples presiding, incoming commander, Col. John L. Morrow, assumed command of the Corps’ Memphis Engineer District, from outgoing commander, Col.
Coupeville, Wash.-based shipbroker Marcon International has released its May 2025 Tugboat Market Report. The brokerage says that the tugboat market remained tight through the first half of 2025, marked by limited vessel
Mobile, Ala., headquartered pumps, dredging equipment, and heavy industrial components, manufacturer Mobile Pulley has named Stirling Snow its new director of engineering. With nearly a decade of hands-on experience in design and
Morgan City, La.-headquartered Conrad Shipyard reports that it has been awarded the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Safety Excellence Award in the Dredging Trade Partner category. The prestigious award was given in recognition
In a move aimed at better serving its customers, breakbulk cargo carrier Great Lakes East (GLE), part of the Great Lakes Group,has relocated its Florida operations to Port Canaveral to offer monthly
The Port of Oakland, Calif., is celebrating the expansion of the Oakland Alameda Water Shuttle, a free pilot program initiated by the City of Alameda, offering public water transit between Oakland’s Jack
The Port of Hueneme, Calif., unveiled its second emissions capture and control barge this week during a press conference held July 16. The barge, designed by STAX Engineering of Long Beach, is
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on an April 17, 2024, incident involving the 170-foot American Commercial Barge Line towboat William B Klunk. As in many other reports involving
Delta Launch Services, a launch company operating on the Mississippi River, has ordered two of a new class of pilot boats from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. The Venice Class launches follow a