Buttigieg talks about FLOW

Three more West Coast ports join DOT’s FLOW initiative

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) reports that the Port of Oakland and the Northwest Seaport Alliance, which includes the Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma, are now members of the

Jacqueline A following salvage after the sinking.

Watertight integrity at issue in sinking of Jacqueline A towboat

The sinking last year of a towing vessel in the Atlantic Ocean was due to a lack of watertight integrity, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The vessel, the Jacqueline A,

The Pittsburgh District constructed a new lock chamber and control tower at the John P. Murtha Locks and Dam in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, as part of the Lower Monongahela River Project. (Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Michel Sauret)

Pittsburgh District to host renaming ceremony for Locks and Dam 4

The Pittsburgh Engineer District will host a ribbon-cutting and renaming ceremony for Locks and Dam 4 on the Monongahela River near Charleroi, Pa., August 28. The ceremony celebrates the culmination of a

Ningbo was rocked by explosion

VIDEO: Box ship explosion rocks Port of Ningbo

One of the world’s busiest ports, China’s Port of Ningbo was has been rocked by a massive explosion that sent a huge fire ball into the air. The Chinese Government run Global

self-unloading bulker that grounded

Self-unloading bulker grounded twice, which proved expensive

In its second recent report on a Great Lakes bulker grounding incident, the National Transportation Safety Board has released its findings on an April 2023 incident in which the 1973-built, 667-foot-long, self-unloading

Built in the 1940’s to service U.S. Navy vessels, the dock was formerly known as the USS Los Alamos, and was renamed for Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz. The dry dock accommodated drilling rigs and various maritime vessels throughout its tenure at the Port of Brownsville.

Seatrium AmFELS retires dry dock after 28 years of service at Port of Brownsville

After nearly 30 years of service at Seatrium AmFEL’s shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, the Solomon P. Ortiz floating dry dock was retired in May and the contract for its dismantling and recycling

Ed McNamara CEO of global port insurer Armada Risk Partners

Op-Ed: Port operators are fighting a new tidal wave of crime

Ports must counter soaring levels of cargo theft with more robust insurance and security measures, warns Ed McNamara CEO of global port insurer Armada Risk Partners. In the U.S. cargo thefts are

dredging contract awards St. Louis

USACE awards dredging contracts worth $157 million

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers yesterday reported the award of dredging contracts to Galveston, Texas-based Callan Marine and Houston-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. The larger of the two awards

Dee Burch is now the president of Gunderson Marine & Iron (GM&I)

Dee Burch takes the helm at Gunderson Marine & Iron

Dee Burch, a veteran marine industry leader, is now the sole proprietor of Gunderson Marine & Iron (GM&I), Portland, Oregon, and has assumed the active role of president. He has had a

Fairwater Holdings tanker

Crowley and SEACOR complete Fairwater formation

Crowley and SEACOR Holdings said yesterday that they had completed the successful formation of Fairwater Holdings LLC. Plans for the Jones Act tank vessel joint venture were announced last September. Fairwater, an

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