Metal Shark fast fireboat

Metal Shark building two new fast fireboats for Maryland county

Jeanerette, La., headquartered boat builder Metal Shark is building two welded-aluminum fireboats for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department in Maryland that will have a top speed of 45 knots and a

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock gets dredging awards

GLDD awarded $33.7 million beach nourishment contract

America’s largest provider of dredging services, Houston-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), has been awarded a $33,761,235 firm-fixed-price contract for beach nourishment. Bids were solicited via the internet with

One key element is securing optimal barge rates for the transport of goods—a cornerstone for balancing financial health and competitive edge.

Op-Ed: Navigating industry barge rates

Navigating the complex world of shipping and logistics can be a tremendous task, especially when you’re focused on maintaining competitiveness, ensuring operational efficiency, and keeping a keen eye on the bottom line.

SEACOR Holdings CEO Eric Fabrikant

SEACOR announces sale of SCF to Ingram Barge Company

SEACOR Holdings Inc. announced yesterday that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Inland River Transport Holdings LLC (“SCF”) to Ingram Barge Company LLC, a division of Nashville-based Ingram Marine Group.

ASD Tug 2111

One of Damen’s first ASD Tug 2111 tugs will go to work in Emden

Hamburg-headquartered Louis Meyer has placed an order for one of Damen Shipyards’ first next-generation ASD Tug 2111 compact azimuthing tugs. It will be operated under a long-term charter by Emder Schlepp-Betrieb GmbH

Aerial view of Port of Long Beach

Port of Long Beach reports its busiest September ever

The Port of Long Beach reports that it has achieved its busiest September on record. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 829,429 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in September 2023, up 11.8% from the

Nashville Engineer District personnel brief Army VIPs

Nashville Engineer District showcases mega construction projects

By Lee Roberts, Public Affairs Specialist, Nashville Engineer District The Nashville Engineer District recently showcased two of its mega construction projects on the Tennessee River and its hydropower rehabilitation efforts at Barkley

Guilty plea in Austal USA fraud case

Guilty plea in Big Sandy River towboat spill case

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia reports that David K. Smith, 55, of Paducah, Kentucky, River Marine Enterprises, LLC, and Western River Assets, LLC, pleaded guilty October

San Francisco Bar Pilots in front of their new pilot vessel, Golden Gate.

San Francisco Bar Pilots celebrate arrival of new pilot vessel

The San Francisco Bar Pilots on Thursday formally celebrated the arrival and deployment of their recently delivered Camarc 22 pilot vessel Golden Gate. Built by Snow & Company, Seattle, the Golden Gate

Multi Cat

GLDD takes delivery of first U.S.-built Multi Cats

Houston-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) has taken delivery of the first two Damen Multi Cats to be built in the U.S.A. Built under license by Conrad Shipyard and

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