Great Lakes Dredge & Dock gets dredging awards

New awards take GLDD dredging backlog to $1.1 billion

America’s largest provider of dredging services, Houston-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), reports that it has booked recent awards totaling $177 million, taking its dredging backlog to approximately $1.1

Rendering of new container terminal

Why “Ag Coast” ports are backing Port NOLA’s new $1.8 billion container terminal

The Port of New Orleans is pushing ahead on its plans to develop the new Louisiana International Terminal (LIT). The new $1.8 billion state-of-the art container terminal will eliminate air-draft restrictions that

Operations managers Ashley Blocker and Michael Graves [Photos: Ports of Indiana]

Ports of Indiana makes key operations manager appointments

Filling two key leadership roles at its Ohio River ports, Ports of Indiana has named Ashley Blocker as operations manager at Mount Vernon and Michael Graves as operations manager at Jeffersonville, Becoming

Conrad Shipyard wins deck barge contract

Conrad awarded $9.1 million USACE spud barge contract

Morgan City, La., headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Shipyard LLC, has been awarded a $9,106,800 firm-fixed-price contract to design, construct, test, and deliver a new steel spud barge. Bids were solicited via the internet

James C.Fowler

James C. Fowler to lead Crowley Shipping

Crowley has named James C. Fowler senior vice president and general manager of its Crowley Shipping business unit, which serves diverse U.S. and international maritime and logistics sectors. Fowler, who serves on

The Shearer Group Inc,, (TSGI) has added to its team

Mitchell Levi joins The Shearer Group

The Shearer Group Inc. (TSGI) reports that the latest addition to its naval architecture, marine engineering, and marine surveying team is Mitchell Levi. Levi, who has joined TSGI as a naval architect,

hybrid RTGs at Port Houston

Port Houston orders 5 more hybrid RTGs for Barbours Cut

Port Houston has ordered five Konecranes hybrid RTGs for its Barbours Cut Container Terminal to support its long-term improvement program covering channel development and land infrastructure investment. The order was booked by

San Pedro Bay ports

San Pedro Bay ports ahead of emissions reduction targets

The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) reports that emissions from the combined San Pedro Bay ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles continue to decline as a result of marine terminal, ocean

Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3

Corps awards Monongahela River lock and dam removal contract

The Pittsburgh Engineer District has awarded the Joseph B. Fay Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. , a nearly $30 million contract to remove the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 in Elizabeth, Pa.

Port Houston chairman Ric Campo

Campo: “State of Port Houston is awesome”

Delivering his annual state of the port address to the Greater Houston Partnership and guests last week, Port Houston chairman Ric Campo declared the “State of Port Houston is awesome, and its

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