GLDD has taken delivery of two Multi Cats

Great Lakes Dredge wins contracts worth $71.6 million

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the U.S., today reported the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $71.6 million. The awarded work includes:

Port of Caddo-Bossier marks barge milestone

The Port of Caddo-Bossier in Shreveport, La., marked the end of January with a milestone. Port employees offloaded the 100th barge carrying steel coils for Vulcraft-Texas a division of Nucor. The barges

USCG pursues enforcement action against Bouchard Transportation

The U.S, Coast Guard says it is pursuing enforcement action against Bouchard Transportation Company after it failed to comply with a captain of the port order for one of its two vessels

American Cruise Lines accelerates its expansion

Guilford, Conn., headquartered American Cruise Lines is to launch two additional modern riverboats for the 2021 season. Construction is already underway on the new riverboats and will ramp up as American Jazz,

Coast Guard offers new Subchapter M training options

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise has launched a new training hub that allows industry compliance officers or operators, Third Party Organization representatives, and Coast Guard marine inspectors

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

NTSB issues report on towboat sinking

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on the sinking of the 1968-built towing vessel Tom Bussler, owned by McGinnis Equipment Company, Inc. and operated by National Maintenance & Repair

Vane Brothers takes delivery of second Salisbury class tug

Baltimore, Md., headquartered Vane Brothers has taken delivery of the Annapolis, the second of four 3,000-horsepower Salisbury Class push tugs under construction for the company by Chesapeake Shipbuilding Shipbuilders and Naval Architects

Jennifer Carpenter, new AWO CEO, testifies on behalf of the nation's waterways

A Q&A with Jennifer Carpenter, AWO’s new CEO

In her first year as president and CEO of the American Waterways Operators (AWO), Jennifer Carpenter, who began her term last month, says she has a lot of ground to cover with

USACE St. Paul District to close 4 locks and dams

Work Plan increases USACE Vicksburg District funding for FY 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District reports that its Work Plan for the 2020 fiscal year includes $102 million in funding for its civil works program, the largest amount

Waterways Council names Deb Calhoun interim President/CEO

The Executive Committee of Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) has named Deb Calhoun (WCI Senior Vice President) as WCI Interim President/CEO, effective February 18, 2020. WCI President/CEO Michael J. Toohey recently announced his

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