LA Councilmember Nithya Raman

LA Councilmember calls on shippers to use zero emissions ships by 2030

Los Angeles Councilmember Nithya Raman yesterday introduced a resolution calling on Los Angeles’ top maritime importers — including Walmart, Ashley Furniture, Target, Dole, Home Depot, Chiquita, IKEA, Amazon, Samsung, Nike, LG, Redbull,

Orion Group CEO

Orion Group Holdings’ marine segment wins major contract awards

The marine segment of Houston-based specialty construction company Orion Group Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ORN) has been winning some significant awards recently. On September 29, the company reported that it had been awarded

Waylon Humphrey

New operations chief at Louisville Engineer District

Waylon Humphrey has been selected to serve as the new Operations Division Chief for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, effective November 22, 2021. He will have responsibility for overall

Industry again battles DPF mandate

AWO urges OSHA to provide flexibility for maritime industry on weekly COVID testing

The latest AWO Letter from the American Waterways Operator (AWO) says that the association is working on a letter to the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

remote controlled tug

Keppel O&M tug first with ABS Remote Control Navigation notation

A remotely operated harbor tug developed by Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) is the first in the world to receive the ABS Remote Control Navigation Notation. A trial of the 65-meter

Raj Kumar

Kirby names new CFO

Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) reports that Raj Kumar will be joining the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer in November 2021. He will succeed Bill Harvey, who previously announced

Vessel on TraveLift

Great Lakes Shipyard books $1.9 million in government contracts

Great Lakes Shipyard, a division of the Great Lakes Towing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, reports that it has recently been awarded government contracts amounting to more than $1.9 million and that could be

Centerline acquires JMB Shipping

Centerline Logistics acquires former Bouchard ATBs

Seattle, Wash., based Centerline Logistics, one of the largest marine petroleum transportation companies in the U.S., has acquired “several” former Bouchard Transportation articulated tug and barge (ATB) units. It says the acquisition

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock gets dredging awards

GLDD makes leadership appointment

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (NASDAQ:GLDD), has appointed Scott Kornblau as its senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately. In this role, Kornblau will be responsible for overseeing the

offshore wind port

Salem Harbor set for transformation to offshore wind port

Vineyard Wind has entered into an agreement with Crowley Maritime Corporation and the city of Salem, Mass., to create a public-private partnership aimed at establishing Salem Harbor as the state’s second major

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