U.S. shipyards support $36 billion in GDP
JUNE 20, 2013 — The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a report on the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry that shows that nation’s shipyards support $36 billion in gross domestic product.
JUNE 20, 2013 — The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a report on the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry that shows that nation’s shipyards support $36 billion in gross domestic product.
MAY 31, 2013 — Canada’s Great Lakes fleet is being rejuvenated with the addition of ships by three major carriers, Canada Steamship Lines (CSL), Algoma Central and Fednav. According to CSL President Rod
MAY 22, 2013 — The first of three high performance fireboats has started a two-week voyage from Kingston, Ontario, shipbuilder Metalcraft Marine through four Great Lakes and the Mississippi River to the
MAY 13, 2013 — Canada has started enforcement of the North American Emission Control Area (ECA) standards and the requirements of Annex VI of the MARPOL convention. The announcement was made last
MAY 8, 2013 — Middleburg Heights, Ohio, based Great Lakes operator The Interlake Steamship Company has reached an agreement in principle with Shell to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to support Interlake’s
MAY 1, 2013 — Great Lakes ship operator Rand Logistics, Inc. (Nasdaq:RLOG) has hired Robert (Bob) Bezan as Vice President of Planning & Analysis at its subsidiary, Lower Lakes Towing Ltd. This
APRIL 15, 2013 — An ambitious plan to build the largest hopper dredge in the U.S. as an ATB ( see earlier story) has run into major difficulties. Shipbuilder Signal International, Inc.
APRIL 12, 2013—Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair, Erie, PA, was recently awarded a contract by Sterling Equipment of Quincy, MA, to construct two 225 ft x 42 ft x 12 ft hopper barges,
APRIL 11, 2013—The U.S. Geological Survey, Ann Arbor, MI, recently awarded a contract to build a replacement vessel for the 38-year-old research vessel Grayling. The new Grayling will built by Burger Boat
MARCH 22, 2013 — S.S. Badger, the last large coal-burning steam ferry in the U.S., will be able to keep operating, and dumping coal ash into Lake Michigan, until the end of