Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker visited Cairo, Ill., yesterday to announce that the State of Illinois will provide $40 million through the Rebuild Illinois capital plan to anchor a public private partnership that
Danish workboat producer ProZero International reports that it is one of the participants in an EU funded project called MOSES that aims to increase the short sea shipping component of the European
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards yesterday announced a Louisiana smart port initiative that will streamline operations and improve safety through real-time data shared by port administrators, tenants, shippers, and warehouse, cargo and
The Ports Association of Louisiana (PAL) Board of Directors has elected its new officers. They form the Executive Committee for the board, tasked with representing the organization, along with its Executive Director.
Hamburg, Germany, headquartered Hoppe Marine GmbH has introduced a fully automatic version of its well-known Flume roll stabilization system. In Flume systems, roll damping tanks use a hydrodynamically controlled flow of liquid
Though U.S. barge lines may be carrying less thermal coal used for electricity generation these days, metallurgical coal shipments remain healthy. Where’s it all going? The answer is that much of it
The second of two new Kanaloa-class ConRo ships on order for Honolulu-headquarterred Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) was christened in a ceremony held at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., July 2.
Scienco/FAST, a manufacturer of marine sewage devices (MSD) based in St. Louis, Mo., has installed nearly 5,000 of its MSD units aboard towboats, tugs, offshore supply vessels, diving support vessels, pilot boats,
An offshore wind Service Operation Vessel (SOV) design developed by ST Engineering will be available from both its Singapore yards and its Halter Marine shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. The SOV is based
In another example of how remote techniques are helping the maritime industry cope with COVID-19 related restrictions, Seaspan Corporation, the world’s largest container tonnage provider, has become the latest vessel owner to
