AEP ponders sale of barge subsidiary
MARCH 23, 2015 — Electric utility American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) says it is has engaged Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC to “explore strategic alternatives for its competitive barge transportation subsidiary, AEP
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Horizon’s pain is Crowley’s gain in Puerto Rico trade
MARCH 20, 2015 — Crowley Liner Services is picking up business as a result of Horizon Lines’ departure from the Puerto Rico Jones Act trade. An important milestone in its response to
Conrad receives NASA award for work on Pegasus barge
FEBRUARY 12, 2015—Morgan City, LA-based Conrad Shipyard received the NASA Space Flight Awareness Supplier Award for its performance for its work on the conversion of the NASA Pegasus barge. The award honors
Great Lakes Shipyard to drydock four for Corps
JANUARY 31, 2015 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, OH, has been awarded a repair contract by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District for two tugs and two barges
Former “Google” barge sold
JANUARY 23, 2015—Did you ever wonder whatever happened to those four Google barges that were supposed to serve as floating showrooms perhaps for Google Glass in strategic locations on the U.S. East
Rocket landing on spaceport barge: Close, but no cigar
JANUARY 12, 2015 — “Close, but no cigar,” was how SpaceX entrepreneur Elon Musk reported the company’s first attempt to land the latest version of its reusable Falcon 9R rocket vertically on
Waterways Council applauds hike in barge diesel user fee
DECEMBER 17, 2014 — Here’s one that either a sad commentary on the byzantine way in which things get done in Washington, DC, or a tribute to the legislative dexterity of the
Conrad declares dividend, reports new business
DECEMBER 14, 2014 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) announced Friday that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per
TPG Marine acquires Chicago Dry Dock
DECEMBER 12, 2014 — Indianapolis, IN, headquartered TPG Marine Enterprises LLC has purchased Chicago Dry Dock, Inc. Located in Chicago on the Calumet River, the shipyard is the only facility of its
Louisiana shipyard builds “space port drone ship”
NOVEMBER 24, 2014 — A shipyard in Louisiana has built what SpaceX entrepreneur Elon Musk describes in a tweet as an “autonomous space port drone ship.” SpaceX plans to land the latest