June 2021
This issue of Marine Log magazine includes several in-depth features on floating wind, green technology, environmental initiatives of ports and terminals, ballast water treatment systems, and LNG as a marine fuel.
ports
Two FMC Commissioners seek rapid testing and priority vaccination for maritime labor
Two Federal Maritime Commissioners, Carl Bentzel and Daniel Maffei, are urging that rapid COVID-19 testing be made available as soon as possible to the essential U.S. maritime labor force, whose members should
Great Lakes Dredge books $105 million Jacksonville deepening contract
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) has been awarded a $105 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contract on the Jacksonville Harbor Construction Dredging, 47-Foot Contract C Cut-42 Project. Great Lakes
Houston sees pick up in container activity
Port Houston’s container activity in August neared 2019’s record volume levels for the first time since the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the month of August, the port handled 248,630 TEUs,
Seaway ports see cargo volumes set for rebound
While St. Lawrence Seaway cargo volumes decreased during the past two months due to economic shifts related to COVID-19, the Chamber of Marine Commerce reports industry leaders as saying that the Seaway
Banner year for Port of Beaumont
The Port of Beaumont, Texas, has recorded what Port Director Chris Fisher calls a “banner year.” For the first time in the port’s 103-year history, more than 6.5 million tons of cargo
Port of Virginia reports record cargo handling in FY2019
Driven by an increase in imports, the Port of Virginia completed fiscal year 2019,) having handled a record 2.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), which is a volume increase of 4 percent
Committee approves Harbor Maintenance bill by bipartisan voice vote
The Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act (H.R. 2440) is among a slate of bipartisan measures approved by voice vote today by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
DeFazio bill would unlock billions for port and harbor maintenance
Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) has introduced H.R. 440, the “Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act,” which would unlock billions in already-collected
Cavotec wins a further automated mooring system order
Lugano, Switzerland, headquartered Cavotec SA reports that it has signed an agreement with an undisclosed port operator to equip two berths at a terminal with MoorMaster automated mooring systems. Cavotec will design,