Oak Brook, Ill.-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) announced July 6 the awarding of four dredge contracts that total $51.1 million in value. The largest contract is with… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Great Lakes Dock & Material LLC (GLDM) is one of the leading dredging and marine construction contractors in the Great Lakes region. The company primarily takes on projects that involve… Read More
Thordon Bearings announced May 21 that the final vessel in a series of five ship-assist tugs has been successfully converted to Thordon’s RiverTough tailshaft bearings and TG100 shaft seals and… Read More
The NSU Voyager, a Newcastle Max-class bulk cargo ship, called on the Port of Mobile’s McDuffie Coal Terminal recently, loading a record 135,484 short tons of export metallurgical grade coal. Read More
The Galveston Engineer District announced June 25 the signing of a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the Port Freeport (Texas) Commission, effective June 23, for the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement… Read More
About a month ago, I was listening to the news and all the negative things going on in the world and when I finally had enough, I picked up the… Read More
I just read the article (Old Boat column on Eagle Boat Store, WJ June 8, 2020). Please tell Keith Norrington thank you for me. He did a great job. Roy… Read More
James “Pritch” Pritchard, president and co-founder of North American Marine Consultants LLC, St. Louis, Mo., died suddenly June 27 due to complications related to his cancer treatment. He was 74… Read More
The U.S.S Kidd is a Fletcher-class destroyer that sailed during World War II, the Korean War and through 1964, and is now berthed in Baton Rouge, La., as a museum… Read More
The board of commissioners for the Port of New Orleans, who also serve as commissioners for the port-owned New Orleans Public Belt Corporation, met June 25 to elect new officers… Read More
