Eastern Shipbuilding Group has announced plans to offer aid to its employees that were affected by Hurricane Michael, which made landfall October 10 just east of Panama City, Fla. Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
On Tuesday, October 23, President Trump signed into law the “America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018” (S.3021). Title I of the act included the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)… Read More
SEACOR Holdings Inc. announced October 23 its third quarter earnings, which saw an increase in operating income in its inland and ocean transportation and logistics businesses. The operating income… Read More
Metal Shark announced its entry into the towboat market October 22 with a contract to build three 120- by 35-foot towboats for Florida Marine Transporters Inc. of Mandeville,… Read More
For years, the inland waterways industry tussled over the “square watch,” the six-hours-on, six-off watch that had long been the practice on the inland waterways instead of the… Read More
The Maritime Administration (MarAd) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit for a Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) to deliver a new class of training ships. The… Read More
By Scott Brown CEO, Port Isabel Economic growth and increased international trade are said to be growing U.S. port activity, but where in the heck is Port… Read More
A total of $1 million in capital funding has been released for the proposed river port terminal in the city of Cairo, signaling a key investment in the future… Read More
In the first nine months of 2018, the Port of Corpus Christi (Texas) reached a new milestone—setting a new tonnage record of 79.3 million tons. This surpasses the… Read More
By Judith Powers and Sean Duffy There are 6,800 acres of new marshland bordering the Passes of the Mississippi River—land that was created starting in 2011 by a coalition… Read More
