A consortium made up of Jan de Nul and Boskalis was awarded a maintenance dredging contract for the local Port of Bahía Blanca, one of the country’s key ports. It… Read More
Ports & Terminals
Anyone passing St. Bernard Port Harbor & Terminal District’s Arabi Terminal last week might have seen a rarity for the area: a bright pink covered hopper barge alongside a cargo… Read More
Domtar Paper Company LLC, Hawesville, Ky., is seeking permission from the Louisville Engineer District to expand its barge docking capacity at its facility located on Ohio River Mile 719. Downstream… Read More
The City Council of Jefferson City, Mo., voted on July 2 to contribute $150,000 to design work for a proposed new port on the Missouri River. The next day, the… Read More
For years, said Brian Day, executive director of the Port of Little Rock, Ark., various leaders in and around the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) would dutifully trek to… Read More
Rear Adm. John P. Nadeau, U.S. Coast Guard assistant commandant for prevention policy, presented the Rear Adm. Richard E. Bennis Facility of the Year Award for Excellence in Maritime Security… Read More
Business continues to be strong for Port Houston. Several records were broken during May. “Port-wide container business is stronger than ever,” Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther announced to the… Read More
Dan Overbey has retired as executive director of the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority (Semo Port) after 25 successful years in that position. His assistant director, Cary Harbison, took over… Read More
The docks at the Port of Little Rock (Ark.) enjoyed another strong month of activity during May, according to a June 20 announcement. Logistic Services Inc., (LSI) the port’s stevedore, worked… Read More
The Port of Mobile, located on Mobile Bay with the Gulf of Mexico to the south and the confluence of the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers to the north, has for… Read More
