Orion Group Holdings Inc., a leading specialty marine construction and construction company, announced June 10 that Scott Thanisch, the current executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, will depart… Read More
Houston Ship Channel
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC (GLDD) of Houston has been awarded a $35,814,600 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging. Work will be performed in Galveston, Texas, with an estimated completion… Read More
The Corps of Engineers recently awarded $131 million to the Houston Ship Channel as part of the Corps’ newly announced FY2025 Work Plan. $98 million of the allotted funding… Read More
On March 26, Blessey Marine Services christened the mv. Capt. Dennis J. Martin during a ceremony held at the company’s office and dock in Channelview, Texas. Employees, friends and longtime… Read More
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) welcomed more than 300 guests to its annual Maritime Bell Luncheon on March 27 at the Hilton Americas in Houston. This event, previously… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) “urgently” recommended March 20 that 30 owners of 68 bridges across 19 states conduct a vulnerability assessment to determine the risk of bridge collapse… Read More
The Port of Houston Authority (Port Houston) has set a new container record after surpassing 3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) through September, the earliest the port has ever… Read More
Kirby Inland Marine (Kirby) christened the mv. Green Diamond, said to be the nation’s first hybrid-electric towboat, on August 25, 2023, in a festive ceremony at the company’s Old River… Read More
About 2 p.m. on July 19, Vessel Traffic Service Houston-Galveston notified U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston of a towboat that capsized and sank in the Houston Ship Channel about a… Read More
Although full-year cargo volumes at the Port of Houston were down 4 percent from 2022’s record levels, the port ended the year on a high note with container… Read More
