In its first-quarter earnings report May 5, Kirby Corporation reported that its marine transportation segment overcame unfavorable operating conditions and a near-record number of delay days to generate higher revenues… Read More
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Orion Group Holdings Inc. reported April 29 that its revenues and net income were up sharply in the first quarter of 2020 compared with the same period a year earlier. Read More
Note: This is a revised and expanded version of a story that was previously posted on Waterwaysjournal.net. This version also appears in the April 13, 2020, print edition. The Seamen’s… Read More
Registration is now open for WEDA’s Dredging Summit & Expo ‘20. The conference will take place at the new Marriott Marquis Hotel in downtown Houston, Texas, June 9–12. WEDA’s Dredging Summit… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump put Vice President Mike Pence in charge of leading his administration’s task force on the coronavirus outbreak, as criticism of the government’s response so far continues… Read More
Mansfield Energy Corporation subsidiary O’Rourke Petroleum announced January 7 the acquisition of the marine fuel distribution assets of J.A.M. Distributing Company. Based in Houston, O’Rourke Petroleum is a distributor of… Read More
Port Houston is a sprawling port complex located on the strategic Houston Ship Channel, a waterway dating to 1914 that connects the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, the… Read More
Around midnight September 20, following torrential rain dropped in the Houston area by the remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda, nine barges broke away from their moorings at San Jacinto River… Read More
Brownwater University, a three-day, introductory educational conference aimed at bringing together newcomers to the maritime industry and members of the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in the Western Gulf of Mexico… Read More
Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) announced on August 14 a series of projects, totaling over $170 million of capital investment, that will increase efficiency, add product liquidity, and enhance blending capabilities… Read More
