Maritime Blogs
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Achieving Critical MASS
The U.S Maritime Administration sponsors a conference on the U.S. Vessel Automation Industry. It’s about time – right on time. Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships - the time is now.Linthicum, MD: All the usual suspects, along with many new faces…
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Peaks and Valleys
The Blue Ridge Mountains beckon, promising cooler weather, an improving environment, and a little bit of maritime, for good measure. This weekend, we answered the call.Mount Mitchell, NC: In the choppy wake of putting not one, but two magazines to bed in the previous eight days…
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GLDD Emergency Response Efforts: Missouri River Levee Breach
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, LLC (GLDD) is working as a subcontractor with Western Contracting Corporation to provide fill for an emergency sand berm to close a levee breach at river mile 572 on the Missouri River.GLDD’s Hydraulic Cutter Suction Dredge ‘Iowa’ is dredging approximately 350…
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Trade, Trump … and Trust
Winning this or any other ‘trade war’ will take intestinal fortitude. Worth it or not, I’m not sure we have what it takes.As we rapidly churn towards the midpoint of 2019, the maritime sector’s biggest story of the year – and arguably its biggest heartburn – surrounds the topic of trade…
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365 Days Define the Domestic Workboat
A ‘work in progress,’ the North American brown water, shallow draft sectors have experienced a tumultuous year of evolution, changing market conditions, a rapidly shifting regulatory environment and new opportunities. Anything but boring, there is something for everyone.
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WCI’s Infrastructure Week 2019 Briefing
The time to act is now.As Infrastructure Week in mid-May kicked off, the Waterways Council, Inc. held its annual press briefing on the critical issues facing the nation’s inland waterways. WCI President CEO Mike Toohey began by saying simply…
Maritime Logistics News
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World Suezmax Fleet Counts 517 Vessels Now
The world Suezmax fleet (excl. shuttle, product & Jones Act tankers) counts 517 vessels…
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Ships from Venezuela can still transit Panama Canal
The Panama Canal will allow vessels coming from Venezuela to transit the waterway…
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NIMASA Invests in Maritime Security
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) reports it has graduated…
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Shoreham Port Welcomes Sea Cadets
Sea Cadets from the Netherlands and Belgium recently enjoyed a visit to Shoreham…
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Exercising Maritime Liens Against Cargo and Sub-Freights
Vessel owners rarely carry cargo for their own account. More commonly by far, a vessel…
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Conrad Q2 Results
Conrad Industries announced for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, it had net loss…
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Shewring to lead Hempel R&D
Hempel appointed Nigel Shewring as its new Group Director of Research & Development (R&D)…
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Port of Hamburg Reports Strong Growth in H1
Germany’s largest universal port Port of Hamburg remains on a growth course, achieving…
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APM Terminals Poti Begins 24/7 Operations
APM Terminals Poti, the largest port in Georgia, has commenced the implementation…
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Port of Vancouver Sets Records
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the largest port in Canada and the largest in…
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Bay Shipbuilding Cuts Steel on Great Lakes Freighter
The U.S. Great Lakes freighter fleet are well-renowned for being a 'mature' group of ships…
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Lefeber Named Port of Everett CEO
On August 13, the Port of Everett Commission voted 3-0 to approve a contract naming…
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Shipbuilding Interview: Ron Baczkowski, VT Halter
VT Halter in Pascagoula, MS has been on a strong run, capped by its winning the high…
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China Launches Intermodal to Hungary
A new freight train service has been launched linking Jinan, capital of east China's…
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BIMCO: US Soya Bean Exports - Up or Down?
The trade war has brought increased attention to the soya bean trade between the…
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