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Smith Maritime Hauls Equipment to Puerto Rico

Nov 03, 2017

Smith Maritime recently hauled a barge load of equipment on behalf of CAT5 Resources to help rebuild cellular communication infrastructure in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. Smith Maritime’s barge Marilyn Monroe was loaded at its terminal in Amelia…

Crowley Vessel Enters US Mainland-Puerto Rico Trade

Nov 02, 2017

Crowley Maritime Corp. said it has retrofitted two of its heavy lift, flat-deck barges, 455-3 and Marty J, to provide additional capacity to customers shipping cargo between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico.With the 455-3 sailing early Tuesday morning from the Port of Jacksonville…

TOTE Maritime Boosts Support for Puerto Rico Relief

Nov 01, 2017

TOTE Maritime is increasing its service offerings and customer support to meet a growing demand for services as part of the ongoing relief and rebuilding efforts in Puerto Rico.TOTE Maritime is adding two barges to its fleet. The first barge…

Two Missing after Barge Catches Fire in Texas

Oct 20, 2017

Two crew members were missing after a barge carrying about 140,000 barrels of crude oil to a refinery caught fire early on Friday in the Aransas Pass Anchorage in Texas, according to a report on the Corpus Christi Caller Times news website.Six other members of the crew were accounted for…

Hong to Take up New Role at Saltchuk

Oct 16, 2017

Young Brothers, Ltd president Glenn Hong will retire at the end of the year to undertake a new leadership role with parent company Saltchuk, focusing on Hawaii business initiatives effective January 1, 2018. Hong began at Young Brothers…

On-island Distribution Key to Puerto Rico Relief Effort -Crowley

Sep 25, 2017

With more than 3,000 loads of food, supplies and other cargo on its terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and more on the way, executives with Crowley Puerto Rico Services said today the key to providing relief to citizens impacted by Hurricane…

Heavy Transport through Romania

Sep 13, 2017

Rontransmar, a Romanian specialist transport company, currently has over 35 axle lines of the proven SCHEUERLE InterCombi in use. The latest assignment involved the transport of a 230 t transformer and demonstrated just how reliable the vehicles…

New Orleans' Big Plans Showing Dividends

Sep 12, 2017

A Container-on-Barge service intended to be an integral part of the regional intermodal equation is gathering momentum – and customers.  Quietly, the Port of New Orleans (NOLA) has marked some important accomplishments in the past two years…

Record August Cargoes at Port of Virginia

Sep 11, 2017

The Port of Virginia tallied the most productive August in its history, moving 240,605 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a 2.2 percent increase when compared with the same month last year. “As construction progresses at VIG (Virginia…

Dockwise Bags Marine Transport Contracts Worth $50 Mln

Sep 06, 2017

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. said its wholly-owned subsidiary Dockwise has recently been awarded a number of marine transport contracts with a combined contract value of approximately $50 million. Dockwise was awarded a contract by Husky Oil Operations Ltd…

USCG Approves JAX LNG for Ship-to-ship Bunkering

Aug 21, 2017

The joint venture between Pivotal LNG and Northstar Midstream, JAX LNG, LLC, has received a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for the operation of its waterfront LNG facility and the approval to conduct ship-to-ship…

Fate of Seine-Nord Canal Project Depends on Funding

Aug 09, 2017

A project to build a canal to link Paris with major harbours of northern Europe will depend on lining up the necessary funds, the French government said on Wednesday, without saying if it believed the finance could be found. France has long…

Ports of Indiana Shipments up 19% in 2017

Aug 01, 2017

Shipments reached nearly 5.7 million tons and grew by 19 percent at the Ports of Indiana during the first six months of 2017 compared to the same time period last year. The growth, led primarily by increased shipments of coal, ethanol, fertilizer…

Grand Bahama Shipyard Reports Commercial Success

Aug 01, 2017

Caribbean shipyard Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS) said it has completed work on 30 commercial vessels within first half of 2017, predominantly comprised of companies returning to the yard with repeat business including tankers, bulk carriers, containerships…

Shipping Perks up at Port of Little Rock

Jul 19, 2017

June saw a return to strong activity at the Port of Little Rock. Logistic Services Inc. (LSI), the Port’s stevedore, handled 42 barges with over 64,000 net tons of cargo during the month.  The main dock was busier as LSI worked 25 barges with over 37…

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