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  • Russia: Keel Laid for New Hovercraft SVP-50 at Khabarovsk Shipbuilding

    2 November 2012

    The Khabarovsk Shipbuilding Yard held, Nov 2, a ceremonial keel-laying for the new hovercraft SVP-50. This 50-passenger vessel is fully amphibious to provide for a seamless passenger transportation service. SVP-50 is purpose-built for navigation in not readily accessible areas. The craft can be used on drift ice, snow pack, sheet or brash ice, in polluted […]

  • Baton Rouge, New Orleans to Boost Container-on-Barge Ops

    8 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    The ports of Baton Rouge and New Orleans have been awarded a USD 1.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) to enhance for container-on-barge services. The funds would be used to acquire specialized container loading equipment to increase efficiencies to the current container-on-barge shuttle service operated by SEACOR AMH between Baton Rouge […]

  • Helena Harbor Dredging Set for Late Summer

    22 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Officials with Helena-West Helena, Ark., announced recently that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, will fund dredging of Helena Harbor for the first time since 2015. “The Corps recently received supplemental funding from Congress and they have allotted $500,000 of that funding to dredge our harbor,” Helena-West Helena Mayor, Jay Hollowell, said. Under […]

  • Australia: Myall River Dredging Plan in Limbo

    21 November 2012

    The future of a long-awaited Myall River dredging project is still murky, according to myallcoastnota.com. The Myall River Action Group has been waiting for almost a whole year to hear from the taskforce whether the Myall River will be dredged and when. Andrew Sharp, the Myall River Action Group member, stated: “We’re very disappointed that […]

  • Trump Appoints Kaiser and Owen to Mississippi River Commission

    20 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    President Donald Trump recently appointed Maj. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser as the president of the Mississippi River Commission (MRC) and Col. Paul E. Owen as a member of the commission. Commission appointments are nominated by the President of the U.S. and vetted by the U.S. Senate. Kaiser is the commander and division engineer of the […]

  • Dredge’s Success Cuts Olmsted Costs, Official Says (USA)

    8 August 2013

    The words “faster, better, cheaper” are sweet music to the ears of any serious steward of the taxpayers’ money, and this summer the Hurley delivered. “Historical dredging costs have averaged $16.75 per cubic yard, and the Hurley cost $6.41 per cubic yard,” explained Olmsted resident engineer Brad Bradley. “The cost savings on the material it […]

  • OOCL Takes Over Final 8,888-TEU Boxship Newbuild

    30 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has welcomed into the fleet the final 8,888 TEU class containership from a series of eight ordered from the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding shipyard, the OOCL Ho Chi Minh City. The containership was christened on Thursday at a ceremony held on Changxing Island in Shanghai and represents the last newbuilding to be received by OOCL this year. […]

  • NMDC Ready for $316M LNG Terminal Project in India

    30 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    UAE’s National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has won a $316 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a LNG terminal in India. According to the Emirates News Agency, NMDC last week presented plan for the construction of the terminal at Jafrabad in the Indian state of Gujarat. The presentation was attended by H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin […]

  • The Corps Industry Days in Arkansas

    30 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, will be hosting a regional industry days forum December 6-7 at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub. “During Industry Days we will meet with potential contractors and introduce them to our contracting process that will allow us to conduct market research,” the Corps said in the release. There […]

  • USA: SECNAV Honors Eight NAVSEA Activities for Outstanding Energy, Water Management

    31 August 2012

    Eight activities of the Naval Sea Systems Command field activities were recognized Aug. 29, by Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) for outstanding accomplishments in energy and water management during fiscal year 2011. Award recipients will be honored Oct. 3, during a ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. The SECNAV Energy awards recognize outstanding […]

  • Clean Energy signs LNG supply deal with Hawaii Gas, adds more LNG fueling deals

    2 May 2016
    Project & Tenders

    Clean Energy Fuels on Monday said it has secured a contract to provide LNG to Hawaii Gas, and signed additional deals throughout the United States.

  • New Jersey’s second offshore wind solicitation could top 2.4 GW

    23 July 2020
    Project & Tenders

    New Jersey will seek to procure between 1,200 MW and 2,400 MW of capacity in its second offshore wind solicitation, expected to be issued in September. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has also reserved the right to select less than 1,200 MW or more than 2,400 MW, if circumstances warrant, the recently […]

  • Avaya IP Phones for San Antonio-Class Newbuilds

    25 October 2013

    Avaya Government Solutions announced yesterday that the first Avaya IP phones have been approved for use on U.S. Navy San Antonio-Class amphibious warships. The phones will be installed aboard the John P. Murtha (LPD-26) and the Portland (LPD-27) amphibious transport dock ship. Raytheon Company is the systems integrator for the project. Both ships are being […]

  • Mississippi River Commission to Undertake Low-Water Inspections

    5 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual low-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River on August 15-22, 2014. Four public meetings have been scheduled aboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI in selected towns along the river so commission members have the opportunity to meet with local partners, stakeholders and residents and hear their concerns, ideas […]

  • Cummins Appoints New General Manager – Commercial Marine

    24 February 2014

    Cummins Inc. has named Jim Schacht General Manager for the Commercial Marine Business. Working in close cooperation with the Cummins distributor network, Schacht will be responsible for all commercial marine business activities for the Engine Business Unit (EBU) globally, including business development and support. He will be located in Columbus, Indiana and will report directly […]

  • MRC Schedules Mississippi River Inspection Trip

    10 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River from April 16-20, 2018, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, said in its latest release.  Four public meetings have been scheduled aboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI in selected towns along the river so commission members have the opportunity […]

  • DCI: Vigilance Awareness Week 2012 Concludes (India)

    9 November 2012

    The valedictory function of Vigilance Awareness Week 2012 was celebrated at corporate Headquarters of DCI, this evening. Mr. G. Nageswara Rao, IPS, DIG, CBI, Visakhapatnam has attended the programme as Chief Guest. While addressing the gathering, the DIG has called for significant strengthening of anti-corruption institutions in the country. In the light of steep increase […]

  • Danish Maritime Authority Hosts Japanese Delegation

    23 January 2012

    On 19 January, the Danish Maritime Authority hosted a Japanese delegation from the Ministry for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, as well as from Japanese port bureaus and ports. Parliamentary Vice-Minister Mr. Kunihiko Muroi led the delegation. Japanese ports are facing increasing competition from other container ports in Asia. The purpose of the visit was […]

  • USA: Report Backs Up Full Utilization of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund

    1 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Congresswoman Janice Hahn joined her colleagues on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Special Panel on 21st Century Freight Transportation, to unveil the final report of recommendations on the current state of freight transportation in the United Sates and ways to improve and strengthen the U.S. economy through an efficient freight network. “It has […]

  • NMDC Bags Important Contract in Bahrain

    28 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC), the UAE-based firm, has won a multi-million reclamation contract as part of the projected East Sitra Town scheme.  Housing Minister Basem bin Yacoub Al-Hamer sealed the deal yesterday with NMDC Chairman Mohamed Thani Murshed Al Rumaithi. UAE Ambassador to Bahrain Mohammed Sultan Saif Al-Suweidi also attended the signing ceremony. The […]

  • China’s Audit Office Clamps Down on CSG for False Reporting

    24 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    China Shipping Group has breached several financial regulations in its financial report for 2012, according to China’s National Audit Office report. The report was based on the 2012 financial results of China Shipping Group and eight of its subsidiaries. The breaches include false reporting of the company’s benefits and that of certain staff, poor management, […]

  • USA: President’s Island Dredging Plan Moves Forward

    11 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District has a requirement for the lease of one Cutterhead Hydraulic Pipeline Dredge, fully operated with attendant plant for dredging material from the Mississippi River and placing the material in two sites along and landward of the top bank of the Mississippi River, at President’s Island Dredge Fill, TN […]

  • Mississippi Commission Schedules Inspection Trip

    4 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River on March 23-27, 2015. Four public meetings have been scheduled aboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI in selected towns along the river so commission members have the opportunity to meet with local partners, stakeholders and residents and hear their concerns, ideas […]

  • USA: Chesapeake Shipbuilding Completes Sea Trials for ACL’s Paddlewheeler

    21 March 2012

    On March 18th the Queen of the Mississippi left the pier at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland, for its first sea trial. “The Queen of the Mississippi sets a new standard in river cruising and raises the bar for grand travel on the Mississippi River,” said Charles A. Robertson, President of American Cruise Lines. Robertson […]

  • Oldendorff Carriers Brings In MIT for Ship Design Research

    19 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Research areas will include morphing structures, hydrodynamic cloaking, and moving boundary layers.