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Great Lakes Announces $93m in Domestic Dredging Awards Plus, $6m in Project Options

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., the largest provider of dredging services in the US and a provider of environmental and infrastructure services, recently announced that it awarded four contracts with an approximate value of $93 million. Great Lakes received two awards for coastal protection work required along the East Coast as a result of the extensive damage caused by Super Storm Sandy in 2012 and other more recent storms. The ... [+]

Port Commission Authorizes New Cranes at Bayport

A $34 million contract for construction of three dockside electric container cranes at the Bayport Container Terminal was awarded to Shanghai Zhenua Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. (ZPMC) recently by the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority. The cranes, which will be placed on Wharf ... [+]

G6 Alliance announces Asia-North America West Coast Service Update

Two services will be merged into one until further notice / Reason is change in market demand / All other services remain unchanged Members of the G6 Alliance today announced a change within their Asia - North America West Coast products in response to changes in ... [+]

25 Ports Earn Awards in AAPA’s 2016 Communications Competition

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) will recognize 25 seaports for exemplary communications projects and programs at its annual convention and awards luncheon this fall. Winning entrants in AAPA’s 50th annual Communications Awards Program will be recognized at an Oct. 26 awards luncheon in ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd, UASC announce merger

Hapag-Lloyd AG (Hapag-Lloyd) and United Arab Shipping Company S.A.G. (UASC) signed a Business Combination Agreement (BCA) to merge both companies on July 18, subject to the necessary regulatory and contractual approvals. Following the integration, the new Hapag-Lloyd will rank among the five largest container shipping lines ... [+]

Last Call for Lady Luck

Port Everglades became the last port of call for the Lady Luck (formerly Newtown Creek) before the 324-foot tanker was submerged off Pompano Beach, FL, to become the area's newest artificial reef. The former New York-based vessel arrived Port Everglades on July 20 with the ... [+]

New CEO for PRPA

The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Board of Directors has selected global transportation executive Jeff Theobald as PRPA’s new CEO. Theobald, who served most recently as the president and CEO for Ports America Outer Harbor Terminal, LLC, replaces James T. McDermott, Jr., who retired from PRPA ... [+]

Port of Baltimore Welcomes 1st “Big Ship”

State officials welcomed the Evergreen Ever Lambent carrying approximately 8,400 TEUs on July 19 as the first container ship to arrive at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore through the newly expanded Panama Canal. "The arrival of the Evergreen Ever Lambent at the Port of ... [+]

Port of Coos Bay celebrates 100 years

The Port of Coos Bay is celebrating 100 years of the completion of Coos Bay rail line when the first train left North Bend for Eugene in 1916. In honor of the centennial, a three day  Port of Coos Bay at the Railroad Centennial Celebration ... [+]

Sea Rescue

When the two transmitted their distress call on July 4, the “Hamburg Express”, flagship of Hapag-Lloyd’s fleet, was among a number of ships that happened to be in the area. Over two hours after the distress call went out, the second officer spotted the small ... [+]

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