#100 Archives - Maritime Shipping News

Gulf Island to expand shipyard workforce

22 October 2020

Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. president and CEO Richard W. Heo announced the company will expand its shipyard division workforce near Houma, La.

The company will create 106 new direct jobs at an average annual salary of $48,000, plus benefits, to accommodate orders for marine vessel construction. Those orders include ferries, university research vessels funded by the National Science Foundation, and towing, salvage and rescue ships for the U.S. Navy.

Louisiana...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/gulf-island-to-expand-shipyard-workforce-near-houma/

Barge grain movements up more than 100% over last week

19 September 2019

For the week ending Sept. 14, barge grain movements totaled 735,777 tons, a 106% increase from the previous week and 36% more than the same period last year. For the week ending Sept. 14, 473 grain barges moved down river. This is 252 more barges than the previous week. There were 374 grain barges unloaded in New Orleans, 45% fewer than the previous week.

For the week ending Sept. 12, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions reached...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/barge-grain-movements-up-more-than-100-over-last-week/

Lena Göthberg, Producer and Host of the Shipping Podcast

14 December 2018

The 100th! It’s a milestone! I take the opportunity to share what I have learnt by starting a podcast in the maritime industry. How it all started with a crazy idea and borrowed equipment onboard the worlds’ largest container ship MAERSK MCKINNEY MOLLER and her Captain.

I got the advice to start by sharing 4 episodes, just in case the prospective listeners wouldn’t get hooked if I only shared one episode and that wasn’t to their taste.

1. Captain Niels V Pedersen

2. Carl Johan Hagman

3. Jonathan...

https://shippingpodcast.com/lena-gothberg-producer-and-host-of-the-shipping-podcast/