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As companies react to pressure from their supply chains and customers to improve their sustainability metrics and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, more are adding sustainability executives to their C-suites.
Logistics real estate provider Prologis appointed Susan Uthayakumar in the new role of chief sustainability and energy officer.
The Tuesday release said that Uthayakumar worked at Schneider Electric for 16 years and served as the president of the sustainability business division. She was...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/prologis-appoints-chief-sustainability-and-energy-officer
This commentary was written by Rose Morrison, managing editor at Renovated. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.
By Rose Morrison
In many ways, the freight sector is the backbone of nearly all other industries. That’s promising for the future of logistics companies, but it also places tremendous responsibility on supply chains. Shortcomings in supply chains ripple throughout the companies and...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/viewpoint-supply-chain-challenges-hindering-modular-construction
Shipbuilder Metal Shark is building a welded aluminum 55’x17′ pilot boat for the Pascagoula Bar Pilots Association in Mississippi.
Designed in-house, the new 55 Defiant Pilot being built for Pascagoula Pilots represents the latest evolution in Metal Shark’s pilot boat lineup. The distinctive vessel incorporates the “faceted hull” design initially developed by Metal Shark for the U.S. Navy 40 PB program and features an enhanced version of Metal Shark’s signature “pillarless glass” in a...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metal-shark-building-55-pilot-boat-for-mississippi/
Waterline Systems Inc., whose workboat division, USWatercraft, will focus on building innovative and durable aluminum, steel and composite boats that are strong enough to withstand the rigors and demands of the commercial workboat industry. Waterline has committed to continue and expand workboat manufacturing in Hubert, N.C.
The 70,000 sq. ft. manufacturing space USWatercraft will occupy is part of a larger waterfront boatbuilding facility located on the inland waterway which makes for easy...
Shipbuilder Metal Shark is significantly expanding its presence in the fireboat market with a diverse range of fireboats currently in production for multiple customers. Most notably, the company has announced a custom 70 Defiant fireboat to be built for Canaveral Fire Rescue, Cape Canaveral, Fla.
The new Canaveral fireboat is a 70’x22′ welded aluminum monohull pilothouse vessel designed by Metal Shark’s in-house engineering team utilizing a military-proven hull form. The vessel features a...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metal-shark-building-custom-70-fireboat-for-florida/
Crowley Fuels has signed construction contracts to build a 55,000-bbl., articulated tug-barge (ATB) that is specifically designed to serve the Western Alaska market with delivery of clean fuel products.
The 410′ ATB will have enhanced performance features for the demanding river and sea conditions of Western Alaska. The area depends on safe and reliable marine delivery services during the short open-water season.
Master Boat Builders, Bayou La Batre, Ala., will build the tug and Gunderson Marine L...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/crowley-building-new-55000-bbl-atb-for-alaska/
Shepler’s Mackinac Island Ferry and Moran Iron Works are joining forces a second time to build a $4 million 84’x20’3″ ferry in Northeast Michigan.
Shepler and Tom Moran, CEO and founder of Moran Iron Works, announced the project at a recent news conference in Moran’s fabrication center, where Shepler cut the first piece of metal for the new ferry. It is scheduled to carry its first passengers in the summer of 2020.
“Moran Iron Works is all in on fulfilling Shepler’s commitment to build in...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/moran-iron-works-building-new-ferry-michigan/
St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, Fla., is building four new 152’x52’x12′ 150-passenger, 30-vehicle ferries for an unnamed owner. Designed by Seattle-based Elliott Bay Design Group, the new boats, featuring 8′ drafts, will also be able to handle concrete trucks and will be delivered over the next two years.
Each of the ferries will spotlight three lounges — two separate lounges on the main deck — one for residents and one for employees and a lounge on the second deck for residents. Internet,...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/st-johns-building-four-new-passenger-vehicle-ferries/
Moran Iron Works (MIW) has signed a contract with Pictured Rocks Kayaking (PRK) to build a specialized passenger tour vessel. Together, and in conjunction with Donald L. Blount & Associates (a division of Gibbs & Cox Inc.), they are creating a special purpose tour boat that is a first of its kind in the Great Lakes region.
The as-yet named vessel will escort 72 passengers and 36 kayaks around Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore for guided kayak tours. Moran Iron Works photo
The 64’x19′ vessel is...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/moran-iron-works-building-special-purpose-tour-boat/