Owners, yards and class team up on safety at Ship Repair USA

At this year’s Marine Log’s Ship Repair USA conference attendees will gain critical insights into one of the most pressing challenges in the maritime repair sector: aligning safety practices and regulatory compliance across multiple stakeholders. The session, “Bridging the Gap: Owners, Yards & Class on Safety,” will bring together leaders from shipyards, vessel operators, and a classification society for a candid, solution-focused discussion on how to streamline safety strategy and regulatory...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/owners-yards-and-class-team-up-on-safety-at-ship-repair-usa/

Border: New customs requirements for Mexico shipments begin Wednesday

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: New customs requirements for Mexico shipments begin Wednesday; Samsung announces $17B semiconductor plant in Texas; Great Lakes Dredge & Dock secures $92M contract for Houston Ship Channel; and Truck driver charged in record-breaking border drug seizure.

New customs requirements for Mexico shipments begin Wednesday

Hoping to quell a rising tide of smuggled goods and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-customs-requirements-for-mexico-shipments-begin-wednesday

Great Lakes Dredge to design first Jones Act-compliant vessel for offshore wind subsea rock installation

Great Lakes Dredge & DockCorp. announced today it is moving forward with the design and development of the first U.S.-flagged Jones Act inclined fall pipe vessel for subsea rock installation.

The vessel represents a critical advancement in building the future of the new U.S. offshore wind industry, including establishing a U.S.-based rock supply chain network spanning eastern seaboard states with active offshore wind leases, the Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.-based dredgiing company said.

Pending...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/great-lakes-dredge-to-design-first-jones-act-compliant-vessel-for-subsea-rock-installation/

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock announces receipt of $59.8 million in awarded work

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. announced recently the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $59.8 million.

The awarded work includes:

• Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar and Crewboat Cut maintenance dredging project (maintenance, Louisiana, $13.8 million)

The Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar and Crewboat Cut Maintenance Dredging Project work consists of removal and disposal of shoal material excavated from the Atchafalaya River Bay. The client on this project is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/great-lakes-dredge-dock-announces-receipt-of-59-8-million-in-awarded-work/