The major port reform in Western Australia, which began over a decade ago, continues to rumble along with responsibility for several of the states’ ports changing hands yesterday (01 July 2021).
Pilbara
Oversight of the Port of Varanus Island has been transferred from the WA Department of Transport to the Pilbara Ports Authority. Varanus is the first of...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/wa-port-reforms-continue/
In 2017, The Shearer Group Inc. (TSGI), Houston, was awarded a five-year Indefinite Deliverable contract with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). TSGI was tasked to provide the detail design of a 293’x66’x16′ double-ended diesel-electric ferry with energy storage capable of carrying 495 passengers and 70 cars, providing service from Galveston Island to Bolivar Peninsula.
The ferry is currently being built at Gulf Island Shipyards in Jennings, La. TSGI is providing construction...