In a move that both diversifies and broadens its offerings in the maritime arena, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has purchased the assets and contracts of Barker Boys Creek Towing of West Nyack, N.Y., it was recently announced.
"The business unit will be a division of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.," said Witt Barlow, Great Lakes' president, in making the announcement.
"It will be known as Great Lakes Towing & Transport— GLT&T. The new division will coordinate the use of Great Lakes' tug fleet in the Northeast market. Expansion of the unit's activity into the Great Lakes region is anticipated as well." The acquisition brings the Great Lakes fleet in the Northeast to a total of eight vessels.
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was founded in 1890, and this year is celebrating its centenary. The company has domestic offices in New York, Baltimore, Jacksonville and Tampa, Fla., New Orleans, Oak Brook, 111., Oakland, Calif., and Cleveland.
Embracing and spanning the full breadth of Great Lakes geography and business mix, GLG’s Joe Starck has his multi-missioned firm looking to the future – in more ways than one.The Great Lakes Group (GLG) takes its beginnings from its 1899 incorporation by industrial icon John D. Rockefeller, who formed the
Along the 1,600-mile, ice gray arch of the St Lawrence Seaway, the 2020 Great Lakes commercial shipping season will lurch back to life on March 25 when the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. reopen.The ceremonial opening signals a passage with passable ice and the 114th Great Lakes season for its fleet of
As the temperatures start their annual decline on the Great Lakes, an icy chill is in the air. Shipping companies across the lakes are rushing to get final loads of critical raw materials from the northern lakes to the manufacturing facilities on the lower lakes. The gales of November began blowing in
On March 17, 1977, Avondale Shipyards, Inc. and the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company christened the new dredge Illinois at the Poydras Street Wharf in New Orleans, La. The Illinois is a 27-inch hydraulic dredge classed by the American Bureau of Shipping and certified by the United States Coast Guar
The Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, has released a major study designed to promote U.S.-flag liner service in the Great Lakes overseas trades. The study, entitled "Great Lakes-Overseas Marine Transportation Market Assessment," was performed by Simat, Helliesen & Eichner
Four management appointments at U.S. Steel's Great Lakes fleet and associated subsidiaries, Duluth, Minn., were announced recently by William B. Buhrmann, president. Dale W. App has been named general manager of USS Great Lakes Fleet, Inc., and Calvin W. Main has been named director, marine liaison.
;s not about the money, it’s about the money.” – H.L. Mencken, American journalist and essayist, 1880-1956.This report is about Great Lakes pilotage rates. It’s all about the money. In fact, it’s hard to find someone who even suggests that it’s not about the money.For
of the American Association of Port Authorities William Friedman weighs in this month on the Port of Cleveland and its role in the all important Great Lakes trades.When the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) announced the election of Port of Cleveland President and CEO, William D. Friedman
For U.S.-flag shipping on the Great Lakes, 2019 was a good year. Total cargos were 90 million net tons, up 7.5% over 2018 and 4.6% over the five-year average. 49.7 million net tons of iron ore were shipped, up 8.5% over 2018 and 11.7% over the five year. Limestone was up 9.7% over 2018 and 10.2% over the
Great Lakes Energy Systems, Columbus, Ohio, is now the exclusive international supplier for Detroit Diesel 6-110 engine parts and components. Great Lakes has purchased all of the 6-110 parts, and the rights to manufacture new parts, from the U! Detroit Diesel Corporation, according to Bruce McLeish
Rear Adm. Anthony F. Fugaro has been appointed senior vice president of The Great Lakes Towing Company in Cleveland, Ohio, it was announced by Charles R. Khoury, chairman and chief executive officer of The Great Lakes Towing Company. Admiral Fugaro will also serve as president of Admiral Towing &
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SOVs and three conversions/retro? ts were award- ed, too, and 22 CTVs were also announced. The ? rst US rock installation vessel was ordered by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC. Floating Future? While the reality of widespread utility level ? oating off- shore wind is still years away, it is
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owner Horn- ting steel in mid-2023 on a rock installation vessel to be blower, with German CTV specialist Ems Maritime Off- named Acadia, contracted by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shore GmbH providing technical and operational support. (GLDD) for loading rock in upstate New York for use in MARAD ? lings put
bad news”—cancellations of widely touted Rock installation vessel Acadia is being built by Philly wind projects in the U.S. Northeast. Shipyard for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company. On the same HACC NACC panel, Ulstein Alexandra Tebaldi, from MacAllister Towing, citing a recent conversion with an industry
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of CEO Reko-Antti Suojanen. Leichtfried to Head Danfoss Drives N. America Leichtfried Ballard Menoyo Joins Hannes Leichtfried has been ap- Great Lakes Towing pointed head of sales and marketing for the Danfoss Drives business segment in The Great Lakes Towing Company North America. has hired
, are the ? rst in a series of ? ve identical Incat Crowther- ready for the retro? t of the Volvo parallel hybrid system. Anthony J. Celebrezze The Great Lakes Towing Company (GLT) acquired a ? re pumps and ? ve 62-year-old ? reboat from the city of Cleveland, Ohio. The monitors, providing a vessel
down. And you’re also facing this at WindServe Marine, said this is already being done with in the middle of this crazy in? ation and supply chain mar- great success. ket,” she added. “Seeing costs start to levelize in Europe is “The American ? eet has a lot of really talented mari- a very good sign for
to terminate the Offshore Wind pire Wind 2 OREC Agreement, it was announced in early Renewable Energy Certi? cate (OREC) Agreement for January that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation’s the Empire Wind 2 project. Like Ørsted, Equinor stated (GLDD) rock installation contract for the Empire Wind Avangrid 20
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