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31/07/2026

Tropical Shipping ordered four Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbor cranes for Riviera Beach, Fla., St. Croix, and St. Thomas. The cranes will be the first mobile harbor cranes in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Delivery Q2 2027. Tropical Shipping has run Konecranes equipment for more than 20 years.

Tropical Shipping has ordered four Konecranes Gottwald ESP.6 mobile harbor cranes for container-handling operations in Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The order, booked during the second quarter,

31/07/2026

BP started up an expansion at its Atlantis platform in the Gulf, adding two subsea water injection wells to extend the field's life. Expected to add 10,000 boe/d gross peak. Completed ahead of schedule and under budget. Atlantis has been producing for nearly 20 years.

BP has started up an expansion project at its Atlantis platform in the Gulf, adding two subsea water injection wells designed to increase reservoir pressure and extend the field’s produ

30/07/2026

After three decades carrying passengers and supplies across Boston Harbor, the ferry Outward Bound is returning to service with a new engine, extensive steelwork, and the prospect of another 30 years on the water.

After three decades carrying passengers and supplies across Boston Harbor, the ferry Outward Bound is returning to service with a new engine, extensive steelwork, and the prospect of another

30/07/2026

The Navy announced a $76.6 billion submarine construction package covering five Columbia-class and nine Virginia-class boats. General Dynamics Electric Boat and HII Newport News share the work. 14 nuclear-powered submarines. $11.88 billion obligated at award. Work through July 2038.

The U.S. Navy has announced a submarine construction package valued at $76.6 billion involving General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Conn., and HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, V

30/07/2026

The town of Babylon, N.Y., dedicated a new 31' SAFE Boats patrol boat named for bay constable Richard L. Brooks, killed in the line of duty in 2004. Funded 80% through a DHS port security grant.

The town of Babylon, N.Y., dedicated a new 31' harbor patrol boat in the name of Richard L. Brooks, a bay constable and retired New York Police Department lieutenant who was shot and killed in the lin

30/07/2026

The free pedestrian and bicycle ferry Woodstock, linking Oakland and Alameda, Calif., across the Oakland Estuary, will continue to run through June 2028 after the Alameda City Council approved a second phase of the pilot water shuttle service.

The free pedestrian and bicycle ferry linking Oakland and Alameda, Calif., across the Oakland Estuary will continue to run through June 2028 after the Alameda City Council approved a second phase of t

30/07/2026

The U.S. Navy has long relied on rigid-hull inflatable boats as the jack-of-all-trades of its small boat fleet — moving personnel, conducting search and rescue, enforcing maritime security and putting special operations forces on target. This spring, it fundamentally changed how it buys them.

29/07/2026

A hose failure during defueling aboard the destroyer USS Sampson spilled an estimated 2,500 to 5,000 gallons of diesel into Elliott Bay at Vigor Shipyards in Seattle. A containment boom was already in place. Washington Ecology, the Navy, and Coast Guard are coordinating cleanup.

A hose failure during defueling operations aboard the Navy destroyer USS Sampson resulted in a diesel spill at Vigor Shipyards on Harbor Island in Seattle, according to the Washington State Department

29/07/2026

The Navy awarded a 10-year, $650 million IDIQ to eight boatbuilders for composite RIBs. Up to 474 boats. Replaces the single-vendor model with a multi-award structure where eight pre-qualified yards compete at the order level.

The U.S. Navy has long relied on rigid-hull inflatable boats as the jack-of-all-trades of its small boat fleet — moving personnel, conducting search and rescue, enforcing maritime security and p

29/07/2026

A federal judge ordered Marquette Transportation to pay Little Rock $4.36 million for a 2021 breakaway barge allision that struck a bridge protection cell on the Arkansas River.

A federal judge has ordered Marquette Transportation Co., Padukah, Ky., to pay the city of Little Rock, Ark., more than $4.3 million for damage caused when a breakaway barge struck a protective cell a