Article 18 - Marine Construction Magazine

Let’s Talk Safety: H-beams being moved by crane in blind location strike employee, one fatality

Employee #1 and several other employees were inside a barge, unloading steel H-beams to a truck on shore. The beams were being

ShibataFenderTeam delivered fender solutions for cruise terminal in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

Twenty-five kilometers off the Canadian coast, but still a little piece of France, the archipelago of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is a destination with an

Crowley, JAXPORT awarded grant to make terminal more sustainble

Crowley and the Port of Jacksonville, Fla. (JAXPORT), have been awarded a federal grant that will support a $14.6 million project to

Link-Belt Cranes Enjoys Bauma Success

Lexington, KY – Bauma 2022 wrapped up on October 30 in Munich, Germany with more than 495,000 attendees representing over 200 countries.

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Case Study: 148th St. Station/ Lenox Ave. Yards New York, N.Y.

HISTORY On October 28, 2012, Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast of the United States. For two days, gale-force wind

The MCMag Conversation: Dean Abbondanza

By Warren Miller Dean Abbondanza, the Director of Engineering at The Fields Companies, has a unique combination of skills. Born and raised

City of Fort Lauderdale and Suntex break ground on new Las Olas Marina

The City of Fort Lauderdale and Suntex Marinas broke ground last May on the new Las Olas Marina as part of a

Utopia IV (left) and Tropic Breeze (right) before the casualty. (Sources: Rossinavi [left]; Capt. Chris Knowles [right])

NTSB Accident Brief: Collision between LPG carrier Gas Ares and moored tug Sabine

On November 25, 2021, at 2227 local time, the liquefied petroleum gas carrier Gas Ares was transiting upbound on the Neches River

Let’s Talk Safety: Metal cutting in tight space causes two fatalities

Employee #1 was inside a barge cutting away the bottom plate on the port side. Employee #1 was using a cutting torch

Exyn Technologies and Trimble collaborate on a proof of concept for a fully autonomous surveying solution for construction

Trimble and Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in multi-platform robotic autonomy for complex, GPS-denied environments, announced today a strategic collaboration to explore the

ScaffFloat debuts self-propelled pontoon with crane

A self-propelled pontoon made entirely from standard scaffold components and fitted with a crane has been used for a project on the

Trimble and Hilti announce Hilti ON!Track integration software

Integration automatically and accurately allocates tool and equipment costs to job costs, reducing worker down time and manual data entry. Trimble and

Bridge Foundation Modifications

From the National Highway Institute course Underwater Bridge Repair, Rehabilitation, and Countermeasures. Existing bridge foundations may require modification to support added loads