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Contact of Bulk Carrier Atlantic Huron with the Soo Locks West Center Pier

NTSB Accident Brief On July 5, 2020, about 0250 local time, the self-unloading bulk carrier Atlantic Huron was transiting the Upper St.

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Link-Belt to showcase new era of truck crane

Link-Belt Cranes has announced the launch of its new 120 US-ton (110-mt) base rated, 120|HT hydraulic truck crane. The 120|HT will make

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Unexploded bomb on the sea bed.

The Costliest Risk That Marine Construction Projects Face—and How to Mitigate It

By Ryan Prophet, Rhiannon Davies and Henry Welling Beneath the ocean’s surface lie unknown mysteries and dormant beasts—entities that can destroy your

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Crowley to launch multi-modal service between Mexico and the U.S. Midwest and Canada via inland connections by CN rail

Crowley will launch an end-to-end, integrated ocean and rail service between Mexico and the U.S. Midwest  and Canada. Featuring Crowley’s new Mexico-U.S.

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FPT Industrial and IVECO are the definition of “global”

FPT Industrial, since 2022 a brand of Iveco Group, is a company with a long pedigree in the design, production, and sale

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The Unstoppable Rise of the Yanmar Compact Track Loader

In many major global markets, the undisputed king of compact equipment is the mini-excavator. And they are popular in the US, too,

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Germany’s ShibataFenderTeam supplies fenders for the expansion of the Port of Freeport, Texas

About 60 miles from downtown Houston, Texas, Freeport is one of the fastest growing ports on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Currently, it

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Trimble Construction One Construction Management Platform Bridges Industry Gap Between Constructible Models and Project Financials   

Trimble has introduced Trimble Construction One™, a connected, cloud-based construction management platform that drives speed, efficiency and accuracy at each phase of

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Casper, Phillips & Associates Remedies Gearbox  Failure after Root Cause Analysis at Port   

Casper, Phillips & Associates, Inc. (CPA) recently completed remediation of three 40 metric-ton capacity rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) at a  major North

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The MCM Conversation with … Dominique Polte, ShibataFenderTeam  

By Warren Miller ShibataFenderTeam is one of the leading manufacturers of fenders for ports and other marine purposes. Its business is almost

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The Acoustic Rules in Marine Construction

 The physical laws that allow for the ocean’s profound soundscape create a challenge for marine construction. How do we keep sound levels

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Employee without PPE found dead in hull compartment of vacuum service barge

A vacuum service barge was used to remove waste material from the storage compartments of larger transport vessels. Waste materials recovered by

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McCarthy Beat Hurricane Deadline to Install Pile at Freeport Harbor Channel  

The start of hurricane season was a firm deadline for a complex job — installing pile in a busy shipping channel to

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Michels Construction acquires PCi Dredging and Great Lakes Diving and Salvage  

Michels Construction, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Michels Corporation, has acquired two companies, PCi Dredging and Great Lakes Diving and Salvage,

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Hoisting – A Guide to Doing It Safely  

Hoisting material is a critical part of all marine construction, from pile driving to bridge-building. It’s also an activity that carries great

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Crane Seismic Isolation System installed in earthquake-prone Turkey port  

A revolutionary seismic isolation system provided by Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CPA) has been installed on two quayside container cranes for

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