Maybe it will, maybe it won’t. After initially saying that the recently discovered crack in the new Panama Canal locks won’t delay the opening, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is… read more →
As if the Panama Canal expansion project needed another setback… While testing the newly installed Cocoli Lock a crack appeared in the base concrete allowing water to seep (pour?) through.… read more →
A consortium of five well know AEC firms has submitted an unsolicited proposal to design, build, finance and maintain a new parallel Thimble Shoal Channel Tunnel running from Cape Charles,… read more →
Above is a quick video from Rolls-Royce talking about their participation in powering the world’s first LNG powered tug. Tugs are great candidates for using LNG as they generally operate in… read more →
I recently saw an article on the Atlantic Cities website talking about how the owners of the Empire State Building were taking the building public in an IPO. In this… read more →
Earlier this week I was in Chicago for the 2013 Natural Gas for High Horsepower Applications Summit. Overall , it was a very well done conference with some very good… read more →
The United States Department of Transportation recently released the list of project recipients for the fifth round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant funding. Information on the program and… read more →
As the 2015 Federal budget season approaches, both Virginia US Senators have penned a letter to the Office of Management and Budget Department of the Army asking for additional funding… read more →
Here’s a video from a Russian freighter that shows what can happen to cargo in heavy seas. In this case, the cargo are automobiles being shipped on the deck of… read more →