Logistics, Distribution & Maritime
Silver Ships Hires CFO
Aluminum boat builder Silver Ships, Inc. of Theodore has hired Patrick Payne as its chief financial officer (CFO). Payne has three decades of experience in...
Austal, PCI To Increase U.S. Defense Shipbuilding Capacity
Austal USA and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) recently announced a strategic outsourcing partnership, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to expand...
Austal’s Kruger To Retire
Austal USA President Michelle Kruger has announced her plans to retire, effective June 1. Kruger was promoted to president in April 2024 after serving as...
Austal Launches T-ATS 12
Austal USA recently launched its first ship of the year and second U.S. Navy Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship (T-ATS), the future USNS Soloman Atkinson...
Admiral Sees Future Of Shipbuilding At Austal
Adm. Daryl Caudle, chief of naval operations for the U.S. Navy, said he saw the future of American military shipbuilding in Mobile following a tour...
Port Authority Names Two Leadership Hires
As the Alabama Port Authority in Mobile has announced two senior leadership appointments designed to strengthen operational execution and support delivery of its capital investment...
Stimpson Appointed To Port Authority
Former Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson has been appointed to the Alabama State Port Authority by Gov. Kay Ivey, the governor’s office announced. Stimpson, who served...
Austal Begins Building Fourth LCU
Mobile-based Austal USA celebrated the start of construction on the company’s fourth U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU) at its ship manufacturing facility on December...
Amtrak Service To Get Platform Upgrades
Amtrak is expected to award a design contract soon for a permanent platform to replace the temporary aluminum platform in Mobile for its train route...
Cargo Terminal Modernization Starts At Port Of Mobile
The Alabama Port Authority has begun demolition and reconstruction of Pier B South, launching a multiyear, multiphase program to modernize the Port of Mobile’s general...
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