Posts Tagged ‘marine structures’
The Importance of Prepping Steel Surfaces Before Priming and Painting Marine Bollards
When preparing for a maritime project, many engineers think about all of the products that must be costed out to complete the build successfully. Bollards, cleats, nuts, bolts and concrete are major parts of the list along with installation and labor. Many times, an important step is left out of the job quote, which could…
Read MoreCongratulations Compton Engineering On Winning Award for Linea Dock BulkHead Improvements
Compton Engineering was awarded with the 2020 American Council of Engineering Companies in Mississippi’s ‘Honor Award’ for the Linea Dock Bulkhead Improvements project at the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission’s (HCPHC) Port Bienville maritime port. Marine Structures was honored to provide bollards for this award-winning project! In 2017, a Hurricane Katrina Community Development Block…
Read MoreMarine Structures Provided Bollards To ASPA and APM Terminals Mobile
The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) and APM Terminals Mobile recently completed a $49.5 million expansion of the container facility at the Port of Mobile and Marine Structures was honored to be a part of it. Marine Structures provided marine bollards for the “phase 3” expansion that included a dock extension and 20 additional acres…
Read MoreMarine Structures Provided Products to Port Royal Jamaica
One of the most iconic harbors in the Caribbean, Port Royal is a historic port that welcomes thousands of visitors annually. The Port Authority of Jamaica has taken major steps in its planned development of a cruise terminal in Port Royal, east of Kingston, with the creation of their floating pier system called SeaWalk and…
Read MoreThe Port of Philadelphia Upgrades Packer Avenue Terminal With American Made Marine Bollards
The Port of Philadelphia also known as PhilaPort recently upgraded the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal and Marine Structures was honored to supply American made marine bollards to the project. The Packer Avenue Marine Terminal is the premier container handling facility on the Delaware River and also works large volumes of automobiles, steel, and project…
Read MoreMarine Structures Provides Maritime Products to Chesapeake Bay Bridge Staging Pier
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) voted to replace the existing timber staging dock used by contractors in the execution of ongoing work on the William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge (Bay Bridge) with a new parallel concrete staging dock. Marine Structures was asked to provide domestically manufactured double bitt mooring bollards, cleats and fenders for…
Read MoreMarine Structures Provides Marine Bollards For The New Norwegian Cruise Line Terminal
Norwegian Cruise Line recently announced the plans for a new and exclusive cruise line terminal in the PortMiami that is slated to be completed in 2020. Marine Structures was contracted to provide the double bitt and storm marine bollards for this project. The Norwegian Cruise Line travel blog expounds on the exciting news here, “Norwegian…
Read MoreMarine Structures Provides Mooring Bollards to Georgia Pacific Wharf Project
Many wharfs across the United States are undergoing massive upgrades and Georgia Pacific is one of them. With damage to the structures from years of use and deterioration from the marine environment, the Antioch, CA wharf is needing repairs. The last repairs on the wharf were completed nearly 30 years ago. Marine Structures is excited…
Read MoreMarine Structures Supplies U.S. Army With American Made Bollards on Echo Pier
When the United States gained military control of the Marshall Islands from Japan in 1944, the U.S. gained administrative control of the islands through the United Nations as part of the Trust Treaty of the Pacific Islands following the end of World War II. We have kept a strategic relationship with the islands since. The…
Read MoreWando Welch Terminal Upgrade Completed With Marine Structures’ “Buy America” Bollards
Our American made maritime bollards are now at the South Carolina Port Authority due to a Buy American need for bollards. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the South Carolina Port Authority (SCPA) $10.8 million in a TIGER (Transportation Infrastructure Generating Economic Recovery) grant to upgrade the Wando Welch Terminal in Mount Pleasant, SC in…
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