Tolunay-Wong Engineers, Inc. (TWE) is a geosciences and materials engineering company founded and incorporated in Houston, Texas, in 1993. TWE’s core areas of service include geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, geophysical engineering, environmental field services, and deep foundations testing. Within each of these core service areas, TWE provides a wide range of consulting and testing services for projects located throughout the Texas Gulf Coast, nationally, and internationally. Since its inception, TWE has grown from a small staff to over 300 employees. Its staff is comprised of engineers, scientists, technicians, and support personnel located in 12 facilities throughout Texas and Louisiana. TWE remains committed to its founding principles — to partner with its clients in providing high quality, economical, and timely services.

PortMiami is soliciting for Roof Maintenance Services port-wide under RPQ/Project No. M2019-018. Contractors must refer to the Request for Price Quotation (RPQ) and associated project documents for the Scope of Work. The bid due date is February 13, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. ET. A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on January 19, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. ET at 1007 N. America Way, 2nd Floor Main Conference Room, Miami, FL. 

Yesterday, the Port of South Louisiana (Port SL) CEO Paul Matthews announced that the port has entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with T. Parker Host to purchase Avondale Global Gateway, following the Port of South Louisiana Commission’s unanimous approval. As the Western Hemisphere’s second largest tonnage port, Port SL is an elite player in global shipping markets and the acquisition of this 254-acre global logistics hub along the Mississippi River will allow the port to be more competitive in traditional international trade and focus on the new frontier of renewable energy development.

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstration has encouraged the Port of Corpus Christi to submit a full application for its Horizons Clean Hydrogen Hub (HCH2) through the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Program. The Port of Corpus Christi, as a landlord port authority and the owner of the most improved, most efficient ship channel on the U.S. Gulf Coast, is the prime applicant for the HCH2 and is the common denominator to each of the roughly two dozen discrete clean hydrogen production projects in the proposed hub.

The Port of Oakland Utility serving customers at the seaport and airport fulfills 66.9% of its power needs from carbon-free energy sources, nearly double the state average. “Acquiring renewable power sources to meet our energy needs is an important part of our journey to become a zero-emissions seaport,” said Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan.

Global ocean carrier CMA CGM’s AMERICAS XL service made its first call to Port Everglades on January 7. According to CMA CGM, the newly launched AMERICAS XL is the only direct service on the market connecting the West Coast of South America to the East Coast of the United States.

The Port of Long Beach is currently completing a conceptual design of a facility that could support the staging and integration of the largest floating offshore wind turbines in the nation. Completion of preliminary conceptual design work is expected by April 2023.

The Port of Galveston has big plans for improvements and growth in 2023. Thanks to the robust recovery of its cruise business, the Galveston Wharves said it is poised to make major advances with its capital projects and waterfront infrastructure renovations to bring one of the region’s major economic engines to its full potential.

Port Tampa Bay welcomes newly appointed Board Commissioner Michael Owen for the 2022/2023 term. Commissioner Owen was selected as the representative from the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners and was sworn in during Port Tampa Bay's board meeting in December. He also serves on the following boards and councils: Hillsborough River Interlocal Planning Board, Hillsborough Transit Authority, Tampa Estuary Program Policy Board, Transportation Planning Organization, and The Florida Aquarium Board of Directors.

As environmental champions, the Port of San Diego continues to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on and around San Diego Bay. For the first time, two cruise ships can now simultaneously use shore power in San Diego rather than running their diesel engines while at berth.

In their quest for financial security, and to address diverse goals, today’s seaports increasingly derive revenue from non-maritime, non-traditional sources.