Bipartisan legislation that will improve ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other water resources infrastructure throughout the United States was approved June 8th in the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 7776, the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA), authorizes water resources infrastructure projects carried out by the United States [...]

Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports should see near-record volume again this month as retailers work to meet still-strong consumer demand and also protect themselves against potential disruptions at West Coast ports, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “We’re in for a busy [...]

Vertilux celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, including an open house at its new Miami headquarters, conferences, training sessions, meetings and more. Vertilux was founded in 1982 in Miami, dedicated to the business of light protection products for windows. By 1985, in a world that was still not concerned about environmental impact and people’s health, [...]

ITMC 2022 will take place at the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) in Montreal from September 19 to 21, 2022. The purpose of the conference is to explore new ideas, effective solutions and collaborative partnerships for business growth by catalyzing the creation of a beneficial synergy between designers, manufacturers, suppliers, students and end [...]

The Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) has announced Ullhas Nimkar CCol FDSC as its new President, heralding a new push to advance sustainability standards for the industry. The chairman and managing director of NimkarTek Technical Services, based in Mumbai, has been a member of the SDC for 35 years. Taking over from John Hansford, [...]

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the immediate designation of four new Marine Highway Projects as part of the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP) located in North Carolina, Alaska and Puerto Rico. These projects now have access to record levels of funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help address supply chain challenges. [...]

Bryan C. Gee, P.E., Tensar Director of Education and Training, receiving the ANA B2 Award Tensar Corporation, a global leader in geogrid engineered solutions for civil construction, has won an Association of National Advertisers 2022 B2 award. The company received a silver award in the "Integrated Marketing Program Small - Mid-Size Business" category for its "Time [...]

Confidence Infrastructure Limited (CIL), a sister concern of the Confidence Group, recently inaugurated a state-of-the-art geotextiles plant in its factory premises in Narayanganj to serve local and international markets. Photo courtesy of The Business Standard Confidence Infrastructure, one of the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh involved in the manufacture of mid-tech engineering products, has inaugurated a [...]

Mannington Commercial announced that new and refreshed products launched in 2022 across its carpet, luxury vinyl tile (LVT), rubber and resilient sheet lines will be 105% carbon offset. This means customers will have the assurance of knowing the products they specify will be carbon negative, or carbon neutral at the least.  From raw material extraction [...]

The Advanced Textiles Association (formerly IFAI) is offering the webinar “Employment Branding–What message does your brand send?” The webinar, which is free for ATA members and $39 for non-members, will take place June 22, 2022, from 12-1 p.m. CST. Webinar presenter Rita Revels, president & CEO of the Employers Network, has more than 20 years [...]