The SS Palo Alto “Cement Ship” was originally built as a tanker at the end of WW1 but was completed too late to be used in the war. In 1929 the ship was intentionally grounded and turned into an amusement ship with dance parties, casino and swimming pool. The company running the ship eventually went bankrupt during the Great Depression and it’s been steadily deteriorating year after year now acting as a sanctuary for birds, seals and other marine life. What are your favorite memories from this h

From ship to silo to truck, bulk cargo moves quickly and efficiently at the Port of New York and New Jersey. At Port Newark, one tenant supplies cement to the region’s iconic construction projects — and is challenging the industry to supply cleaner cement. Essex Cement, a subsidiary of Titan America, moves mixed and ready concrete from ship to storage to truck — efficiently, sustainably, and at scale. Every three weeks, a ship loaded with powdered cement arrives from Greece. The cement is vacuum