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UCI Recognizes Four with State, Coastal and Ocean Leadership Awards

United States

The Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute (UCI) recently presented State, Coastal and Ocean Leadership awards to four individuals who have worked for several years to assure both safety and accessibility on state waterways and the protections and restoration of critical coastal habitats, parks and refuges. UCI Director Tony MacDonald honored the recipients at a March… Read More

Nashville District welcomes new deputy district engineer

TN, United States

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District welcomed Craig Carrington as the new deputy district engineer March 26 during an Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony at the Nashville Public Library in Nashville, Tennessee. The deputy district engineer serves as the senior civilian in the organization and is responsible for directing water resource, navigation and regulatory… Read More

Sunrise Wind receives federal record of decision, takes final investment decision

NY, United States

Sunrise Wind today received its Record of Decision (RoD) from the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), crossing a critical milestone in the federal environmental review process for the offshore wind project serving New York. Additionally, Ørsted and Eversource today announced they have jointly taken a final investment decision on… Read More

Weeks Marine Picks Arc Surveying & Mapping to Provide Hydrographic & Geophysical Surveying for Alabama Harbor Dredge Project

AL, United States

Weeks Marine selects Arc Surveying & Mapping to provide hydrographic and geophysical surveying services after winning $62 million Alabama Harbor Deepening & Widening Dredging Project. Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, has contracted with Arc Surveying & Mapping, Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida to provide hydrographic and geophysical surveying services after the awarded of a $62,055,622 ACOE… Read More

DredgeWire Publisher Peter Bowe speaks about Baltimore bridge collapse in podcast

MD, United States

Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge World Lens by WTCI Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baltimores-francis-scott-key-bridge/id1731053560?i=1000650707030 For more reporting about the impact of the bridge collapse on American supply chain and logistics, see this Washington Post article: The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday cut off access to much of the city’s port… Read More

Army Corps of Engineers is supporting recovery operations following Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

MD, United States

BALTIMORE — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District has activated its Emergency Operations Center, clearing the way for more than 1,100 engineering, construction, contracting and operations specialists to provide support to local, state and federal agencies following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, March 26, 2024. In accordance with USACE’s federal authorities,… Read More

Ørsted Selected by U.S. Department of Energy to Receive Industrial Decarbonization Funding

TX, United States

Selection will help advance Ørsted’s e-methanol facility in Texas, decarbonize hard-to-electrify maritime sector, and create U.S. clean energy jobs in new industry HOUSTON – March 25, 2024 – Ørsted, a leading U.S. clean energy developer, announced today it has been selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to begin award… Read More

Thomas Jones, Jr. Appointed Port Houston Commissioner

TX, United States

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Friday, March 22, 2024, Houston Mayor John Whitmire administered the oath of office to Thomas Jones, Jr., to serve a two-year term as a Port Commissioner of the Port of Houston Authority. Commissioner Jones will attend his first Port Commission meeting in this capacity on Tuesday, March 26. “Port Houston is the busiest… Read More

Hapag-Lloyd CEO predicts early peak season for ocean shipping

World ,

Hapag-Lloyd’s annual report for 2023 and financial results for Q4 reveal exactly how challenging the ocean container market has been for the largest steamship lines. The report, which the German container ship line released Thursday, notes that Liner Shipping revenues dropped 48.5% to 17.7 billion euros ($19.2 billion) from 2022 to 2023, and earnings before… Read More

Orion Group Holdings Announces Retirement of Richard L. Daerr, Jr., from Board

TX, United States

HOUSTON, March 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (“Orion” or the “Company”), a leading specialty construction company, announced today that Richard L. Daerr, Jr., who has served as an independent member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) since 2007 and was Chairman of the Board from 2007 to 2020 as well as Lead… Read More

Gen. Al Gray, Beloved Marine, 29th USMC Commandant, Dies at 95

United States

Retired Gen. Alfred M. Gray Jr., a former sergeant and Vietnam combat veteran who became the 29th commandant of the Marine Corps, passed away early Wednesday, the service announced. He was 95. “Today I mourn with all Marines, past and present, the loss of our 29th Commandant, Gen. Gray,” Gen. Eric Smith, 39th Commandant of… Read More

Port NOLA Board of Commissioners Elects Walter J. Leger Jr. as Chairman

LA, United States

Today, the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) selected new officers with the election of Walter J. Leger Jr. to serve as Board Chairman, James J. Carter Jr. as Vice Chairman, and Sharonda R. Williams as Secretary-Treasurer for a nine-month term. With the alignment of the Port NOLA and the… Read More

Ahead of Navy project, Hawaiian Dredging talks building local landmarks for over a century

HI, United States

Hawaiian Dredging is one of three companies driving the modernization of Dry Dock 5 at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. It’s the largest construction project in Navy history. The local legacy company built the original dock 100 years ago. Its credits also include the Ala Moana Shopping Center — then the largest in America — Honolulu Harbor… Read More

Maritime Expert Michael Roberts of the Hudson Institute Issues Report: Rewriting the Future of America’s Maritime Industry to Compete with China

World ,

Hudson Institute is a research organization promoting American leadership for a secure, free, and prosperous future. Founded in 1961 by strategist Herman Kahn, Hudson Institute challenges conventional thinking and helps manage strategic transitions to the future through interdisciplinary studies in defense, international relations, economics, energy, technology, culture, and law. Hudson seeks to guide policymakers and… Read More

OMSA Announces New Additions to Board of Directors and 2024 Leadership

LA, United States

The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) today announced four CEOs to join the organization’s Board of Directors: Wes Bordelon, Chief Executive Officer, Bordelon Marine; Stacy Jo Stanley, Chief Executive Officer, Offshore Oil Services, ; David Dantin, Chief Executive Officer, Odyssea Marine; and Lasse Petterson, Chief Executive Officer, Great Lakes Dredge and With the addition of… Read More

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