Crowley Maritime Corporation and Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) are to create a first-of-its-kind training and workforce development program dedicated specifically to the New England region’s offshore wind energy industry. The partnership will enable a strategic and continued growth of a qualified workforce in the U.S. offshore wind industry, including sea safety and survival instruction. The… Read More
As a female CEO in a male-dominated industry, Christina Couvillion had her hands full when she founded Covington, La.-based Quality First Marine in 2005. Since then, she has taken the company to new heights as it’s grown from a single vessel to a larger Gulf Coast marine construction and transportation company. We wanted to learn… Read More
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc., an international provider of marine environmental and geomatics services, has announced that it is teaming with GEO Marine Survey Systems. GEO Marine is a global provider of geophysical products, software, and personnel focused on innovative high resolution seismic sparker systems, 24-bit recording, and ultrahigh resolution (UHR) streamers for 2D and 3D… Read More
The International Marine Contractors Association is expanding its reach in the North American offshore wind sector. Membership of the Business Network for Offshore Wind, the organisation dedicated to building a network designed to usher the US into the offshore wind market, is helping the IMCA make more connections in the industry. IMCA said it expects… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has selected Jason Mooney as Chief of Project Resources Management Branch (PRMB). In this role, Mooney will lead the way of carrying out PRMB’s mission, which is to provide quality engineering and other professional services for flood damage reduction, hydropower production, recreation management,… Read More
Neptune Americas & Marine Corp. is a U.S. based Dredge and Marine equipment supplier that was started in April 2021 and has partnered with Neptune Marine in The Netherlands. Neptune Americas offers their customers new builds, chartering, repair, project financing and other services of marine equipment. “We saw that there was a need in both… Read More
Traffic showing signs of improvement while pandemic continued to impact Q1 results VICTORIA, BC, August 19, 2021 /CNW/ – BC Ferries released its first quarter results today for the three months ended June 30, 2021. In the first three months, vehicle and passenger traffic increased 37 per cent and 40 per cent respectively, compared to the… Read More
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, today announced that Jan De Nul Group, together with its subcontractor JDR Cable Systems part of the TFKable Group, had been selected to supply and install the roughly 130 miles of inter-array cables for the Vineyard Wind 1 project…. Read More
I was honored and humbled to assume the role of President of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) yesterday from outgoing President, friend and mentor Jim Stark. The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway is often referred to as the “Silent Giant” running for over 1100 miles from St. Marks, FL to Brownsville, TX. This vital waterway connects… Read More
I am pleased to share that DP World has completed testing of the BOXBAY high bay storage concept in Dubai, that can deliver over three times the capacity of a conventional yard. Scalable to any location and leveraging technology, it enables DP World to provide efficient, safe and sustainable logistics solutions at lower operating costs… Read More
DredgeWire exclusive According to recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), last week three top executives of Orion Marine received combined over 550,000 shares of Orion common stock. According to the filing, these shares represent the number of shares earned under a performance award granted on May 21, 2020. One half of… Read More
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), today announced that Jan De Nul Group, together with its subcontractor JDR Cable Systems part of the TFKable Group, had been selected to supply and install the roughly 130 miles of inter-array cables for the… Read More
The digital dredging and maritime biweekly newsletter DredgeWire recently surpassed 5000 followers on LinkedIn, the first to do so in its dredging & maritime-focused space. Publisher Peter Bowe attributed the fast growth, up from under 500 at the beginning of last year, to the value DredgeWire offers its subscribers and followers with its timely curated posts. DredgeWire Followers… Read More
Kate Updike – Hired as Human Resources Coordinator at McLEAN CONTRACTING COMPANY Robert Lynn – Promoted to Sr. Project Manager at Orion Marine Group Terence Cake – Hired as Senior Environmental Engineer at Taylor Engineering
Morgan City, LA: Conrad Shipyard has delivered the first of four ABS classed spud barges to McDonough Marine Service, headquartered in Metairie, Louisiana. The identical spud barges each measure 180’ by 54’ by 12.5’, have deck strength of 2,500 pounds PSF, and four spud wells. The remaining barges are on schedule for delivery in Q3… Read More