In its May board meeting, the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (Port of Cleveland) welcomed their newly elected officers. Patricia Ramsey officially took over as Chairperson of the Port of Cleveland Board of Directors after the successful tenure of fellow Board member, Jan Roller, the port authority said in its news release. “Our mission is to… Read More
Earlier this year the Port of Stockton Commission launched a national recruitment process in search of an experienced Port Director to step in following the retirement announcement of current Director, Richard Aschieris. Director Aschieris has been at the helm of the Port of Stockton since March 2000 and has guided the Port in partnership with… Read More
Vessel Executed Successful Autonomy Capabilities Demonstration with Sea Machines’ SM300 System NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (May 20, 2021) — Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today the debut of the Proteus unmanned surface vessel for testing and development of autonomy capabilities. The 27-foot Proteus USV was outfitted with Sea Machines Robotics’ SM300 autonomy system and completed a successful… Read More
SeaspanLNG on Wednesday (19 May) shared it has completed a Letter of Intent with Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co. Ltd for the construction of a 7600m3 capacity LNG bunkering vessel. SeaspanLNG is part of Seaspan Marine Transportation, a group of Canadian companies that are primarily involved in ship assist, coastal and deep-sea transportation,… Read More
Vancouver, B.C., headquartered Vard Marine Inc. and Finland’s ILS Ship Design & Engineering have reached an agreement to work together to develop design solutions for the global icebreaker market and to address the challenges of ice-capable shipping worldwide. One area of cooperation will be the further development and implementation of ILS’ patented Detachable IceBreaking Bow… Read More
Dave Smith – Promoted to Wartsila – Regional Agreements Manager – Energy Business North America and Caribbean | Flexible Power Generation and Energy Storage Michael Hamilton – Hired as Company Representative/Monitor at Offshore Power, LLC. Tiago Aidos – Hired as Dredge Operator na VINCI Construction Maritime et Fluvial
A DredgeWire Exclusive According to filings just made with the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), the following Orion senior executives and Board Members received restrictive stock awards in the company on May 19: Thomas Amonett Director 14,975 shares New Ownership 199,420 Peter Buchler EVP and General Counsel 32,000 shares New Ownership 300,412 Michael Caliel… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 20, 2021– Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) a leading specialty construction company, today announced three contract awards for its Concrete segment in each of its key markets, totaling approximately $17 million. The Company was awarded a contract from Hensel Phelps to provide concrete services for the new Royal Caribbean Cruise Terminal in the Port of Galveston, Texas…. Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 19, 2021– Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (the “Company”) a leading specialty construction company, today announced two contract awards totaling approximately $38 million. The Company’s Marine segment has been awarded a contract valued at $28.5 million to perform demolition and construction to establish a new aquatic habitat to benefit juvenile salmon in… Read More
Fixed Two Additional Vessels on Period Time Charters, Securing Cash Flows at Attractive Levels NEW YORK, May 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) (“Genco”) today announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire two 2022-built 61,000 dwt Ultramax vessels to be constructed at Dalian Cosco KHI Ship Engineering Co…. Read More
Ports personnel at US and UK ports explain how their determination to work on the waterfront helped them overcome the odds Kelli Goodwin wanted to open a water-ski school after college, having skied competitively for many years in the vicinity of Seattle. She replied to a job advertisement for a ferry captain in the Seattle… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 13, 2021– Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (the “Company”), a leading specialty construction company, today announced that its VP of Investor Relations, Francis Okoniewski, will participate in the Sidoti Virtual Microcap Investor Conference on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 10:45 am ET. Mr. Okoniewski will be available for one-on-one meetings all day. To schedule a meeting please contact your Sidoti institutional… Read More
Chevron Corporation has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Chevron U.S.A. is investing an additional $20 million in the Adopt-a-Port initiative with California renewable natural gas provider Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Chevron has now invested a total of $28 million in the initiative, which it says provides truck operators serving the ports of Los Angeles… Read More
The Sabine Pilots Association today formally opened its new headquarters located in Port Arthur, Texas. The new structure is designed and built to enable the Sabine Pilots to handle the growth and challenges of expanding shipping demands on their waterway. The 9,716-square-foot building features a covered lobby/entrance, a 30- by 38-foot conference room, an executive… Read More
The owners of All American Marine (AAM) are proud to announce the appointment of Terry Federer as the organization’s Business Development Manager, effective May 10, 2021. Terry takes over the role from Ron Wille, who was recently appointed as President and COO. Terry recently left his position as Director of Alaska’s Maritime Training Center (AMTC)…. Read More