Nick Confuorto Becomes Senior Advisor; Dominique Philibert Appointed President & COO PARSIPPANY, N.J. – July 7, 2021 – Samuel W. Croll, CEO of CR Ocean Engineering LLC (CROE), has announced two changes to his senior management team effective July 1, 2021. Dominique Philibert has become President and COO, and Nick Confuorto, CROE’s former President and… Read More
Anne Coglianese is scheduled to start July 19 in the new role, which needs City Council approval. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville has hired a former White House staffer who developed coastal restoration projects in New Orleans to be the city’s chief resiliency officer, Mayor Lenny Curry said Tuesday. Anne Coglianese is scheduled to start July… Read More
CANADA – A major Potash producer recently awarded Ellicott a contract to supply a completely custom, electric, stainless steel bucketwheel dredge which encompasses advanced technology for the control, operating and electrical systems. The dredge hull, deckhouse, ladder and other structural items will be fabricated from 316 Stainless Steel. Additionally, the dredge is designed for year-round operation… Read More
Nagaraj (Gandhi) Vellingiri – Hired as Senior Planning Engineer at Boskalis International B.V. Robert Hughes – Hired as Customer Service and Parts Manager for Neptune Americas at Neptune Marine Roel Bouckaert – Promoted to Production/Operations Manager at Royal IHC
July 6, 2021 – Belle Chasse, LA based C&C Marine and Repair has delivered to Kirby Inland Marine, L.P. the m/v Bowling Green, the second in a three-boat series. The Bowling Green is being delivered just six months after the first vessel in the series was delivered. The triple-screw 6,600-horsepower towboat measures 170’ x 50’… Read More
The Port of New Orleans has issued a request for proposals for program management and controls services for development of its new $1.5 billion container terminal. The container terminal, which will be called the Louisiana International Terminal, will be capable of handling 2 million twenty-foot equivalent units annually. “A second terminal ensures we will be… Read More
The Board of WISTA USA, the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association, appointed Boriana Farrar, vice president and chief legal officer of Patriot Contract Services LLC, as president at its 2021 Annual General Meeting held virtually earlier this month. Farrar takes over the presidency from Parker Harrison, senior vice president and General Counsel, Crowley Maritime… Read More
Jones Act tanker and ATB operator Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG), said today that, “following receipt by the company of a non-binding indication of interest to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the company for a price of $3.00 per share, OSG’s Board of Directors has commenced a… Read More
JMS Naval Architects designed a 500-ton lift capacity floating dry dock for Biblia, Inc., Marine Towing and Transportation of Savannah, GA. Biblia competitively awarded construction of the dry dock to Conrad Shipyard of Morgan City, Louisiana. The dry dock was launched last week. Biblia owns and operates a fleet of tugs and barges, providing marine… Read More
City Council elected the leaders of the governing body Thursday, maintaining the status quo with President Bob Barr and Vice President Michael DeVlieger holding the same year-long posts they held the prior year. The nominations, however, weren’t unanimous during Council’s annual reorganization meeting. Councilman Pete Madden proposed to have Councilwoman Karen Bergman voted in as… Read More
Sponsored by the Indiana Mineral Aggregates Association’s (IMAA) PIE Committee, The Miner Of The Year Award exemplifies the very best in the profession and these individuals continually bring credit to the industry and to their community. DSC celebrates our friend and long-time partner, Keith “Sarge” Hurlbert on being selected for this great honor. Sarge has… Read More
Derecktor Shipyards reports that Richard Steady is joining it as Chief Operating Officer. He will be based at Derecktor Dania, in Florida, and will be responsible for overall operations and development at Derecktor’s Florida and New York shipyards, including new vessel construction along with yacht and commercial vessel refits and service. Steady began his maritime… Read More
Crowley Maritime Corporation has appointed John Claybrooks to the newly created position of chief marketing officer, leading the company’s strategic marketing and communications to enhance and differentiate the Crowley brand across its worldwide services. In this new role, Claybrooks leads all marketing and communications functions for the global enterprise, including the harmonization of integrated marketing… Read More
Hendrik Bruhns Appointed as President Anaheim, Calif. – July 1, 2021 – Herbert Engineering Corp. (HEC), announces the appointment of a seasoned executive, Hendrik Bruhns, as President. Hendrik succeeds Spencer Schilling who will formally step down as President on July 1st, 2021. Spencer, who has worked for HEC for 38 years, 14 of them as President,… Read More
Bryan Deligero – Hired as Project Control Manager at Archirodon Group N.V. Gustavo Gutierrez – Hired as Sales Manager at ROHR-IDRECO Dredge Systems BV Mark Valenti – Appointed as Director at International Propeller Club Roger Guenther – Appointed to the Gulf Coastal Protection District (GCPD) Board of Directors