Furuno USA has hired a new commercial business development manager. Based in Jean Laffite, Louisiana, Mr. John Bozzelle will play a key role in establishing and developing business relationships with Furuno dealers and commercial ship owners, operators, and builders around the Great Lakes and Eastern Seaboard to promote the Furuno product line. John comes to… Read More
North Iowa Municipal Electric Cooperative Association (NIMECA) enters into a long-term agreement to purchase energy from Willow Creek Wind in Butte County, South Dakota, US. NIMECA, power supplier to 13 municipal utilities in northern Iowa, will offtake power from Ørsted’s Willow Creek Wind in Butte County, which has been operational since September 2020. “We’re excited… Read More
Ladies and Gentleman, Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, The 55th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, requests the pleasure of your company at a virtual promotion ceremony in honor of COL Jason E. Kelly, Commander, South Atlantic Division on Monday, the seventh of June, two-thousand and twenty one at eleven… Read More
HOUSTON, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes”) (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States announced their participation in Noble Capital Markets Virtual Road Show Series, presented by Channelchek, scheduled for June 2, 2021. The virtual road show will feature a corporate presentation from Great Lakes… Read More
The supplier of offshore mooring-related services has acquired Vryhof. The combined company, with its global footprint and enhanced asset portfolio, will continue as Delmar Systems and as Vryhof. “We are excited to welcome Vryhof to the Delmar family. Vryhof’s Team has built a world-class organization and we look forward to continuing that tradition,” said Nick… Read More
The members of the American Waterways Operators, the national tugboat, towboat and barge industry association, elected a new slate of leaders last week during the association’s Spring Board of Directors / Annual Membership Meeting. Del Wilkins, President of Illinois Marine Towing, Inc., was elected Chairman; Clark Todd, President & Chief Operating Officer of Blessey Marine Services, was elected Vice Chairman; and Brian… Read More
DSC Dredge, LLC, a global leader in the dredge manufacturing industry, announced the appointment of two key new hires to their corporate leadership team in early 2021. Justin Lasseigne joins DSC as Corporate HSE Manager, with the core responsibility of overseeing DSC’s HSE program for all three fabrication facilities, corporate offices, design center and field… Read More
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