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Announcing the 2025 Trimble Asset Lifecycle Management Award Winners

CO, United States

WESTMINSTER, Colo., October 17, 2025 — Trimble today announced this year’s winners of the Trimble Asset Lifecycle Management Awards. This program recognizes organizations that are making a positive impact in their industries and communities through progressive use of digital construction and asset lifecycle management technologies. Trimble owner and public sector solutions include a unified suite of software… Read More

ABS buys MetaSHIP in digital training push

United States

US classification society ABS has agreed to acquire the MetaSHIP training and simulation platform from Orka Informatics, following in the footsteps of its UK peer Lloyd’s Register, which bought Ocean Technologies Group (OTG) in late 2024. The move marks another major step by a leading class society into immersive digital learning as the industry looks to close… Read More

Helm Operations Announces Leadership Transition: James Wadsworth Appointed CEO, Nolan Barclay Named Chairman

Canada

Victoria, BC – October 14, 2025 – Helm Operations, the leading provider of maritime operations and crew management software, today announced a key leadership transition as James Wadsworth assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Nolan Barclay, Helm’s first employee and most recent CEO, will continue to support the company as Chairman. Wadsworth brings… Read More

Baker County commissioners to consider repealing ordinance allowing mining in dredge trailings

OR, United States

BAKER CITY — The Baker County Board of Commissioners might cancel an 8-year-old ordinance that allows people or companies to apply for a lease to mine in the county-owned dredge tailings near Sumpter. Rescinding that ordinance is on the agenda for commissioners during their meeting Wednesday, Oct. 15, starting at 9 a.m. at the courthouse,… Read More

Port of New Orleans Names Adam Laurie as Chief Financial Officer

LA, United States

NEW ORLEANS — The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has appointed Adam Laurie as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Laurie, a New Orleans area native, brings an accomplished background encompassing military service, financial expertise, and revenue growth strategy. Laurie’s career has spanned leadership roles in financial planning, strategic finance, and executive management: Macquarie… Read More

Vulcan Materials Company Appoints Ronnie Pruitt as CEO

AL, United States

Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC), the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, announced that its Board of Directors has named Ronnie Pruitt Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2026. At that time, he will also join the company’s Board of Directors. The company’s current Chairman and CEO, Tom Hill, will transition to the role of Executive… Read More

Tulane professor wins Coastal Stewardship Award for work with students on coastal restoration projects

LA, United States

D. Jelagat Cheruiyot has a wall in her office covered in signatures from students. The names, in black Sharpie, grow upward and outward, a visual representation of the many students she has inspired since arriving at Tulane University in 2017. Her work with students as a professor of practice in ecology and evolutionary biology in… Read More

Faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan submersible headed to Titanic wreckage, NTSB finds

ME, United States

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report Wednesday. The NTSB made the statement in its final report on the hull failure and implosion of the Titan submersible… Read More

Bird Completes Acquisition Of Fraser River Pile & Dredge

Canada

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bird Construction Inc. (TSX: BDT) (the “Company”) is pleased to communicate that the previously announced transaction to acquire Fraser River Pile & Dredge (“FRPD”) has been successfully completed. “We are pleased to welcome the FRPD team to Bird, marking an important milestone for both companies,” said Teri McKibbon, President and… Read More

Trimble Introduces Powerful Collaboration Advancements for SketchUp

CO, United States

Latest Version of SketchUp Streamlines Workflows with New and Enhanced Collaboration, Documentation, Context and Visualization Tools WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Trimble announced today advancements in collaboration and documentation, site context and visualization in its latest update for Trimble SketchUp®. The 3D modeling software now offers private sharing control, in-app commenting and real-time viewing, enabling designers to get… Read More

Rhenus Group Appoints Peter Nordstrom as CEO

United States

The Rhenus Group has appointed Peter Nordstrom as Chief Executive Officer for its Air & Ocean division in North America. He will now oversee regional operations and align with the company’s global strategic vision. With a proven track record of more than 25 years of international experience in the freight forwarding, logistics, and supply chain… Read More

Happy 250th Birthday, U.S. Navy!

United States

All birthdays are worth celebrating. Some, however, are bigger than others. That’s the case for the United States Navy today: it turns 250 years old. Yes, the navy, like the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps, is older than the United States itself. On October 13, 1775, the Second Continental Congress commissioned two ships, each… Read More

Trump nominates pair for Federal Maritime Commission

United States

President Trump has nominated Florida’s former Secretary of Commerce and the head of that state’s public-private investment program to fill the pair of commissioner vacancies at the Federal Maritime Commission. Laura DiBella, currently a government affairs advisor with Tallahassee law firm Adams and Reese, was nominated to succeed former FMC Chairman Louis Sola for a… Read More

Trimble Ushers in New Era of Productivity and Connectivity with Comprehensive Data Collector Portfolio

CO, United States

Integrated Solutions Deliver Real-time Data, Streamlined Workflows and Enhanced Field Security WESTMINSTER — Trimble® today announced the launch of its comprehensive data collector portfolio, marking a new era of productivity and connectivity for geospatial and construction industries worldwide. This advanced suite of devices, including the Trimble TSC710 data collector, the Trimble TSC510 controller and the Trimble T110… Read More

BGL Sells West Gulf Marine To Maritime Partners

NY, United States

Leading manufacturer of tank barges in the United States NEW YORK — Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL), a leading independent investment bank and financial advisory firm, is pleased to announce the sale of West Gulf Marine to Maritime Partners, a leading provider of maritime financing solutions primarily focused on Jones Act vessels. BGL’s Transportation &… Read More

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