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BP and Equinor have closed the transaction for BP’s acquisition of a 50 per cent interest in the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects off the U.S. east coast. The closing of the transaction marks BP’s official entry into offshore wind. “We see significant opportunities by rapidly growing bp’s offshore wind business, making a major contribution to… Read More
Thomas A. Allegretti has been elected Chairman of the Board of the Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families. Allegretti first joined the Coast Guard Foundation board in 2006 and has served on its Executive Committee and the Audit Committee. In 2020,… Read More
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – Feb. 2, 2021 – The Marine Division of Mission Critical Electronics (MCE) has added a new product manager, Roger Jin, and European sales manager, Olaf Klop to work with its marine brands of ASEA Power Systems, Newmar and Xantrex. Jin and Klop became the newest employees in December of 2020. Born… Read More
Daniel F. E. Poll Liebherr Promotes Poll to Managing Director, Sales & Customer Service. Ashley Richardson Gets promoted to Director, Estimating at Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation.
NEW ORLEANS—February 1, 2021— Today, the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) welcomed Todd Rives to the executive team as Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. Rives’ maritime strategic business development and leadership experience, which includes 15 years with ocean carrier CMA CGM, will help Port NOLA fully realize current and future growth opportunities. “We… Read More
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Southern Towing Company (“STC”), an affiliate of CC Industries (“CCI”), announced today it acquired Devall Towing (“Devall” or the “Company”) from the Devall family. Founded in 1952, Devall is a towboat and barge operator for specialty chemicals along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Lower Mississippi River. The acquisition expands STC’s operations into specialty chemical… Read More
Michael Greenwood – Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation Promotes Michael Greenwood as Sr. Project Sponsor, Offshore Wind GYV Victor – GYV starts a new position as Special Officer – Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Designate at Dredging Corporation of India Limited. Shanahan Brian – Sevenson Environmental Services – We are proud to announce… Read More
STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE), one of the world’s largest owner-operators within the Supramax / Ultramax drybulk segment, today announced that it has purchased a high-specification 2017-built SDARI-64 scrubber-fitted Ultramax bulkcarrier for USD 15 million and a warrant for 212,315 common shares of Eagle. The ship,… Read More
DredgeWire’s publisher Peter Bowe recently had the opportunity to interview Sen Roger Wicker (R) of Mississippi about his personal engagement in the recent passage of WRDA and his overall commitment to adequate funding of Dredging. Here are excerpts from that conversation: DW: The Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) was reformed not long ago to re-allocate… Read More
Rockford, Michigan – IAI has brought Mr. Martijn Luth on board, as General Manager for the Dredging & Sediment Dewatering Division. Martijn brings a high level of expertise and over 20 years of experience to IAI, having managed dredging, dewatering and marine projects around the world. Most recently, Martijn served as Operations Manager, overseeing the… Read More
Autonomous command and remote-helm control systems specialist Sea Machines Robotics has promoted Phil Bourque to the role of business development and sales director, U.S. Government In his new position, Bourque will primarily focus on advancing the company’s government contracts and related special projects. Bourque has relocated to the Norfolk, Va., area for the role, a… Read More
– Beyko brings more than 20 years’ experience in program engineering, business leadership and project management HOUSTON, Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (NASDAQ: GLDD), the nation’s largest provider of dredging services, announced today its appointment of industry veteran Eleni Beyko as senior vice president offshore wind – a strategic growth… Read More
WEDA Journal of Dredging (Vol 19 No 1) Source: westerndredging
The shipping industry is facing one of the most significant humanitarian crises in a generation. Hundreds of thousands of seafarers are either unable to leave a ship and staying well beyond their normal tours of duty, or they can’t travel to replace fellow exhausted crew members. On Tuesday, global industry and human-rights leaders will sign… Read More