HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 28, 2020– Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) a leading specialty construction company, today announced a contract award of approximately $16 million. The Company’s Marine segment has been awarded a competitively bid contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers to provide dredging services in Galveston, Texas. The project calls for the dredging… Read More
Dr. Todd Bridges and team received the Green Innovation Award for their work on the Lower Atchafalaya River Dredging and Ecosystem Restoration Horseshoe Bend project. Strategic placement of dredged sediment, beginning in 2002, led to development of a 35-hectare island mid-river. A New Orleans District and ERDC project team then generated data and other information… Read More
U.S. LNG export project developer Venture Global LNG has unveiled changes in the company’s corporate governance. Michael Sabel will assume the role of CEO of the company starting October 1, 2020. Robert Pender will continue to serve the company as Executive Co-Chairman, a new officer position, supporting the company and the CEO on key strategic… Read More
The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) says that Edison Chouest Offshore’s Gulf Ship shipyard is expanding in Gulfport, Miss., to fulfill a new contract for world-class tugboats. MDA says the project will create more than 200 new jobs and that it is is providing assistance for improvements to the launching system and waterfront area. The Sun… Read More
As we reported earlier, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is one of the six companies recently awarded a NAVSEA contract to provide a study as part of the U.S. Navy’s Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) competition. Lockheed Martin is partnering with Portland, Ore., based Vigor Works, LLC as the team’s shipbuilder. Among other things that Vigor… Read More
Canada’s Ocean Startup Challenge has shortlisted 31 companies to compete for 10 prizes of $25,000 and in-kind support from partners. “Applicants accepted our challenge by proposing creative solutions to solve industry hurdles, with more than a third of the shortlisted companies having ocean technologies in the earliest stages of development,” said Don Grant, executive director,… Read More
It has been an honor and my distinct pleasure to have served you as the Deputy District Engineer for Planning, Programs, and Project Management these last 6+ years! We have come a long way in that time, and I’m confident that we have built irreversible momentum in setting conditions to succeed and realizing achievements that… Read More
Manson Construction Co. has contracted with Keppel AmFELS to build the hopper dredge FREDERICK PAUP at their facility in Brownsville, TX. The 15,000 cubic yard hopper dredge — designed in collaboration with Hockema Whalen Myers Associates, Inc. of Seattle, WA — has a length of 420-ft, breadth of 81-ft and draft of 28.5-ft. The dredge… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 17, 2020– Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (“Orion” or the “Company”) a leading specialty construction company, today announced Mr. Francis Okoniewski has been appointed Orion’s new Vice President of Investor Relations, effective September 14, 2020. Prior to joining Orion, Mr. Okoniewski’s 28-year career included positions of increasing responsibility at Friess Associates where,… Read More
Topeka, KS, September 15, 2020– The Joint Economic Development Organization (JEDO) board approved to aid in expansion and growth of Custom Dredge Works. Custom Dredge Works, and its sister company Midwestern Metals, has a unique history that only lends itself to the prestige of our business community” — Topeka Mayor Michelle De La Isla TOPEKA,… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 16, 2020– Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (the “Company”), a leading specialty construction company, today announced that its CFO, Robert Tabb, will participate in the D.A. Davidson Diversified Industrials and Services Virtual Conference on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. Orion’s management will be available for one-on-one meetings during the conference. To schedule a… Read More
U.S. LNG export project developer Venture Global LNG said that Brian Cothran has joined the company as a chief operating officer (COO). Cothran is a business leader with over two decades of operational and strategic experience in the oil & gas and power generation industries. Prior to joining Venture Global, Cothran served more than 20… Read More
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has recorded around 13 per cent increase in net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 as compared to the same period last year. The Q1 of FY21 net loss was $3.4 million, against $3 million in the prior-year comparable period. According to OPT, the loss was specifically attributable to… Read More
New Filtration System to Remove Solid Sludge from CROE® Scrubber System’s Washwater [PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Sept. 15, 2020] — CR OCEAN ENGINEERING L.L.C., also widely known as CROE® and OBERLIN FILTER COMPANY announced an exclusive new partnership to provide an automatic, low-maintenance washwater filtration system to supplement CROE’s state-of-the-art closed loop and hybrid exhaust gas… Read More
Hill’s Pet Nutrition and sister companies Midwestern Metals and Custom Dredge Works will soon be expanding their operations in Shawnee County. The board of Topeka and Shawnee County’s Joint Economic Development Organization voted unanimously Wednesday to approve incentive contracts between those companies and GO Topeka, the economic arm of the Greater Topeka Partnership. The contracts… Read More