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General Bradley Targets Maintenance and Capital Dredging Projects GALVESTON, TX – July 30, 2020 – Callan Marine announces construction commencement of the General Bradley, a new 28” dredge that will join the fleet in 2021. The General Bradley is diesel-electric driven and will have three ABC 12DZC engines installed with a total of 9,260 horsepower. At… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District has received a request to amend the Mitigation Banking Instrument for the Stipson’s Island wetland mitigation bank in Dennis Township, Cape May County, New Jersey. The Stipson’s Island wetland mitigation bank is approved to provide compensatory mitigation credits for Department of the Army permits. More details are… Read More
Hub’s Landing Marina has bought and taken delivery of a Mud Cat model 115 Dredger. The marina is based off the Mississippi river in Minnesota USA, and will use the dredge for slip maintenance and access channel maintenance.
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul. 29, 2020– Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (the “Company”), a leading specialty construction company, today reported net income of $2.0 million ($0.07 diluted earnings per share) for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020. Second quarter highlights are discussed below. Second Quarter 2020 Highlights Contract revenues were $183.7 million, up 10.7% from… Read More
After an extensive local and national search, the Port of Portland has named Antoinette Chandler its new chief financial officer. She will oversee accounting, capital finance and debt management, budget, financial planning and analysis, audit and risk functions. Chandler has more than 20 years of banking and investment experience in both the private and public… Read More
DredgeWire has been working hard to become YOUR leading media publication serving the maritime, dredging, ports, shipbuilding and navigation sectors. We are pleased to brief our constituencies with this update. New Sponsors — DredgeWire is excited to announce the following companies have signed on as new sponsors: IHC America | Smith Marine & Towing |… Read More
DETROIT — Lt. Col. Scott Katalenich assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, today, Friday, July 24, in a Change of Command ceremony rich with symbolism and heritage. Katalenich comes to Detroit after receiving a Doctor of Philosophy in Civil & Environmental Engineering – Atmosphere/Energy from Stanford University under the Army’s… Read More
DredgeWire Exclusive On June 9, 2020, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced the appointment of William P. Doyle, Chief Executive Officer of the Dredging Contractors of America, (DCA) as the new Head of the Maryland Port Administration and Executive Director of the Port of Baltimore. Mr. Doyle agreed to an exclusive interview with DredgeWire during his… Read More
The prominent attorney and community leader represents Orleans Parish on the seven-member board Gov. John Bel Edwards has appointed Walter J. Leger Jr. to the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA). Leger was sworn in during the July board meeting and will serve a five-year term succeeding Arnold B. Baker… Read More
Robert (Bobby) Olvera, Jr., the international vice president (mainland) of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, was recently appointed to the Harbor Commission, which oversees operations at the Port of Long Beach. Olvera began his 30-year history with the ILWU in 1989 as a third-generation longshoreman and has held several leadership roles within the organization…. Read More
DredgeWire Exclusive On June 9, 2020, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced the appointment of William P. Doyle, Chief Executive Officer of the Dredging Contractors of America, (DCA) as the new Head of the Maryland Port Administration and Executive Director of the Port of Baltimore. Mr. Doyle agreed to an exclusive interview with DredgeWire during his… Read More
The Arkansas Waterways Commission has named Phyllis Harden of Redfield as its new chairman, Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston announced. Harden will replace Marty Shell. Harden, who was the first woman appointed to the commission, is also the first woman to be its chairperson. She works for the Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Co., a… Read More
After successfully guiding the company through a prepackaged Chapter 11 restructuring and recapitalization, Mark Knoy is to step down as President and CEO of Jeffersonville, Ind.-headquartered American Commercial Barge Lines Inc. In an e-mail to employees he wrote that he is retiring to spend “more time with my family.” “I have wrestled with this decision… Read More
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and Polaris New Energy hosted a private ceremonial keel laying last month celebrating the start of construction of an LNG (liquefied natural gas) ATB bunkering barge. The barge will be named the Clean Canaveral and will initially operate along the U.S, East Coast providing LNG bunkering services to NorthStar Midstream’s customers. Modern… Read More