Arcadis announced today that Gabriel Trejo, principal water engineer, has been named a recipient of the 2024 40 Under 40 Recognition Program from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES). The AAEES’s 40 Under 40 Recognition program celebrates individuals who have made significant contributions to the fields of environmental science or environmental engineering either individually… Read More
Safety Statistics Reporting Program Improvements – Guidance Published in New SSRP Manual AWO has implemented improvements and clarifications to our Safety Statistics Reporting Program (SSRP), which took effect for all SSRP users on April 1, 2024. The AWO Safety Statistics Reporting Program Manual, a new guide outlining the changes and offering technical guidance for users, is now… Read More
January 16, 2024, started out like any other morning for Katie as she drove to the landing for the Gulf Shores project headed down the dock toward her boat. But this morning would be different. Katie heard someone shouting for help, which was coming from under the dock. At this moment Katie realized that the… Read More
On Saturday, March 23rd, 2024, at the NSSGA’s Gavel Exchange dinner held at the prestigious Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, DSC Dredge’s Director of Domestic Dredge Sales, Charlie Johnson, passed the gavel to Mark Krause of McLanahan as the newly appointed Chairman. With a year of dedicated service as Chair, Charlie Johnson gracefully… Read More
DP World is looking to partner with “niche players” in the US, Canada and Mexico to support changing customer demand in the wake of diversified transpacific supply chains. Volatile supply chain factors, such as geopolitical tensions, environmental impacts and port strikes, have resulted in companies looking to de-risk and stabilise their supply chains. One major trend noted by DP… Read More
Quantix SCS (“Quantix”), a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners (“Wind Point”) and North America’s leading supply chain services company to the chemical industry, announced today it has acquired CLX Logistics (“CLX” or the “Company”). CLX has a 25+ year history of providing transportation management systems, managed services, supply chain consulting, brokerage, liquid bulk 3PL, intermodal, rail, international services… Read More
Managed transportation provider Sheer Logistics announced Tuesday it has acquired freight brokerage CargoBarn. The strategic move enhances Sheer Logistics’ brokerage services, diversifying the type of freight in its portfolio. The acquisition aims to strengthen the company’s ability to handle future cyclical market shifts. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. “We see this as a… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc (ESG) is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Royal IHC to design and construct a highly automated medium-class hopper dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). This state-of-the-art vessel, contracted for the Department of Defense, is slated for delivery in 2027. The dredge will be constructed at ESG’s Allanton… Read More
Luhr Crosby Inc., Columbia, Illinois, was awarded a $10,002,096 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Cairo, Illinois, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2024. Fiscal 2010 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $10,002,096 were obligated at the time… Read More
HOUSTON, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — McDermott today announced Maurizio Coratella as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective May 1, 2024. In his new role, Coratella will apply his more than three decades of industry leadership and engineering and construction expertise to continue the momentum established by the company’s growing backlog and expanding energy transition practice…. Read More
The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) extends over 1,100 miles from Norfolk, Virginia to Miami, Florida. Some lengths consist of natural inlets, saltwater rivers, bays, and sounds while others are man-made canals. Congress authorized the creation of the AIWW in 1919 with construction of the entire waterway completed in 1940. Current estimates are that unmet maintenance… Read More
Equinor has announced a landmark project labor agreement (PLA) with the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and Vicinity (BCTC) for the construction of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT). The rejuvenated SBMT is set to be a pivotal component in the development of Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind project, serving as both a… Read More
BlackSea Technologies, a leader in defense technology solutions, announced it has acquired Blue Tide Marine. BlackSea Technologies is a portfolio company of Razors Edge Ventures, a Reston, VA growth equity firm with extensive experience in the national security sector. The acquisition is a key development in strengthening support for maritime operations, particularly focusing on the critical… Read More
Dominion Energy announced Feb. 22 it had reached an agreement with investment firm Stonepeak to sell a 50% noncontrolling stake in the utility’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project for nearly $3 billion. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2024, if approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina… Read More