HOUSTON, Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Company”) (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced that Earl Shipp was appointed to its Board of Directors. His appointment as a new independent director was effective July 29, 2021. In addition, upon his appointment, the Board was increased… Read More
Lloyd Register’s global sustainability manager, Katharine Palmer has been appointed as the United Nations Climate Change High-Level Climate Champions’ Shipping Lead to support the shipping industry’s drive to decarbonization. As the HLCC’s Shipping Lead, Palmer’s main focus will be to mobilize industry commitment and action needed to achieve 5% zero-carbon fuels in international shipping by… Read More
Jeroen Veraart – Hired as Accountmanager bij Danfoss Power Solutions Jorge Lacruz – Promoted to Waterfront Engineer at Damen Naval Pieter Becker – Hired as Sales | Business Development | Maritime | Energy | Offshore William Shephard – Promoted to VP – Construction & Engineering at LVI Associates
Harbor Commissioner Steven Neal was elected Monday as President of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners, the five-member panel that oversees the Port of Long Beach, according to the company’s release. The board also elected Sharon L. Weissman as Vice President and Bobby Olvera Jr. as Secretary. Each July, Commissioners select a President and… Read More
Dustin Stoker – Hired as President at Husky Terminal and Stevedoring, LLC
Frank Belesimo, formerly Executive Vice President at Cashman Dredging, has joined Callan Marine LTD as Executive Vice President. Callan Marine, LTD. is a Texas-based, family-owned dredging business founded in 2009. Callan Marine performs dredging projects for both private and public clients by providing services to restore berthing depths for ship docks, navigation channels, or otherwise… Read More
John McDonald is to become ABS executive vice president and chief operating officer as Tony Nassif has announced plans to retire on December 31, 2021. “Tony has been an exceptional COO and operational leader across ABS and our wholly-owned subsidiary, ABS Group of Companies Inc., for 40 years,” said Christopher Wiernicki, ABS chairman, president and… Read More
Eric F. Smith – Hired as President & CEO | COO | CCO | Strategic Planning | Organizational Restructuring | Business Development | Operations | Government Affairs Jason Raimondi – Hired as Sediment Remediation Project Engineer at Geosyntec Consultants Robert Hughes – Hired as Customer Service and Parts Manager for Neptune Americas at Neptune Marine… Read More
Brandon Hill – Hired as Coastal Resources Manager at CITY OF GALVESTON Timothy Fudge – Promoted to Chief, Operations Division at US Army Corps of Engineers
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Scott Laiche to Director of Engineering for DSC Dredge, LLC. “Scott has been with DSC for 9 years and has been a vital part of the growth of our Engineering department,” said William J. Wetta, EVP and Chief Technology Officer with DSC, “This is Scott’s second promotion… Read More
Col. Estee S. Pinchasin became the 69th commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, during a change of command ceremony at the Washington Aqueduct in Washington D.C., July 16, 2021. Pinchasin, the first female leader of the Baltimore District, assumed command from Col. John T. Litz, who had served in the… Read More
Olivier Geijtenbeek MSc – Promoted to International Operations Manager at Royal IHC Torsten Paas – Promoted to Divisional Director Maritime Cranes at Liebherr USA, Co.
The Shearer Group Inc. (TSGI), a Houston-based leader in the design of inland towboats, ferries and barges, has made two additions to its team of naval architects: Jacob Frost and Colton Bonnaure. Frost holds a B.S. in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., and is a four-year… Read More
The Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District Commission welcomed a new member Monday. Meanwhile, some mariners will be receiving some unwelcome news: fines for driving vessels into structures at the Bayou Chene Flood Control project. The new board member is Matthew Tycer of Morgan City. Tycer was appointed by Gov. John Bel Edwards from a… Read More
LeBoeuf brings two decades of conservation and management leadership to post Nicole LeBoeuf, a national leader in ocean conservation and management with more than two decades of experience at NOAA, has been appointed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo as the assistant administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management. In this capacity… Read More