Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf (R-9th) will sit on the state Beach Erosion Commission. He was appointed last week by the speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly nearly five years after Superstorm Sandy left a wake of destruction through much of the Garden State’s coastal communities. Rumpf said he believes his appointment will help him… Read More
Rohr-Idreco recently completed installation of a RISD350-M 14” (350 mm) electric dredge for application in the sand & gravel market. The customer needed a new and efficient deep-digging electric dredge. As Rohr-Idreco is the leading manufacturer of modular dredges with the latest technology, the customer decided to move forward with the dredge, which has a… Read More
Lasse Petterson on May 1 assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the U.S. Mr. Pettersen’s selection to be the company’s CEO was announced last December, when he joined the Great Lakes board. At that time it was announced… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, recently selected Viviana Berrios Williamson as Engineering and Construction Division’s channel improvement coordinator. In this position, Williamson will be the District’s specialist for matters pertaining to Mississippi River channel improvement and stabilization for flood control and navigation. She will be responsible for managing, conducting and coordinating all… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) – Q1 2017 Results Earnings Conference Call Lasse Petterson Thank you, Bob. Good morning everyone. I had a big two weeks. I gained my U.S. citizenship last week and I became the Chief Executive Officer of Great Lakes just this past Monday. Since the Board of Directors chose me… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and infrastructure services, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, Great Lakes reported revenue of $170.6 million, net loss from… Read More
The Van Oord Annual Report 2016 is available now. Summary of the table of contents: Key figures Report by the Supervisory Board Report by the Executive Board Operational activities Our employees Sustainability Organisation Annual Financial Statements The Annual Report 2016 is available in print, on their website, and in the Van Oord app. Source: Van Oord
Jan De Nul Group has acquired a contract for the deepening of the Port of Veracruz in Mexico. The contract has a value of approximately EUR 60 million. The areas to be dredged include the access channel and the turning basin. In total more than 13 million cubic meters will be removed and reclaimed. On… Read More
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners this week named two Harbor Department engineering leaders as the new Chief Harbor Engineer and the new Director of Program Management. Suzanne Plezia, the Port’s Director of Construction Management, has been promoted to Senior Director of the Engineering Bureau’s Program Delivery Group. The position also holds the title… Read More
On 1 December 2016, Maersk Line announced its intention to acquire Hamburg Süd, the German container shipping line, and on 14 March 2017, Maersk Line announced the signing of a sale and purchase agreement with the Oetker Group, owner of Hamburg Süd. On 28 April 2017, the sale and purchase agreement for Maersk Line’s acquisition… Read More
Highlands Ranch, CO, United States – ARCADIS, the leading pure play global engineering and consultancy firm, has been awarded two contracts to help restore Louisiana’s coastal wetlands. For both projects, ARCADIS US will focus on diverting valuable sediments and nutrients from the Mississippi River to start rebuilding the thousands of acres of land now being… Read More
AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) task order contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New England District. The contract is valued up to US$25 million over five years. The scope of services for this contract includes National Environmental Policy Act… Read More
To support planning of a potential bridge upgrade, the Missouri Department of Transportation Southeast District selected CH2M to provide an Environmental Assessment to provide a safe and reliable Route 51 Mississippi River crossing. This selection builds on CH2M’s more than 20-year position as the go-to consultant for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) work in Missouri…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a five-year Environmental Services Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to ANAMAR Environmental Consulting Inc., a woman-owned small business, in the amount of $7,000,000 for dredged material evaluation to include collection and analyses of water and sediment samples from the federally-maintained navigation channels and off-shore dredge material… Read More
The Sunbury Flood Wall is the best in the Baltimore District, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Sunbury Municipal Authority Flood Protection department was presented the “Outstanding Flood Protection Project Award” by the Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the semi-annual Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection workshop held… Read More