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Wind power producer Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy has chosen Jan De Nul as the main contractor of marine construction for the new offshore wind farm in Pori, Finland. Jan De Nul will be responsible for dredging, seabed preparation work, and the installation of foundations and wind turbines. The work will take place over the next two… Read More
Terrapure Environmental, a leading Canadian environmental solutions provider to industry, today announced it has acquired Consolidated Giroux Environment Inc. (“Giroux”) of Charlo, NB. The purchase includes all assets, including buildings, vehicles and equipment, as well as Giroux’s employees and existing customer relationships. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Since 1972, Giroux has provided industrial… Read More
At a special meeting this morning, the Dare County Board of Commissioners accepted the bid from Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company for the beach nourishment project that encompasses the Town of Duck, Town of Kitty Hawk, and Town of Kill Devil Hills. The award is contingent on approval from the Local Government Commission. The… Read More
USA: Construction of the first Honolulu Rail Transit station officially started with a groundbreaking ceremony on February 25. Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit and contractor Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co were joined by city and state officials at West Loch station. Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co is building West Loch under a contract awarded in June 2015… Read More
An “extraordinary” year at Van Oord’s offshore wind business has driven record results for the company with profits of €169m recorded for 2015, up from €119m in 2014. The Dutch company released its annual results today which also show strong revenue growth to €2.6bn, up some 23% on the €2.1bn recorded in 2014. Van Oord… Read More
NORBIT informs it has secured orders from Jan De Nul Group, through its Benelux dealer Seabed BV, for several tightly integrated all-in-one turnkey multibeam sonar systems. These compact survey systems allow for fast set-to-work on any sized survey platform while allowing for highest quality broadband FM data from a forgiving curved receiver array. The systems… Read More
Marine construction company Boskalis expects a drop in net profit this year as depressed commodity prices hit demand for oil-related infrastructure, it said on Wednesday. Its shares fell 10 percent to 32.42 euros in early trading. “Volumes and prices are under pressure, which is also translating into our order book,” Chief Executive Peter Berdowski said… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. has submitted a bid almost $5 million under budget for the beach nourishment project planned in Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk and Duck. The Dare County Board of Commissioners will meet at 8:30 a.m. next Thursday to review the bids, and the one chosen will be submitted for approval… Read More
Orion Marine Group, Inc. (NYSE:ORN) (the “Company”), a leading specialty construction company, today reported net income for the three months ended December 31, 2015, of $1.4 million ($0.05 diluted earnings per share). These results compare to net income of $5.3 million ($0.19 diluted earnings per share) for the same period a year ago. For the… Read More
Dutch company Royal Boskalis Westminster has been selected by the National Petroleum Construction Company of Abu Dhabi, UAE, to perform dredging work for both a new pipeline and a nearby existing line. Under the contract, Boskalis will dredge a trench for installation of the offshore gas pipeline for Abu Dhabi National Oil (ADNOC). The dredging… Read More
Royal Boskalis Westminster has signed a letter of intent to buy offshore activities from VolkerWessels. Under the intended transaction, Boskalis will acquire maritime and offshore wind energy related activities of VolkerWessels, being VBMS, Stemat and VSI (Volker Stevin International). Boskalis CEO Peter Berdowski said: “For many years we have been working closely and constructively together… Read More
At a full house at the Yacht Club of Greece, Capital Link’s President, Mr. Nicolas Bornozis received the “1st Propeller Club of Piraeus Members Award” during the first Members’ Day Meeting for 2016 on Thursday, February 18th, 2016. This award recognizes Mr. Bornozis’ contribution, at the helm of Capital Link, in strengthening the bilateral relations… Read More
Harold has been appointed President of HYPACK, Inc. He began his hydrographic career as a NOAA field officer in 1989. He joined HYPACK in 2005 as a hydrographer on the support staff and has served as Chief Operations Officer since 2008.
Yorkshire Water is set to spend £7 million replacing the sea outfall pipe at Wheatcroft. The pipe, which has a suffered a number of fractures and leaks in recent years, discharges waste water from the washing and processing of potatoes at McCain’s factory into the sea at Cornelian Bay. Over the last few years of… Read More
Femern A/S, a subsidiary of the Danish state-owned Sund & Bælt Holding A/S, has today announced its intention to award a substantial contract related to the construction of a tunnel connecting Denmark and Germany to the Fehmarn Belt Contractors consortium including Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis). Besides Boskalis, the consortium includes Hochtief AG, Ed Züblin… Read More