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Captain Timothy A. Brown, 73, who led the Masters, Mates & Pilots as International President for 21 years before retiring at the end of 2012, died on Sunday. Generous, thoughtful and open-hearted, Tim was also a fierce defender of the working conditions of MM&P members and an adroit negotiator on their behalf. “Tim always cared… Read More
Germany’s second-largest shipping lender Nord LB today announced a drastic reduction of its shipping loan book following major losses in this sector last year. The bank’s chief executive Gunter Dunkel said that its exposure is to be reduced by around a third, from EUR19 billion today to between EUR12 billion and EUR14 billion over the… Read More
In the presence of guests and employees, Ms Lydia van de Kerk, the wife of CFO Arjan van de Kerk, named Van Oord’s latest cutter suction dredger Biesbosch on 7 April 2016. The ceremony was held on the jetty at Van Oord’s Rotterdam office. The cutter suction dredger Biesbosch was built by Royal IHC at… Read More
MAN propulsion package features SCR for Tier III compliance Jiangsu Haihong Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. has ordered 4 × MAN 32/40 engines in connection with an order for 2 × 8,000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredgers. The scope of delivery covers two shipsets, with each including a propulsion package consisting of 2 × 9L32/40 engines,… Read More
Lt. Gov. Victor Hocog will head a task force that aims to ensure that the feasibility studies for the Rota and Tinian harbor projects will move forward. Hocog in an interview on Wednesday said the task force was formed by Gov. Ralph Torres to help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer proceed with the feasibility studies… Read More
CFO Mr. Arjan van de Kerk will retire at the end of the year after having been employed at Van Oord for 18 years. In consultation with the Executive Board, the Supervisory Board of Van Oord has decided to appoint drs. Jolanda Poots-Bijl RC. as the new CFO. She will start as of 19 September… Read More
Van Oord’s chief financial officer Arjan van de Kerk is to retire at the end of the year after 18 years at the company. The Dutch outfit said today that Jolanda Poots-Bijl will take on the role from 19 September. Poots-Bijl has held several senior finance positions in the last 25 years. She is currently… Read More
Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, has been selected as part of a team to provide master planning services to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to sustainably create or restore marsh habitat within the St. Louis Bay, Back Bay Biloxi, and Escatawpa/Pascagoula systems using dredge material. Dewberry will develop a database that… Read More
Ellicott Dredge Enterprises announces that Fulco Vrooland has joined the company as Managing Director of their ROHR-IDRECO Dredge Systems European division. In this capacity he will be working to expand the company’s business within Europe as well as internationally. Fulco brings an impressive background in the maritime sector. He has worked as Chief Commercial Officer… Read More
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has concluded the acquisition of the dredging activities and assets of STRABAG Wasserbau GmbH. The transaction price of EUR 70 million has been financed from Boskalis‘ own cash, the company said in its press release. With the transaction Boskalis acquires the equipment, personnel and relevant contracts of STRABAG Wasserbau. The… Read More
Femern A/S, a subsidiary of the Danish state-owned Sund & Bælt Holding A/S, has announced its intention to award a substantial contract related to the construction of a tunnel connecting Denmark and Germany. The winning Fehmarn Belt Contractors consortium includes Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., Hochtief AG, Ed Züblin AG, and Van Oord. The total budget… Read More
Belgian dredging and marine construction giant Jan De Nul has landed its first ever lock construction project in the Netherlands. As part of the Sas van Vreeswijk (SPC) consortium, Jan De Nul will be involved in the construction of a third lock chamber at the Princess Beatrix Lock and widening of the Lek Canal near… Read More
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a contract by Samsung Heavy Industries for the transportation of the three topside modules of the riser platform and the topside of the processing platform for the Johan Sverdrup project offshore Norway. The contract carries a value of approximately USD 40 million. The modules will be transported… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $37.5 million contract to a Bay Shore bridge builder to construct dunes and jetties off the Long Beach coastline. The Army Corps selected Bay Shore-based H & L Contracting LLC for a $37,595,900 contract for the Long Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management project. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
REDmeters just released the new RM2, a non-nuclear in-line density meter that can be mounted on any dredging vessel. This is new for the dredging world, that has been struggling to justify contractual pricing with performance. As a result, contractual negotiations today, are mostly based on estimated time to complete the project, not on the… Read More