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IMS is pleased to announce the acquisition of a patent pending state-of-the-art dewatering technology that is inexpensive, reusable, scalable, and does not require polymers. The technology was invented by an IMS Versi-Dredge customer and then successfully trialed in the United States and Europe. IMS recently sold several GeoPools to a customer in the US. Dewatering… Read More
A Louisiana-based dredging company has been charged in the boating death of Biloxi businessman. The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed the charge Friday against C.F. Bean LLC, of Belle Chasse. The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1PCkjxN ) Bean faces a charge of misconduct or neglect of ship officers resulting in the Sept. 16, 2012 death of Mark… Read More
On Thursday 15th October 2015, Van Oord and Atlas Professionals signed a three year frame agreement for the supply of marine and offshore personnel. 33 years ago, Atlas supplied the first candidate to Van Oord, starting the long-standing relationship between these two companies. Van Oord recently issued a tender for the supply of crew in… Read More
HOUSTON, Oct. 21, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orion Marine Group, Inc. (NYSE:ORN) a leading construction company, today announced preliminary results for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 and scheduled a conference call to discuss these preliminary results. The Company remains confident with both its long term market outlook and its recent acquisition of TAS Commercial… Read More
HOUSTON, Oct. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orion Marine Group, Inc. (NYSE:ORN) a leading construction company, today announced the appointment of L. Dwayne Breaux to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Breaux brings over 30 years of experience in the engineering and construction industry with strong marine contracting expertise. Prior… Read More
OAK BROOK, Ill., Oct. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and remediation services, would like to update its investors on several important announcements. Review of Strategic Alternatives The Company’s Board of Directors has initiated… Read More
LUKOIL-BUNKER’s Murmansk branch has fueled the dredging fleet returning from port Sabetta (Yamal) via Murmansk, the Company’s press center says. 6 dredging vessels are supplied with heavy fuel oil and diesel fuel. The last ship was serviced on October 18, 2015. LUKOIL-BUNKER was engaged in supplying bunker fuel to dredging fleet operating at port Sabetta… Read More
Malaysia-listed port operator Bintulu Port Holdings has engaged engineering services company Integrated Marine Works (IMW) for maintenance dredging works worth MYR21.9 million (USD5.3 million). The contract was signed by Bintulu Port, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bintulu Port Holdings, including 6% Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the sum of MYR1.3 million. Meanwhile, the maintenance… Read More
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Transatlantic Afghanistan District employee has been named the top engineer for the entire Transatlantic Division. Thomas “Clark” Carroll, a project engineer at the Qargha Project Office within TAA’s Kabul Area Office, has been chosen as the recipient of TAD’s Hard Hat of the Year for his work in… Read More
The Bird Island Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration project in Buzzards Bay, Marion, Mass, will be completed under the terms of a US$3,120,000.00 contract recently awarded by the US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. The project is partnered by the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, with the Commonwealth contributing 35 per cent of the… Read More
Wärtsilä Corporation, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., and GoodFuels Marine have cooperated to launch a sustainable marine biofuels program, the companies announced Wednesday in an emailed statement. Netherlands-based GoodFuels Marine will reportedly lead the two year project, aiming to create “truly sustainable, scalable and affordable” marine biofuels. “We believe that the international shipping market is now… Read More
The China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) will co-finance and build a deepwater port in São Tomé and Príncipe, the São Tomé government said Monday in São Tomé. The government statement signed by the Minister of the Presidency, Afonso Varela, said “CHEC intends to apply at least US$120 million” in this project, which has an estimated… Read More
A U.S.-Belgian Dredging Coalition has won an international tender to dredge a new 9.5 kilometer-long shipping lane in East Port Said to facilitate international trade maritime navigation, officials from the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said. The SCA announced in July that it would contract with the six international dredging companies tasked to dredge the new… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD – Snapshot Report) has been awarded three dredging contracts along the Delaware River by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The combined value of these projects is around $99 million. The projects will provide deep draft vessels access to the Philadelphia port facilities. The first project, worth around… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $6,521,000 to Weeks Marine Inc. for maintenance dredging of the Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) Jetty and Entrance channels in South Texas. The contractor is required to remove approximately 651,000 cubic yards of sandy material using a pipeline dredge to clear… Read More