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Orion Marine Group Appoints L. Dwayne Breaux as Chief Operating Officer

United States

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

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Great Lakes Updates Investors

United States

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

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LUKOIL-BUNKER’s Murmansk Branch Fuels Dredging Fleet Returning from Port Sabetta

United States

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

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Bintulu Port Awards $5.3M Maintenance Dredging Contract to Integrated Marine Works

United States

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

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Lafayette Native Named Top Engineer for Key Army Corps of Engineers Division

United States

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

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US: Corps Awards Contract for Bird Island Ecosystem Restoration Project

United States

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

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Wärtsilä, Boskalis and GoodFuels Marine Launch Marine Biofuels Program

United States

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

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China Harbour Engineering will Co-finance and Build Deep Water Port in São Tomé and Príncipe

United States

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

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US-Belgian Coalition Wins Tender to Dredge New Shipping Lane in East Port Said

United States

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

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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Wins 3 Dredging Contracts

United States

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

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USACE Galveston District awards $6.5 million contract for dredging of Brazos Island Harbor

United States

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

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Pacific Tug Diversifies Withall Family Hands on Deck

United States

THE PETERS family says diversifying their marine services has seen their second generation sea-towage company ride the wave of a fluctuating resources industry. Having survived the corporate raiding days of the 1980s and re-emerged to profit during the resources boom, Pacific Tug, which was founded by three brothers at Victoria Point, east of Brisbane, in… Read More

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TSHD Hondarra Delivered to Bayonne

United States

Dutch-Spanish co-operation between Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE) and Bilbao-based Astilleros de Murueta shipyard has seen the first dredger for the Chambre de Commerce d’Industrie de Bayonne Pays Basque delivered successfully after extensive trials. The 1,200 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Hondarra – meaning ‘sand’ in Basque – will work in the French port of… Read More

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USACE Galveston District Awards $4.8 Million Maintenance Dredging Contract for Houston Ship Channel

United States

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $4,848,500 to Weeks Marine Inc. for maintenance dredging of the Houston Ship Channel from Exxon to Carpenters Bayou in Harris County, Texas. The contractor will be required to remove approximately 600,000 cubic yards of maintenance material using a pipeline dredge. … Read More

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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, CCL Win LNG Contract in Texas

United States

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation GLDD , the largest provider of dredging services in the U.S. and a major provider of environmental and remediation services, has received a contract in Texas in association with Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC CCL Great Lakes Dredge & Dock’s part of the LNG project involves the dredging and slope protection of… Read More

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