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Bouygues Brings in Arcadis for €675M Port of Calais Expansion

United States

Arcadis will lead the engineering work from the final design to the detailed design including site supervision during construction. Arcadis’ fee for the project is €20m (£14.6m), with the contract running until the end of 2020. The extension of the Port of Calais involves building a new 3.3km long breakwater. Phase one includes three ferry… Read More

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Green to Take Command of ERDC

United States

Col. Bryan S. Green takes command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center Thursday at a change of command ceremony at ERDC. The ceremony is 10 a.m. at the Information Technology Laboratory auditorium. Host for the ceremony is Maj. Gen. Richard L. Stevens, Corps deputy commanding general. He assumes command… Read More

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Eddie Jackson Named Major General in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

United States

A former Conyers resident and 1982 Heritage High School graduate, Army officer Eddie Jackson, center, was promoted to major general on Aug. 2 by Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, U.S. Army chief of engineers, at left, and his wife Lynne. Jackson is the son of Don and Mary Jackson of Conyers. He currently serves as the… Read More

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Ellicott Announces Completely New Series 2070 Dragon Dredger

United States

Ellicott® Dredges, one of the oldest and most successful dredging equipment companies in the world, has been supplying dredging equipment to governments, municipalities, contractors, sand and gravel operators, port authorities, and marina operators for over 125 years. As a world renowned dredging equipment supply company, Ellicott® has sold over 2000 dredges in 100 countries. Not… Read More

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Wasa Dredging Ltd Rolls Out New Dredging Equipment

United States

The Finnish dredging equipment manufacturer and sales company Wasa Dredging will present both existing and new models when coming to Neva 2015. The Equipment and Sales branch of the dredging entrepreneur will present the new backhoe dredgers series “BHD 48000” and “BHD 28000” as well as the previous “BHD 18000” and “BHD 12000”, the Company… Read More

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Illinois Company Wins Bid for Caillou Lake Project

United States

An Oak Brook, Ill. company has been chosen to construct the NRDA Caillou Lake Headlands restoration project. State officials said on Thursday the apparent low bidder as read is Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC with a bid of $103,176,805. The project includes restoring the barrier shoreline along the entire length of Whiskey Island… Read More

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Solent Refits its Own Yard

United States

Southampton-based refit yard, Solent Refit, has recently completed the build of its own dredger and received all necessary permissions to begin the dredging of its waters. Solent Refit’s modified berths will be capable of housing superyachts well in excess of 100m. SuperyachtNews.com speaks with Allan Foot, Solent Refit’s managing director, about the new berths and… Read More

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Norfolk Dredging Co. Secures $11.61 Million Federal Contract

United States

Norfolk Dredging Co. was awarded an $11,613,200 firm-fixed-price federal contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia, for maintenance dredging at the Delaware River. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

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Orion Marine Group Inc (ORN) Discloses Form 4 Insider Buying : Exec. Mark R. Stauffer Buys 1,750 Shares

United States

Orion Marine Group Inc (ORN) Discloses Insider Transaction. Mark R. Stauffer , CEO of Orion Marine Group Inc purchased 1,750 shares on Aug 25, 2015. The Insider buying transaction was disclosed on Aug 26, 2015 to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The shares were purchased at $6.65 per share for a total value of $11,637.50…. Read More

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U.S. Corps Awards Contract for Wabasha Dredge Work

United States

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $617,000 contract to U.S. Site Work, from Elk River, Minn., to unload dredged material in Wabasha. Work is expected to begin within the next month. The contractor will move nearly 150,000 cubic yards of dredged material from the Corps of Engineers’ Wabasha Gravel Pit via truck… Read More

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Tidewater Defense Firms win August Contracts

United States

The Defense Department awarded work to several Hampton Roads defense contractors in August that included a major submarine overhaul, ship repairs and dredging. Topping the list was a $57.8 million contract awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding for maintenance and upgrades to the USS Columbus, a Los Angeles-class submarine. The contract includes options that, if exercised,… Read More

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Wasa Dredging Ltd Rolls Out New Dredging Equipment

United States

The Finnish dredging equipment manufacturer and sales company Wasa Dredging will present both existing and new models when coming to Neva 2015. The Equipment and Sales branch of the dredging entrepreneur will present the new backhoe dredgers series “BHD 48000” and “BHD 28000” as well as the previous “BHD 18000” and “BHD 12000”, the Company… Read More

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Company Shares of Orion Marine Group Inc (NYSE:ORN) Drops by -1.9%

United States

Orion Marine Group Inc (NYSE:ORN) has lost 1.9% during the past week and dropped 0.14% in the last 4 weeks. The shares have underperformed the S&P 500 by 2.79% during the past week but Orion Marine Group Inc (NYSE:ORN) has outperformed the index in 4 weeks by 5.63%. Orion Marine Group, Inc has dropped 7.43%… Read More

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CMA CGM, Bolloré and CHEC Win Kribi Container Terminal Concession for 25 Years

United States

A consortium formed by CMA CGM, Bolloré and CHEC won the bid, initiated by the Cameroon government, for the Kribi terminal concession for a period of 25 years. Following the bidding procedure initiated by the Cameroonian government, the consortium formed by French companies CMA CGM and Bolloré as well as Chinese company CHEC (China Harbour… Read More

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Racine-bred Army Corps General Appointed to River Commission

United States

Growing up in Racine along the shores of Lake Michigan, Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser probably never envisioned he one day would have a say in the management of most of the Midwest’s principal waterways. But that’s where Kaiser’s career as civil engineer and career officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has brought him…. Read More

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