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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has committed $4 million to putting sand from channel dredging work into an area where it could help feed the eroding beaches of Dauphin Island. Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier said that while the move wasn’t a magic cure-all for the health of the barrier island’s fragile shores, it… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has partnered with the Hydrographical Society of America (THSOA) to better promote the goals and objectives of both organizations. With hydrographical surveying an essential part of dredging projects, the partnership will benefit members of both organizations by expanding the knowledge base. Under the partnership agreement, the organizations will exchange educational… Read More
Four major port trusts have signed an MoU among themselves to acquire the government’s 73.44 per cent stake in Dredging Corporation of India (DCI). Under the MoU, Visakhapatnam Port Trust will buy a 19.44 per cent stake from the government while Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Deendayal Port Trust and Paradip Port Trust will take an… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently held an Oregon Coast Jetties Industry Day, gearing up for a series of jetty and breakwater projects expected to keep construction crews working through 2022. The projects include the complete rehabilitation of three jetties at the mouth of the Columbia River; repair of the Tillamook Jetties; the Coos… Read More
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has reached an agreement with SPIE for the acquisition of the offshore cable installation activities and assets of Bohlen Doyen GmbH (BoDo). BoDo’s offshore cable laying business operations comprise of grid to grid and offshore substation to shore connections, which includes the installation of (nearshore) offshore cables and the connection… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) delivered to Congress its Fiscal Year 2019 (FY 2019) Work Plan for the Army Civil Works program yesterday. On September 21, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, Public Law 115-244, of which Division A is the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies… Read More
Rotterdam 20 December 2018 – Van Oord has signed a contract with the Swedish energy company Vattenfall for the transport and installation of the foundations for Kriegers Flak wind farm. Van Oord will install the project’s 72 monopiles and transition pieces. With a production capacity of just over 600 MW Kriegers Flak will be Denmark’s… Read More
This week Waterking completed the delivery of a dredging set for the ministry of agriculture in South America The equipment is purchased for dredging drainage channels Waterking arranged also a complete training on location. The entire package consists of a pontoon with 4 spud legs, Damen DOP pump 250 with cutter head A Waterking hydraulic… Read More
Valeport are finishing the year on a real high with our best ever year for Sales. Despite the uncertainties in the UK with Brexit negotiations continuing, the forecast for 2019 is very positive as we enter our 50th Anniversary year. Valeport are currently engaging distributors for valuable feedback so that we can continue to improve… Read More
Gerard A. Gallagher III, who has been Ecology & Environment’s chief executive officer since 2015, left his job at the Lancaster environmental services firm on Monday after seeing his role diminished following a management reshuffling earlier in the year. The departure comes as E&E has started a wave of job cuts throughout its operations by… Read More
Gerd Stensen, like Damen, is a family company. Their dredging work includes but is not limited to the extraction of coral sand for the French agricultural industry. They have previously operated a Damen Stan Tug 1, still going strong after 36 years and recently sold to a vessel operator in the Baltics. Fast delivery The… Read More
Global design firm Stantec has been awarded more than $35 million in assignments for planning and preliminary design of a multi-mission dry dock and other upgrades at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine. The projects represent tasks under Stantec’s $60 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for multi-discipline waterfront architect-engineering services for the Naval Facilities Engineering… Read More
Laurel Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (NASDAQ:GLDD) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 57,499 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $356,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors Inc. owned… Read More
Cheniere Energy (LNG, CQP) announced today that Malaysia’s Petronas agreed to buy liquefied natural gas for 20 years from its Sabine Pass export terminal in Louisiana. Cheniere says Petronas will purchase ~1.1M metric tons/year of LNG on a free on board basis for a 20-year term following the date of first commercial delivery for the… Read More
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) announced today that Zach Kauk, vice president of the Excavation Division, is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. Replacing Kauk will be Tom Frake, current vice president of Global Power Solutions Division (GPSD). Both moves are effective immediately. “Tom’s deep expertise in both the machine and engine businesses, as well as… Read More