The first vessel in OMS Group’s new GREAT-Class fleet is beginning to take shape. CS Genesis, a next-generation fibre optic cable lay vessel, is currently under construction at our partner shipyard, Pacific Shipbuilding JSC, in Vietnam. During a recent visit, our COO, Bert Jan ter Riet, joined OMS Group Founder and Chairman, Datuk Lim Soon… Read More
Manson’s Terminal 1 Replacement project team has begun pile-driving operations at the Port of Anchorage in Alaska. Using the derrick barge WOTAN, crews are installing 6 ft. diameter, 150 ft. piles as part of the ongoing installation work. The project is part of the Municipality of Anchorage’s (MOA) 10-year Port of Alaska Modernization Program. It… Read More
A double feature photo of Dutra’s tug the Becky T and the Derrick Barge Morty working at The Port of Long Beach on ITS’s Pier G wharf expansion project. The dredged material, which is collected using a fully electrified 8300 Liebherr crane, is used to create a huge stretch of new land to be used… Read More
The Washington Post published my letter this morning directly refuting its own Editorial Board’s position on the Jones Act. This is significant. Thank you to The Washington Post for publishing a different point of view on this important national debate. My LTE below and a link in comments. ——————————————— Don’t extend Jones Act waiver July… Read More
By Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges The Palm Jumeirah, an artificial island in the shape of a palm tree, is Dubai’s most ambitious postcard. Built between 2001 and 2008 using only sand and rock, without concrete in its formation, it added 56 kilometers of coastline, sold 4,500 mansions in less than three days, and can be… Read More
