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The biggest-ever dredging of Gloucester Docks will allow tall ships to freely navigate and moor. The £750,000 project has started and will last four months and remove 15,000 cubic metres of silt. The amount of gunk would be enough to fill six Olympic-sized swimming pools and would be removed by a powerful ‘suction dredger’. The… Read More
HOUSTON, Nov. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN), a leading specialty construction company, today announced the appointment of Travis J. Boone to the Board of Directors. As previously announced, Mr. Boone, was named President and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 12, 2022. Mr. Boone was appointed to the Board of Directors effective November 17, 2022…. Read More
Adam Tindall-Schlicht, until recently port director at the Port of Milwaukee, has been named as the eleventh Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS). The GLS is responsible for the operations and maintenance of the U.S. portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway between Montréal and Lake Erie. “We are delighted… Read More
Sen. Devlin Robinson’s (R-37) bill to modernize the Port of Pittsburgh Commission, overseeing 200 miles of Pittsburgh region waterways, was signed into law November 3. Act 161 of 2022 will reduce the Port of Pittsburgh Commission from 15 members to 13 by retaining the current four legislative appointments, as well as the four members appointed by the governor. The… Read More
ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), announced today the closing of its acquisition of Zakher Marine International (ZMI), an Abu Dhabi-based owner and operator of offshore support vessels, with the world’s largest fleet of self-propelled jack-up barges. Financial details of the transaction… Read More
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) will launch a new ocean shipping service, ‘Shaheen Express’ starting from the last week of November 2022. The ‘Shaheen Express’ will rotate between Mundra, Pipavav, Jebel Ali, Dammam, and Jebel Ali and back to Mundra, creating a stable and reliable service for the India-UAE-Saudi Arabia corridor. The new service will… Read More
NEW YORK & SYDNEY & MELBOURNE, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, and Spirit Super, an Australian industry super fund, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Australia’s GeelongPort Pty Limited (“GeelongPort”). GeelongPort is Victoria’s second largest port located approximately 75 kilometers southwest… Read More
HOUSTON, Nov. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (the “Company”), a leading specialty construction company, completed a 15 month rebuild of the recently commissioned Dredge Lavaca. Advancements to the dredge’s ladder, accommodations, and operating systems were made to continue to provide exceptional dredging service to its clients and industry partners in both the public… Read More
HUAWEI, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices has said that adoption of technology by African port will lead to more port and maritime efficiency across the Continent. In a statement, Yang Chen, vice president of Huawei Southern Africa Region, said that with 38 of its 54 states… Read More
Major construction is complete for the multi-year Upper Truckee Marsh Restoration project, Lake Tahoe’s largest ever wetland restoration, the California Tahoe Conservancy announced Monday. The Conservancy has completed steps to repair damage caused by 20th century development, restoring and enhancing hundreds of acres of wetland habitat. A new trail offers improved access for all to… Read More