Van Oord has ordered the construction of two water injection vessels at Kooiman Marine Group. The first vessel will be commissioned in late 2020. This new generation of vessels has… Read More
dredging industry news
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) officially kicked off its year-long 125th anniversary celebration. AEM is a North American-based international trade group representing off-road equipment manufacturers and suppliers. Its member… Read More
On December 12, 2018, the Great Lakes Dredging Team (GLDT) hosted its 2018 fall webinar meeting. The meeting discussed local U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging programs along the Great… Read More
The Gulf Coast Chapter of the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) was back in the Big Easy for its annual conference, held from November 13 to 15, 2018, at the ACE… Read More
Donald Richard King died on November 19 at the age of 91. He was retired and living with his wife Kathleen (Bitsy) in their historic home in Hermitage, Tennessee, at… Read More
Jan De Nul Group’s subsidiary Payra Dredging Company Limited (PDCL) entered into a concession agreement with Payra Port Authority for the capital and maintenance dredging of the Rabnabad Channel at… Read More
Teledyne CARIS announced that software developer, Marta Padilla, has been awarded the Ministry of Education in Spain’s prestigious National Award for Excellence in Academic Performance in the field of Engineering… Read More
Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with Gerd Stensen AS from Norway for the delivery of a Damen Stan Tug 1606. The client will apply the new vessel to its… Read More
David Miller, senior vice president/chief operations officer and part owner of DSC Dredge, LLC announced his retirement in October after 38 years in the dredging industry. Miller embarked on his… Read More
U.S. hopper dredge companies visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters in  Washington, D.C., for a CEOs/Owners Roundtable with General Todd T. Semonite and his staff. The dredging CEOs… Read More
