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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock announces receipt of $59.8 million in awarded work

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. announced recently the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $59.8 million.

The awarded work includes:

• Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar and Crewboat Cut maintenance dredging project (maintenance, Louisiana, $13.8 million)

The Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar and Crewboat Cut Maintenance Dredging Project work consists of removal and disposal of shoal material excavated from the Atchafalaya River Bay. The client on this project is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/great-lakes-dredge-dock-announces-receipt-of-59-8-million-in-awarded-work/

BAE Systems purchases autonomous underwater vehicle company

The 1000 Nautical Mile UUV (unmanned underwater vehicle) Riptide Autonomous Solutions

BAE Systems Inc., Arlington, Va., has announced the purchase of the key assets of Riptide Autonomous Solutions, a Plymouth, Mass.-based provider of innovative, affordable unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) technology and solutions. Specializing in small UUVs, Riptide’s platforms are sophisticated yet simple, efficient, and highly flexible, offering performance discriminators within this domain that include greater depth, range, endurance, and speed, a BAE statement announcing the deal said.

“Addin...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/bae-systems-purchases-autonomous-underwater-vehicle-company/

OMSA announces formation of wind committee

The Atlantic Pioneer built by Blount Boats is the first and so far only U.S. flag offshore wind crew transfer vessel. Blount Boats photo

The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) announced today the formation of the OMSA Wind Committee and announced that membership on the committee is now open to all OMSA members.

The committee was officially created by a resolution unanimously adopted by the OMSA board of directors. The board charged the committee with making recommendations to the board and OMSA staff on strategies and initiatives that increase U.S. maritime industry involvement in the offshore wind sector. The committee...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/omsa-announces-formation-of-wind-committee/