Highlights of the Week

Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (July 4-July 10, 2016).

Royal IHC Takes Majority Stake in Tompkins

Royal IHC and Tompkins UK Limited are strengthening their strategic cooperation with IHC’s acquisition of a majority stake in Tompkins, the parent company of Modus Seabed Intervention and a partner in the TI Geosciences joint venture that IHC and Tompkins created in 2015.

Contract Awarded for Miami Beach Erosional Hotspots

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has awarded a $11.9 million contract to Eastman Aggregate Enterprises, LLC for the Miami Beach Hotspots beach renourishment project, part of the Miami-Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project.

HR Wallingford: Reducing the Costs of Port Operations

The global economic outlook is uncertain and this uncertainty is leading to depressed investment worldwide, particularly in energy and mining activity. The international ports and terminals sector forms an important part of the infrastructure supporting these activities, HR Wallingford said in its latest study.

Van Oord: Norwegian Project Delivered

Off the west coast of Norway, Van Oord has successfully stabilized the wreck of a World War II submarine.

Boskalis Announces Job Cuts and Fleet Reduction

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has completed its fleet rationalization study announced earlier this year.