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Weeks subsidiary Healy Tibbitts Builders making progress on USACE Honolulu District project

Weeks subsidiary Healy Tibbitts Builders making progress on USACE Honolulu District project

NJ, United States

Our subsidiary, Healy Tibbitts Builders, is hard at work on the USACE Honolulu District’s maintenance dredging project at Honolulu Harbor, located on the southern coast of Oahu. Honolulu Harbor is the principal seaport of the state of Hawaii, and this project will ensure that commercial and recreational vessels can navigate the waterway, which is vital… Read More

The flood insurance crisis facing Americans

The flood insurance crisis facing Americans

United States

Houses have historically been a key driver of middle-class wealth creation — but when some or all of your house gets destroyed in a flood, it feels less like an asset and more like a liability. That’s a scenario of concern to millions of Americans this hurricane season. Why it matters: Only a tiny proportion of… Read More

Manson Construction retrofits cutter suction dredge H. R. Morris

Manson Construction retrofits cutter suction dredge H. R. Morris

WA, United States

This past summer, Manson Construction Co. undertook a substantial retrofit of the cutter suction dredge H.R. MORRIS. The dredge was towed to our Seattle yard, where Manson’s highly skilled yard crew and marine equipment experts removed the main pump, A.C. wound rotor motor, and liquid rheostat and installed the latest dredge pump and dredge pump… Read More

Ventnor, Atlantic City beaches to be replenished this winter; Great Lakes Dredge & Dock gets contract

Ventnor, Atlantic City beaches to be replenished this winter; Great Lakes Dredge & Dock gets contract

NJ, United States

Beachgoers will find they will have more room next summer, especially in the southern part of Ventnor where the sand has migrated and narrowed the bathing beach to the foot of the dune during high tides, and in the northern part of Atlantic City. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers notified the city that it… Read More


Company & People News | Dredge Mining

Port of Corpus Christi Announces Record Third Quarter 2024 Volumes

TX, United States

The Port of Corpus Christi and its customers moved 53 million tons through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in the third quarter of 2024, a new quarterly high mark driven by increases in crude oil and dry bulk movements. The 53 million tons moved in Q3 2024 was a 2 percent increase from the same… Read More

Maersk Europe Market Update – October 2024

World ,

Ocean Update The situation on the East Coast and Gulf Coast of the United States of America continues to be closely monitored by our teams, where negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX) brought about strike action at the start of the month. The two parties reached… Read More

Maersk North America Market Update — September 2024

United States

Ocean Update US East and Gulf Coast operational recovery post ILA work stoppage On Thursday, October 3rd, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX) reached a tentative agreement on wages and to extend the Master Contract until January 15, 2025, to return to the bargaining table to negotiate all… Read More

AWO Letter – October 8, 2024

VA, United States

AWO Welcomes Four New Members. Please join AWO in welcoming four new members: HF Sinclair – HF Sinclair Corporation provides traditional and renewable fuels and lubricants — plus other essential products such as asphalt, roofing tar and components for medicines and cosmetics. Industrial Maritime Academy – Industrial Maritime Academy Virtual Training Platform provides an immersive training experience featuring… Read More


Events & Conferences

Garamendi Delivers Remarks at San Francisco Fleet Week Senior Leaders Seminar

CA, United States

Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, joined Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro in addressing senior military leaders, industry experts, and international allies during the San Francisco Fleet Week Senior Leaders Seminar aboard the USS Tripoli. In his remarks titled “Reimagining the American Maritime Industry,” Garamendi… Read More

DredgeWire Exclusive: CDMCS Hosts 2024 Annual Meeting & Safety Awards at Westin Hotel in Washington DC

VA, United States

By Heiko Osterchrist CDMCS had their annual meeting in Washington DC October 3, 2024. Devon Carlock, President of CDMCS and VP of Cottrell Contracting Corp kicked off the meeting. There were multiple discussions on cross talk partnership, pipeline prevention new technology, emergency patient transport and alert systems for dredging equipment. In addition, there was good… Read More

WEDA Eastern Chapter Meeting Program MITAGS Maryland

MD, United States

Still Time to Register and Available rooms at the Maritime Conference Center Hotel. Registered Guest will be treated to MITAGS Full Mission Ship Simulator Demonstrations , great food and beverages. Our social event will be fully catered at the Guiness Open Gate Brewery only minutes away from MITAGS campus. Don’t want to miss this year’s… Read More

24th World Dredging Congress & Exposition

World ,

About the Conference The 24th World Dredging Congress & Exposition is a technical conference organized by the World Organization of Dredging Associations (WODA) to promote the exchange of knowledge in fields related to dredging, navigation, marine engineering, and construction. It will provide a forum for improving communications, technology transfer, and cooperation among associations & societies… Read More


Maritime hires and promotions

RIGID Appoints Dallas C. Griffin, CFA as CFO and Bart Cook as President of Civil Construction

LA, United States

LAFAYETTE, LA / RIGID, a leading provider of heavy civil and marine construction services, is excited to announce two key additions to its leadership team. Dallas C. Griffin, CFA, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Bart Cook has been named President of Civil Construction. These appointments are part of RIGID’s ongoing commitment to… Read More

UK P&I Club appoints Kyle Lochridge as SVP, Americas

United States

The UK P&I Club, a provider of protection and indemnity (P&I) insurance and other services for the international shipping community, has announced the appointment of Kyle Lochridge as Senior Vice President (SVP) for the Americas. Lochridge will report to Leanne O’Loughlin, Regional Director, Americas, and William Beveridge, Chief Underwriting Officer. In his new role, Lochridge… Read More

Tnemec Appoints Jack Walker as Technical Marketing Manager

MO, United States

With more than 20 years of experience in the painting and coatings industry, Walker brings knowledge and expertise to Tnemec. Tnemec Company, an industrial coatings manufacturer, announced the addition of Jack Walker to its team. With more than 20 years of experience in the painting and coatings industry, Walker brings knowledge and expertise to Tnemec. Walker began… Read More

Governor Jeff Landry Appoints Michael Thomas as Chairman of the Port of New Orleans Board of Commissioners

LA, United States

NEW ORLEANS – Gov. Jeff Landry recently appointed Michael A. Thomas as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) for a five-year term. With the alignment of Port NOLA and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB), Thomas will also serve as Chairman of the New Orleans Public Belt… Read More


Offshore Wind Power News

Ørsted has completed 600 MW combined solar and battery storage project in the US

AZ, United States

With a 300 MW solar PV capacity, Ørsted’s Eleven Mile Solar Center will produce enough renewable energy to power 65,000 US homes while the battery can store 1200 MWh of power. Ørsted celebrated the official commissioning of the Eleven Mile Solar Center in Pinal County near Phoenix, Arizona. The 300 MW solar farm and 300MW/1200MWh battery energy… Read More

Offshore wind is going bigger and deeper than ever – installation technology needs to keep up

World ,

OPINION | The massive scale of components and a drive into new regions of the seabed mean crucial capability gaps need to be filled if offshore wind is to meet its growth ambitions, writes Fabian Hippe Offshore renewable energy developers are facing challenges with foundation installation due to increasing turbine sizes requiring larger foundations and… Read More

‘They’re all in’: Louisiana officials tour Germany to reinvigorate offshore wind industry

LA, United States

Louisiana’s push to capitalize on wind energy has not yet completely caught sail, but officials hope a recent trip to Germany and renewed efforts with industry and education could help chart the course ahead. A group of Louisiana politicians and business leaders toured Germany in September to study the European nation’s pioneering success in offshore wind. During… Read More

World’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm still smashing its own power records

World ,

Portugal’s WindFloat Atlantic – the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm – is now four years old and still breaking its own power output records. The 25 megawatt (MW) WindFloat Atlantic, which came online in July 2020, was also continental Europe’s first floating offshore wind farm. Its majority shareholder is Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture… Read More


Port News

Port of Corpus Christi Announces Record Third Quarter 2024 Volumes

TX, United States

The Port of Corpus Christi and its customers moved 53 million tons through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in the third quarter of 2024, a new quarterly high mark driven by increases in crude oil and dry bulk movements. The 53 million tons moved in Q3 2024 was a 2 percent increase from the same… Read More

Maritime crime and piracy incidents lowest since 1994 – IMB

World ,

In the first nine months of 2024, reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery fell to the lowest levels since 1994, according to the latest report by the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). Despite the lowest reported incidents in three decades, IMB and its Piracy Reporting Centre warns that crew safety remains at risk. IMB… Read More

U.S. Coast Guard reopens key ports following Hurricane Milton

FL, United States

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced several port reopenings in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina following the impact of Hurricane Milton. The storm, which made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on Florida’s Gulf coast, later strengthened again over the Atlantic after crossing the state. Emergency responders at the federal, state, and local levels are… Read More

Hart-Miller Island Won’t Be Filled, Port Expansion Dredging Heading Elsewhere

MD, United States

Hart-Miller Island won’t be filled with dredging from Sparrows Point. The port, seeking a deeper channel, will dump its river mud elsewhere. SPARROWS POINT, MD — Following a determination from Tradepoint Atlantic to no longer pursue the potential placement of approved dredged material at the inactive Dredged Material Containment Facility at the North Cell of… Read More


Project Updates & Industry Developments

Weeks subsidiary Healy Tibbitts Builders making progress on USACE Honolulu District project

NJ, United States

Our subsidiary, Healy Tibbitts Builders, is hard at work on the USACE Honolulu District’s maintenance dredging project at Honolulu Harbor, located on the southern coast of Oahu. Honolulu Harbor is the principal seaport of the state of Hawaii, and this project will ensure that commercial and recreational vessels can navigate the waterway, which is vital… Read More

The flood insurance crisis facing Americans

United States

Houses have historically been a key driver of middle-class wealth creation — but when some or all of your house gets destroyed in a flood, it feels less like an asset and more like a liability. That’s a scenario of concern to millions of Americans this hurricane season. Why it matters: Only a tiny proportion of… Read More

Maritime crime and piracy incidents lowest since 1994 – IMB

World ,

In the first nine months of 2024, reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery fell to the lowest levels since 1994, according to the latest report by the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). Despite the lowest reported incidents in three decades, IMB and its Piracy Reporting Centre warns that crew safety remains at risk. IMB… Read More

Ducks Unlimited is raising money and awareness for the need to protect the Louisiana coast, How you can help

LA, United States

NEW ORLEANS — After a busy hurricane season causing a lot of destruction, Ducks Unlimited is raising money and awareness for the need to protect the coast. “Louisiana loses a football field, piece size, piece of property every 100 minutes,” said Zac Brown, the Louisiana regional director of Ducks Unlimited. “So 25 to 35 square… Read More


Sand & Gravel News

City of Wabasha, Minnesota, Corps of Engineers continue river sand management partnership with trucking operation this fall

MN, United States

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the city of Wabasha, Minnesota, are again working together to manage river sand dredged from the Mississippi River. The trucking operations began this week and should be complete in December. The city anticipates moving around 2,000 cubic yards of sand a day,… Read More

NSSGA names safety award winners

VA, United States

At the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) annual Legislative & Policy Forum, the association named the winners of its Safety Excellence Awards, the Louis Griesemer Sterling Safety Awards and the James M. Christie Safety & Health Professional of the Year Award. “Safety is a cornerstone of our industry,” says Michael Johnson, NSSGA president and CEO…. Read More

AMLO seizes U.S.-owned port in final week as Mexico’s leader

Mexico , United States

Mexico finalized plans to take control of a port and quarry owned by Vulcan Materials Co. on its Caribbean coast, deepening tensions days before the nation’s president leaves office. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s administration declared the land south of the resort cities of Cancun and Playa del Carmen a natural protected area, according to… Read More

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Appoints Michele Stanley as Interim CEO

VA, United States

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Executive Vice President Michele Stanley will be interim chief executive officer upon the mid-October departure of Michael Johnson, who has served as president and CEO for 11 years and will maintain those titles in a November 1 transition to the American Coatings Association, Washington, D.C. “Under Mike’s leadership, NSSGA… Read More


Shipbuilding | Marine Products | Technology

Manson Construction retrofits cutter suction dredge H. R. Morris

WA, United States

This past summer, Manson Construction Co. undertook a substantial retrofit of the cutter suction dredge H.R. MORRIS. The dredge was towed to our Seattle yard, where Manson’s highly skilled yard crew and marine equipment experts removed the main pump, A.C. wound rotor motor, and liquid rheostat and installed the latest dredge pump and dredge pump… Read More

Eastern Shipbuilding Group Commences Steel Cutting For The Vehicle Passenger Ferry Falcon, The Newest Fisher Island Ferry

FL, United States

CAPT. TROY J HOTARD was delivered to Florida Marine Transporters, LLC. in 2017. CAPT. TROY J HOTARD is the 66th vessel of a series of 70 vessels being built over a 12 year relationship between FMT & ESG. It has become the largest post WWII, single Owner, single Shipbuilder new construction program with the same class towboat design… Read More

Philly Shipyard Cuts Steel on First of Three LNG-Fueled Containerships for Matson

PA, United States

Jones Act shipbuilder Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI) has commenced construction on the first of three Aloha Class LNG-fueled containerships for Matson Navigation Company, Inc. The project, valued at approximately US $1 billion, will see the delivery of these state-of-the-art vessels in 2026 and 2027. The new ships, measuring 854 feet (260 meters) long, will be… Read More

ARC Adds M/V ARC Endeavor to U.S.-flag Fleet

FL, United States

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL – American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC) is pleased to announce the addition of M/V ARC Endeavor to its U.S.-flag fleet. M/V ARC Endeavor was reflagged to American registry on September 27th as the tenth U.S.-flag roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel in ARC’s fleet. The reflag was conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard in the Port of Baltimore, Maryland. “ARC… Read More


Upcoming Projects | Contracts | Tenders

Weeks subsidiary Healy Tibbitts Builders making progress on USACE Honolulu District project

NJ, United States

Our subsidiary, Healy Tibbitts Builders, is hard at work on the USACE Honolulu District’s maintenance dredging project at Honolulu Harbor, located on the southern coast of Oahu. Honolulu Harbor is the principal seaport of the state of Hawaii, and this project will ensure that commercial and recreational vessels can navigate the waterway, which is vital… Read More

ERDC researchers awarded SMART SEED Grant

MS, United States

VICKSBURG, Miss. – Two researchers with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) were recently awarded SMART SEED Grants. Andrew Jin, an Environmental Laboratory Research Civil Engineer, and Paul Meed, a Research Mechanical Engineer with ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory were the ERDC recipients this year. The Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Mathematics,… Read More

Great Lakes Costal Wetland Revitalized on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shoreline

OH, United States

PORT CLINTON, Ohio — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and City of Port Clinton celebrated the completion of construction on a five-year coastal restoration project with a final planting of native species on the beach. The $1.9 million Great Lakes Fishery and Ecosystem Restoration Program Port Clinton Coastal Restoration Project has expanded costal wetland… Read More

USACE helps restore navigation channels after Hurricane Milton

FL, United States

TAMPA, Fla-The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrographic Survey Boat teams surveyed the Tampa Harbor and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway which assisted the Coast Guard with quickly restoring navigation channels in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton to facilitate the arrival of commercial fuel and shipping vessels in the Tampa Harbor. Two boat teams from the Jacksonville District Survey Boats 52 and El… Read More


USACE

Weeks subsidiary Healy Tibbitts Builders making progress on USACE Honolulu District project

NJ, United States

Our subsidiary, Healy Tibbitts Builders, is hard at work on the USACE Honolulu District’s maintenance dredging project at Honolulu Harbor, located on the southern coast of Oahu. Honolulu Harbor is the principal seaport of the state of Hawaii, and this project will ensure that commercial and recreational vessels can navigate the waterway, which is vital… Read More

ERDC researchers awarded SMART SEED Grant

MS, United States

VICKSBURG, Miss. – Two researchers with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) were recently awarded SMART SEED Grants. Andrew Jin, an Environmental Laboratory Research Civil Engineer, and Paul Meed, a Research Mechanical Engineer with ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory were the ERDC recipients this year. The Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Mathematics,… Read More

Great Lakes Costal Wetland Revitalized on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shoreline

OH, United States

PORT CLINTON, Ohio — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and City of Port Clinton celebrated the completion of construction on a five-year coastal restoration project with a final planting of native species on the beach. The $1.9 million Great Lakes Fishery and Ecosystem Restoration Program Port Clinton Coastal Restoration Project has expanded costal wetland… Read More

USACE helps restore navigation channels after Hurricane Milton

FL, United States

TAMPA, Fla-The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrographic Survey Boat teams surveyed the Tampa Harbor and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway which assisted the Coast Guard with quickly restoring navigation channels in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton to facilitate the arrival of commercial fuel and shipping vessels in the Tampa Harbor. Two boat teams from the Jacksonville District Survey Boats 52 and El… Read More


Videos | C-Suite Interviews

World Trade Center Institute CEO Eddie Resende interviews Jonathan Daniels, CEO of Port of Baltimore about importance of the Port, including impact of Key Bridge collapse (Video)

MD, United States

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the Port of Baltimore’s subsequent closure showed the world how valuable this region’s port operations are to the rest of the world. Port Of Baltimore Executive Director Jonathan Daniels sat down with World Trade Center Institute CEO Eddie Resende to discuss just how much the port… Read More

DredgeWire Exclusive: DredgeWire Interviews Jonathan White, Product Manager for Trimble Civil Construction Field Solutions

CO, United States

By Heiko Osterchrist-Associate Publisher Trimble is a global, industrial technology company who supports the building & construction, marine, agriculture, natural resources, utilities, transportation, and many other sectors. DW: Jonathan tell our readers a little bit about your background and how you came to be at Trimble. JW: I got involved in the LiDAR (Light Detection… Read More

LONG ISLAND Ferry Launch – Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc.

FL, United States

We’re pleased to share the launch and christening of The Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company ferry LONG ISLAND with you. This is the 16th vessel we have built for our long-time customer, McAllister Towing. Watch here:

Offshore Maritime Labor—GO Marine Services’ Jody Broussard ​on How Outsourcing Can Mitigate Risk

NY, United States

GO Marine Services Managing Director Jody Broussard talks with recruiter Heather Mequet about how using a third-party contractor recruitment firm for supplemental  staffing and direct hire placement can help mitigate maritime risks. Jody Broussard stands out as a visionary leader in the realms of operational management, strategic planning, and human resources, bringing over twenty years… Read More

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