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HAWKINS POINT, Md. (WBFF) — Maryland’s plan to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge hit a major setback Tuesday, as state officials abruptly canceled a key construction contract, undercutting Gov. Wes Moore’s repeated claim that the project was the nation’s “fastest-moving” large infrastructure effort. The decision to off-ramp contractor Kiewit Infrastructure Co. from the project’s… Read More
America’s locks and dams are on borrowed time, with many operating well beyond their life expectancy. The economic risk of a single failure has forced waterway managers to rely on long-standing technologies and designs, rather than adopting more modern, innovative components. To help reduce the risk and provide assurance to those managing and operating these… Read More
By Mike Schuler The Trump administration’s decision to extend its broad Jones Act waiver another 90 days is drawing mounting opposition across the U.S. maritime sector, with labor unions, domestic operators, trade groups and lawmakers arguing the move undermines American shipping while doing little to address energy prices. The extension, announced last week, keeps in place… Read More
By Stephen Alexander MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) – The Mobile County, Alabama Facebook page has posted on its Facebook page an update on Dauphin Island Causeway Shoreline Restoration. Here is part of the post: Project Update: Dauphin Island Causeway Shoreline Restoration READ FULL ARTICLE AT ORIGINAL SOURCE
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan was ousted from his position Wednesday, six sources familiar with the matter told CNN, amid tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his implementation of shipbuilding reform and his close relationship with President Donald Trump. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Wednesday evening that Phelan would be departing “effective immediately”… Read More
After two years of waiting, Wilton residents can look forward to swimming in Merwin Meadows Pond this Memorial Day weekend thanks to a unanimous vote by the Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) in favor of dredging the pond and beach to remove silt deposited there during the August 2024 floods. The vote, held during a special meeting on Tuesday, Apr. 21, was the… Read More
If you think you see a capsized boat in the Muskegon Harbor Entrance in the next few weeks, do a double-take. It might just be dredging equipment. King Company, working on behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will begin dredging the Muskegon Harbor entrance starting as soon as late April or mid-May. Once… Read More
By Steve Featherstone | sfeatherstone@syracuse.com The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, along with conservation partners Ducks Unlimited and the National Audubon Society, recently completed a project to improve 50 acres of Lake Ontario marsh habitat in the Lakeview Wildlife Management Area, in Jefferson County. The project enhances spawning and nursery habitat for fish such as… Read More
And don’t miss the response of the Dredging Contractors of America to this development, included at the end of this story. The Trump administration is preparing to extend its controversial Jones Act waiver for up to 90 days, a move that would deepen an already contentious policy experiment launched during the Strait of Hormuz crisis and intensify… Read More
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A project is underway to help restore the health of the struggling Indian River Lagoon and remove decades of old pollution from the waterways. What You Need To Know A project is underway to help restore the health of the struggling Indian River Lagoon Workers are hoping to fully remove decades… Read More
Dredging the San Joaquin River as it meanders through the South Delta could become part of a larger strategy to provide more robust water supplies for California and increase the survival rate of threated Chinook salmon. It’s the goal of the Greater Valley Farm Water Partnership (GVFWP) consisting of 13 growers in the Delta as… Read More
Statement by Carl W. Bentzel President National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) “Revitalizing Shipbuilding and the Maritime Industrial Base,” Joint Hearing of the Seapower and Projection Forces and the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittees Rayburn 2118 April 22, 2026 Thank you, Chairmen Kelly and Ezell and Ranking Members Courtney and Carbajal, for holding this… Read More
By Renata Schmidt BIDDEFORD, Maine — Students from the University of New England teamed up with the Biddeford Pool Conservation Trust in March to plant dune grass along the beach in Biddeford, Maine. Dunes help protect the communities and habitats behind them and also provide a habitat for animals. Biddeford was hit hard during the back-to-back… Read More
By Greg Pallone BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A project is underway to help restore the health of the struggling Indian River Lagoon and remove decades of old pollution from the waterways. In a spot near the Eau Gallie Causeway, work is ramping up to remove a big issue plaguing the lagoon for decades. Muck, organic-rich… Read More
ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (WCSC) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, officially finished two dredging and sand placement projects on the Isle of Palms on Sunday. The Breach Inlet Beneficial Use Projects moved about 700,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand from the Corps’ routine maintenance of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to nourish… Read More