By George Landrith The world is a dangerous and competitive place. China is expanding its naval presence across the globe. Russia is rebuilding its military industrial base and testing the limits of the free world from Ukraine to the Arctic. Rogue regimes like Iran and North Korea continue to rattle their sabers. In such a… Read More
By Ed Ballard Any readers considering a life on the high seas can assess their career options at maritime-zone.com. It lists more than 30 openings for the position of wiper. You’d make about $1,500 a month. “The job is to wipe oil that’s leaking out of an engine,” says marine engineer turned entrepreneur Steven Henderson. “Working on a… Read More
On March 20, 2025, The Dutra Group announced the issuance of a notice to proceed on the construction of a new cubic yard trailing suction hopper dredge. Christened the Adele, in honor of founder and executive chairman Bill Dutra’s mother, the Royal-IHC designed Beagle® is being constructed at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton and Port St…. Read More
The 55th Annual Texas A&M Dredging Short Course (sponsored by the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC Coastal and Dredging Laboratory at A&M) just finished another great week with 80+ participants, 19 speakers, 6 student ambassadors, and an amazing transfer of knowledge! Come join us next year, Jan. 4 – 8, 2027 for another… Read More
Yesterday marked an important milestone as we launched the 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘇𝗼́𝘄, an electric cutter suction dredger (CSD) for Quarzwerke GmbH. This electric mining dredger is a tailored solution built on our proven Beaver® 65 platform. What makes this vessel stand out? 🔸 Powerful cutterhead engineered to cut through cemented silica sand up to 25m depth 🔸… Read More