Posted on July 23, 2025
By Heiko Osterchrist, Associate Publisher
More than $1 billion in contracts have already been awarded since late 2024—fueling critical infrastructure upgrades and coastal protection efforts nationwide.
Among the most notable wins:
Feature Brief: U.S. Dredging Contracts – The 2025 Heavyweights
2025 is shaping up to be a landmark year for the U.S. dredging industry. With strong funding flows from WRDA and USACE’s Civil Works budget, more than $1 billion in contracts have already been awarded—fueling critical infrastructure upgrades and coastal protection efforts nationwide.
Among the most notable wins:
- $219 million for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock on the Sabine-Neches Waterway (TX)
- $105 million for Callan Marine at Brazos Island Harbor (TX)
- Over $150 million for beach and bypass work along Florida’s Canaveral Coast
From the Gulf’s energy export corridors to the Atlantic’s busiest commercial harbors, these awards are reshaping the competitive landscape of U.S. dredging—while also opening the door to new technologies, deeper channels, and bigger contracts ahead.
Below, DREDGEWIRE breaks down the Top 15 dredge contracts of 2025 so far, with key details on contractors, values, and locations. (DW makes best efforts to ensure accuracy of all data, but does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, regarding the data’s accuracy, completeness, or use.)
Top 15 U.S. Dredging Contracts Awarded – 2025
1. Great Lakes – Sabine‑Neches Waterway Improvement, Contract 6 (TX)
Capital dredging of a major channel deepening (~$219.1 M) announced Oct 1, 2024. Work begins mid‑2025, extends into late 2026
2. Callan Marine – Brazos Island Harbor Channel Deepening (TX)
$104.97 M firm-fixed-price awarded by USACE Galveston District. Expected completion: Aug 2026
3. Great Lakes – Galveston Entrance & Houston Ship Channel Maintenance (TX)
Maintenance dredging award: approximately $36.2 M, announced Q2 2025, expected mid‑2025 start
4. Weeks Marine-Beach Renourishment Project Pinellas County (FL)
$125 million to renourish and build dunes on portions of Sand Key, Treasure Island and Long Key Project to start second half of 2025
5. Inland Dredging Co. – Mobile District Cutterhead Dredge Rental
$40 million contract for 24″ cutterhead dredge rental with operator, work across B‑T Waterway and beyond, ending mid‑2026
6. Norfolk Dredging – Wilmington Harbor Anchorage Basin & Mid‑River Maintenance (NC)
USACE Wilmington awarded $17.116 M contract, July 2, 2025
7. USACE (South Atlantic Div.) – Regional Harbor EIS Studies (GA/SC/NC)
NEPA Environmental Impact Statement contract (~$9.3 M) to cover Brunswick, Charleston, Morehead City, Wilmington harbors
8. Great Lakes – Captiva Island Beach Renourishment (FL)
Coastal protection project valued at ~$26.7 M (announced Oct 1, 2024), executing into early 2025
9. Great Lakes – Brigantine to Great Egg Harbor Beach Renourishment (NJ)
Coastal protection contract for ~$38.2 M (announced Oct 1, 2024), continuing into 2025
10. Great Lakes – Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass (FL)
Capital project valued at ~$40.6 M (Oct 1, 2024), servicing FL coast starting early 2025
11. Weeks Marine – Lower Mississippi River Cutterhead Dredging
$17.3 million awarded by USACE New Orleans District for work on Southwest Pass into Plaquemines Parish, LA
12. Dutra Group – Cape Canaveral Maintenance Dredging (FL)
Maintenance dredging value: $14.98 M completion by November 2025
13. Great Lakes – Woodside Louisiana LNG Berthing Basin (LA)
Capital sector dredging for LNG port construction; contract value undisclosed but considered significant (June 2025 announcement)
14. Great Lakes – Multiple Coastal Projects (NJ/SC/FL)
Awarded across four contracts in Dec 2024 totaling $182 M, including notable $73.6 M Ocean City Beach and $72.3 M Myrtle Beach projects – carrying into 2025
15. Great Lakes – Mobile Harbor Phase 2A Deepening (AL)
Capital deepening: $65.9 M contract awarded Aug 26, 2024, work into spring 2025
