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PORT ARTHUR, Texas — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG) awarded a $403,944,000 contract to Kiewit U.S. Contractors Co., April 9, 2025, to construct additional portions of the Port Arthur Project, a component of the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay (S2G) Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. The Port Arthur Project provides critical… Read More
On April 9th, The Dutra Group and Griffith Company signed a ~$360-million-dollar contract with International Transportation Service (ITS) to build the Pier G South Slip Fill, New Wharf at Berth 234, and Backland Development Project at the Port of Long Beach, California. The project, which is slated to run from July 2025 to the end… Read More
‘How can a project that has anchored four coastal master plans be excluded?’ one advocate said during CPRA meeting. Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority approved the agency’s annual plan Wednesday, which forecasts record spending of nearly $2 billion on projects aimed at creating new wetlands, elevating homes and building additional hurricane protections. But more than a… Read More
Port Houston’s March container activity marked a rebound after a fog-impacted February. Container volumes reached 386,864 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) for the month, a 7% increase compared to March 2023 and the busiest March on record. Year-to-date container volumes at Port Houston’s public terminals surpassed 1 million TEUs, reaching 1,068,695 and essentially flat compared to… Read More
President Trump signed an executive order on April 9 launching a Maritime Action Plan aimed at revitalizing and rebuilding the U.S. maritime sector (Reuters, subscription). The order stops short of imposing new port fees on Chinese-built vessels—for now. Why it matters: Though the executive order does not impose fees, pending further actions under the U.S. Trade… Read More
Autonomous vessel developer Saronic announced today the acquisition of Louisiana-based Gulf Craft, marking a significant expansion into autonomous shipbuilding. The acquisition provides Saronic with a strategically located Gulf Coast shipyard that will serve as the production hub for its medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) fleet, beginning with the Marauder, a 150-foot Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV). Gulf… Read More
Baton Rouge, La. – Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has initiated Construction Management At-Risk (CMAR) pre-construction services on the Chandeleur Islands Restoration Project. CPRA has selected Weeks Marine, Inc. to provide the CMAR services for the State’s largest barrier island restoration project ever undertaken. The CMAR project delivery model integrates the construction contractor… Read More
IRVING, Texas — After eight years as CEO and nearly 45 years of service, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) Chairman and CEO D. James Umpleby III will become Executive Chairman of the Board effective May 1. Chief Operating Officer (COO) Joseph E. Creed, a 28-year Caterpillar veteran, will succeed him as CEO and join the Board of Directors May 1…. Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi and its customers moved 51.3 million tons of commodities through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in the first quarter of 2025, driven primarily by increases in crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments. The 51.3 million tons moved in Q1 2025 reflects the highest first quarter in the history… Read More
Eastern Chapter The Eastern Chapter of WEDA represents Bermuda, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (East Coast) Georgia (Eastern), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia, Virgin Islands and Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Canada. SAVE THE DATE! EASTERN CHAPTER –… Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) today announced five recipients of a combined $6 million in 2025 Parish Matching Program awards. The Program is a funding opportunity that partners directly with Parish governments to support critical restoration efforts. “Collaborating with our local government partners enables us to accelerate these… Read More
PDF Version HOUSTON — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced today that its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Scott Kornblau, will be presenting and hosting one-on-one meetings with investors at the Sidoti Small Cap Virtual… Read More
In recognition of 25 years of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), the Summit will explore the economic and national importance of America’s Everglades. In addition to the environmental and lifestyle enhancements from restoration, our economists have identified 80,000 businesses dependent on Everglades restoration. When we account for business-to-business interactions and the spending of this labor force, this… Read More
IRVING, Texas — After eight years as CEO and nearly 45 years of service, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) Chairman and CEO D. James Umpleby III will become Executive Chairman of the Board effective May 1. Chief Operating Officer (COO) Joseph E. Creed, a 28-year Caterpillar veteran, will succeed him as CEO and join the Board of Directors May 1…. Read More
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) recently welcomed Clay Parker as the agency’s Deputy Director. “I’m honored to join CPRA and contribute to the critical work of protecting Louisiana’s coast,” said Parker. “As someone who has spent my entire life here, I understand the importance of preserving our natural resources. I look forward… Read More
Stevens Towing Company, a fourth-generation, family-owned company with longstanding roots in the maritime industry, is proud to announce several key leadership promotions, reinforcing the company’s commitment to excellence, growth, and innovation. Bos Smith has been promoted to Vice President. With more than 36 years of dedicated service to Stevens Towing, Smith has been instrumental in driving growth… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss.— Dr. Beth Fleming has been named director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), assuming the position in March. As director, she leads one of the most diverse research organizations in the world, comprising seven laboratories located across four states, with more than 2,600 employees, $1 billion in facilities and an… Read More
The Trump administration issued an order Wednesday to stop construction on a major offshore wind project to power more than 500,000 New York homes, the latest in a series of moves targeting the industry. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to halt construction on Empire Wind, a fully-permitted project. He said… Read More
Despite uncertainty about US markets, one thing is for sure: Norwegian companies still believe in both short-term and long-term opportunities in US offshore wind. Norwegian offshore wind suppliers, including Autronica, DOF and Uptime International, are forging ahead with plans to expand their activities in the US. New offshore wind technology to be introduced DOF plans to… Read More
New London, Conn., is an old New England port city that had its heyday about 200 years ago, in a very different economy. “Ever since the whaling industry, it’s been downhill for the city of New London,” jokes Mayor Michael Passero. “We went from the richest city in Connecticut to one of the poorest.” Passero,… Read More
A massive wind power project off the coast of New York blew past President Trump’s executive order to block or pause all new wind energy leasing in federal waterways — which opponents claim will destroy aquatic life and the commercial fishing industry. Norway-based Equinor, which already had all the necessary lease and permit approvals from the feds… Read More
Port Houston’s March container activity marked a rebound after a fog-impacted February. Container volumes reached 386,864 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) for the month, a 7% increase compared to March 2023 and the busiest March on record. Year-to-date container volumes at Port Houston’s public terminals surpassed 1 million TEUs, reaching 1,068,695 and essentially flat compared to… Read More
President Trump signed an executive order on April 9 launching a Maritime Action Plan aimed at revitalizing and rebuilding the U.S. maritime sector (Reuters, subscription). The order stops short of imposing new port fees on Chinese-built vessels—for now. Why it matters: Though the executive order does not impose fees, pending further actions under the U.S. Trade… Read More
Container ships, the workhorses of global trade transporting almost 90% of the world’s manufactured goods, have become a target in Donald Trump’s conflict with China — and none of the major carriers stand to escape the extra costs. Trump wants to punish operators of Chinese ships in order to help stimulate the creation of a US shipbuilding industry…. Read More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Port of Virginia can now accommodate larger container vessels following the arrival of new equipment, according to the Port Authority. Earlier this month, the port installed four electric cranes at the Virginia International Gateway. With these new cranes, the port now has the capacity to handle three large container vessels at… Read More
‘How can a project that has anchored four coastal master plans be excluded?’ one advocate said during CPRA meeting. Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority approved the agency’s annual plan Wednesday, which forecasts record spending of nearly $2 billion on projects aimed at creating new wetlands, elevating homes and building additional hurricane protections. But more than a… Read More
After Hurricane Michael displaced more than 400 million cubic yards of beach shoreline, our team has been working to restore and reinforce the coastline. Over the last several months, we’ve been moving down the beach in 1,500-foot sections — dredging more than 1,000,000 cubic yards of sand from an outside location with the same sand… Read More
ASHLAND — In fewer than 10 years, three catastrophic floods ravaged northwestern Wisconsin and changed the way people think about water. The most severe, in July 2016, slammed Ashland with more than 10 inches of rain in less than a day — a month’s worth in just two hours. As rivers swelled to record highs,… Read More
Do you know where your drinking water comes from? In South Florida, drinking water comes from the Everglades, a vast landscape of wetlands that has long filtered the water relied on by millions of people. But as the Everglades has shrunk over the past century, the region’s water supply and water quality have become increasingly threatened, including… Read More
Heidelberg Materials North America announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Giant Cement Holding Inc. and its subsidiaries, Giant Cement Company, Dragon Products Company and Giant Resource Recovery Heidelberg Materials North America announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Giant Cement Holding Inc. (GCHI) and its subsidiaries, Giant Cement Company, Dragon… Read More
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources approves permits for mining operations. The open pit mine in Christian County will take sand and gravel from near a bank of the Finley halfway between Highlandville and Nixa. A contentious sand and gravel mine off the Finley River in Christian County has been approved by the Missouri Department… Read More
Chaney Enterprises acquired Williams Sand & Clay, a family-owned business located in Eagle Springs, North Carolina. The addition gives Chaney a second aggregate location in North Carolina following the opening of Grifton Sand & Gravel in 2024. Serving central North Carolina, Williams Sand & Clay provides washed concrete sand, ball field clay, fill dirt, topsoil, white… Read More
Every year, the world consumes around 50 billion tonnes of sand, gravel and crushed stone. The astonishing scale of this demand is hard to comprehend – 12.5 million Olympic sized swimming pools per year – making it the most-used solid material by humans. Most of us don’t see the sand and gravel all around us…. Read More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Port of Virginia can now accommodate larger container vessels following the arrival of new equipment, according to the Port Authority. Earlier this month, the port installed four electric cranes at the Virginia International Gateway. With these new cranes, the port now has the capacity to handle three large container vessels at… Read More
Crowley’s new LNG-powered containership Quetzal has successfully begun its inaugural commercial voyage, opening the company’s next era of faster, frequent ocean shipping with a new class of vessels for the U.S., Central America and the Dominican Republic. With capacity for up to 1,400 20-foot container equivalent units (TEUs), Quetzal and its three forthcoming sister Avance Class… Read More
Senator Todd Young (R-IN) told DredgeWire Publisher Peter Bowe that President Trump’s new Executive Order shows that he understands the need to build more ships in the US. Young said that there is an urgent need for a comprehensive approach to reinvigorate the U.S. shipbuilding and maritime industries, sharing the same goals as the SHIPS for… Read More
MCM USV Vessels Are Navy’s First Program of Record, Non-Prototype Autonomous Surface Ships LOCKPORT, LA., — Bollinger Shipyards, a leading designer and builder of military and commercial vessels, today announced the successful delivery to the U.S. Navy of the first three (3) Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicles (MCM USVs) built at Bollinger. These vessels are… Read More
A long-discussed plan to dredge St. Thomas Harbor to make way for massive Oasis-class cruise ships is on hold, after the V.I. Port Authority did not receive any responses to an invitation to bid on the project. Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. mentioned the lack of bids during Tuesday’s press briefing. Bryan spoke remotely from Miami… Read More
Chris Gollon Starting on March 10th, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be beginning a dredging project off Volusia County, in tandem with the county government and the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND). The first stage of the project, which starts on March 10th, will entail the delivery and installation of a temporary dredge… Read More
On April 9th, The Dutra Group and Griffith Company signed a ~$360-million-dollar contract with International Transportation Service (ITS) to build the Pier G South Slip Fill, New Wharf at Berth 234, and Backland Development Project at the Port of Long Beach, California. The project, which is slated to run from July 2025 to the end… Read More
LAKE LURE, N.C. — Maj. Gen. Jason E. Kelly, deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations, will be available to provide updates and answer questions about the debris removal efforts in and around Lake Lure and across the 16 counties requesting assistance. Col. Brad A. Morgan, USACE Wilmington District commander and the lead for the… Read More
USACE — Who: New York – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District along with Congressman Himes will host a Public Meeting to provide status update on the design progress for the Byram River Basin Flood Risk Management Project. What: The Chief’s Report was approved on May 7, 2020, recommending Alternative 5a –… Read More
New York — Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) have entered into a long-term agreement for the revitalization and modernization of USMMA’s campus located in Kings Point, New York. The initial 10-year agreement was signed on… Read More
LAKE LURE, N.C. — Maj. Gen. Jason E. Kelly, deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations, will be available to provide updates and answer questions about the debris removal efforts in and around Lake Lure and across the 16 counties requesting assistance. Col. Brad A. Morgan, USACE Wilmington District commander and the lead for the… Read More
USACE — Who: New York – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District along with Congressman Himes will host a Public Meeting to provide status update on the design progress for the Byram River Basin Flood Risk Management Project. What: The Chief’s Report was approved on May 7, 2020, recommending Alternative 5a –… Read More
New York — Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) have entered into a long-term agreement for the revitalization and modernization of USMMA’s campus located in Kings Point, New York. The initial 10-year agreement was signed on… Read More
New Orleans, La. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, brought stakeholders together to sign a partnership agreement for the Comite River Diversion Project, Brooks Lake Guide Levee Feature, on Friday, April 11 at the LA State Police Joint Training Facility in Baton Rouge, LA. At the ceremony, all parties reconfirmed their… Read More
A long-discussed plan to dredge St. Thomas Harbor to make way for massive Oasis-class cruise ships is on hold, after the V.I. Port Authority did not receive any responses to an invitation to bid on the project. Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. mentioned the lack of bids during Tuesday’s press briefing. Bryan spoke remotely from Miami… Read More
Chris Gollon Starting on March 10th, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be beginning a dredging project off Volusia County, in tandem with the county government and the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND). The first stage of the project, which starts on March 10th, will entail the delivery and installation of a temporary dredge… Read More
Residents on Sullivans Island will notice some changes to Breach Inlet as the Army Corps of Engineers
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