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At its annual meeting in Montreal last week, WEDA was proud to announce the following awards and recipients The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) recognized outstanding individuals, organizations and projects during its annual conference with awards presented at both the Gala Dinner and the Presidential Luncheon. Gala Dinner Awards Dredger on Deck Jerry Bishop, JF Brennan… Read More
Port Houston has applied for federal approval to dispose of material generated by maintenance dredging across the full length of the Houston Ship Channel. The application covers dredging along approximately 52 miles of channel, extending from the Upper Turning Basin through Galveston Bay to the entrance channel and the Gulf. Material would be placed in… Read More
OCEAN CITY, Md. – A beach replenishment project is anticipated to make the beach larger and wider in Ocean City. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineering have been replenishing the beach every four years. The “Atlantic Coast of Maryland Project” was supposed to take place during the fall and winter of last year, but Congress… Read More
Thirteen navigation channels dredged across seven Cape Cod towns, removing 146,943 cubic yards of sand to renourish beaches and strengthen coastal resilience. July 29, 2026 (Barnstable, MA) – The Barnstable County Dredge Program has completed its 30th season of dredging on Cape Cod, marking several significant milestones for the regional program. Beginning in mid-September, the “Longer, Wider, Deeper” dredging project… Read More
ONTONAGON, MI — A western Upper Peninsula harbor that requires almost annual dredging will be cleared again this fall under a $1.6 million federal contract. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to dredge Ontonagon Harbor from mid-September through October, removing accumulated sediment from the channel at the mouth of the Ontonagon River. The work… Read More
HOUSTON and AMSTERDAM, July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — McDermott and ULC-Energy have signed a cooperation agreement to support Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor (SMR) projects. The collaboration is intended to support development of Rolls-Royce SMR projects in the Netherlands, including the integration of SMR-powered energy solutions with energy-intensive industrial processes. It is expected to leverage McDermott’s expertise in… Read More
The Dutra Group, San Rafael, California (W912HY-26-D-A018); Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas (W912HY-26-D-A019); Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington (W912HY-26-D-A020); and Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana (W912HY-26-D-A021), will compete for each order of the $95,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for hopper dredging projects within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District boundary. Bids… Read More
Orion Group Holdings (ORN +2.19% ▲ ) has held its Q2 earnings call. Read on for the main highlights of the call. Orion Group Holdings’ latest earnings call struck a cautious but constructive tone. Executives highlighted solid revenue growth, a powerful opportunity pipeline, and strong bookings, yet acknowledged that marine project delays hurt near-term profitability. Management framed… Read More
Yesterday, GLDD was proud to join community, industry, and government leaders in celebrating the ribbon cutting for the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project. As the contractor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) is proud to have delivered this important infrastructure project. The channel improvements will help… Read More
WESTMINSTER, Colo., July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trimble announced the return of the Trimble Dimensions User Conference 2026, taking place Nov. 9-11, 2026, at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas. Bringing together global industry leaders in architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and land survey, the event focuses on connecting people, data and workflows to solve complex industry challenges. The… Read More
This year’s event brought together over 430 attendees from across the dredging, maritime, ports, navigation, environmental, engineering, government, and academic sectors for four days of technical learning, industry collaboration, and meaningful networking. From the opening plenary sessions through to the Port of Montréal Tour, the week was filled with insightful conversations, valuable connections, and a… Read More
PANAMA CITY, FLA. – Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, Washington State Ferries and Eastern Shipbuilding Group are holding a ceremonial steel cutting event to celebrate the start of construction on the new hybrid-electric 160-auto ferries. These are WSF’s first new vessels under construction in more than a decade, and the first ever new hybrid-electric vessels. When: 10 a.m. to 12… Read More
Three WEDA Regional Chapter Meetings 🔜 Three Opportunities to Connect. This fall, the Western Dredging Association’s regional chapters will bring together industry leaders, engineers, researchers, regulators, contractors, ports, and environmental professionals across the country. 📣 Calls for Abstracts are now open for the Eastern and Pacific Chapter Meetings. 🔹 Eastern Chapter Meeting 📍 Wilmington, NC… Read More
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) today announced the appointment of Brad Guilmino as Vice President of Finance and Innovative Delivery. A Louisiana native with 25 years of financial and infrastructure experience, Guilmino will provide senior leadership for major capital-project development and support key financial management functions. His primary area of… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga., 30, 2026 – The Georgia Ports Authority has promoted Vice President of Operations Susan Gardner to the role of Chief Information Officer. “Susan’s terminal operating expertise, systems knowledge and leadership will take us to the next level of performance for our customers and port users,” said GPA President Kevin Price. As Vice President of Operations,… Read More
By Stephen Baack SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District conducted a change of command ceremony July 31 overlooking the San Pedro Breakwater, the maritime project that launched the district’s presence in the region in 1898. During the traditional passing of the organizational colors at Fort MacArthur, Col. Andrew Baker… Read More
By Joshua Glenn On July 15, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District held its change of command ceremony at the Marcus Whitman Hotel, where Lt. Col. Kathryn Werback relinquished command to Lt. Col. Douglas Droesch. “Katie, when you assumed command of this organization, you didn’t just inherit a legacy, you energized it,” said… Read More
By Adrian Villellas A quiet federal bottleneck has stalled at least 155 proposed onshore wind projects in 24 states, including developments in Texas, Colorado, and Washington. Together, they represent about 44 gigawatts of potential generating capacity, yet developers say construction cannot move ahead because military reviews needed within the Federal Aviation Administration’s aeronautical process remain unresolved. The… Read More
Eversource Energy incurred a $164 million after-tax charge associated with its liability for construction cost increases on the Revolution Wind project, which it attributed to the Trump administration’s stop-work orders on the project. Source
Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project sent its first electricity to the grid on March 23, 2026, marking the debut of what will become the largest offshore wind farm ever built in the United States. The project, known as CVOW, sits 28 miles off Virginia Beach in federal waters and carries a planned capacity of 2.6… Read More
Demand for high-capability offshore support vessels for floating offshore wind is expected to strengthen in the late 2020s, with availability constraints emerging in some segments as early as 2029, according to a new report from ABS. Produced by ABS in collaboration with Intelatus Global Partners, Floating Offshore Wind and the Vessels That Support It examines the role… Read More
GULFPORT, Mississippi, July 30, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SSA Marine and the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport (Port of Gulfport) today announced the commissioning of a new Liebherr LHM 550 hybrid mobile harbor crane at the Port, along with $1.6 million in state grant funding that will enable the electrification of the crane. The crane has a lift capacity of… Read More
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) today announced the appointment of Brad Guilmino as Vice President of Finance and Innovative Delivery. A Louisiana native with 25 years of financial and infrastructure experience, Guilmino will provide senior leadership for major capital-project development and support key financial management functions. His primary area of… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga., 30, 2026 – The Georgia Ports Authority has promoted Vice President of Operations Susan Gardner to the role of Chief Information Officer. “Susan’s terminal operating expertise, systems knowledge and leadership will take us to the next level of performance for our customers and port users,” said GPA President Kevin Price. As Vice President of Operations,… Read More
Harbor Commissioners on Monday approved 353 Port of Long Beach community sponsorships totaling $944,725 – bringing the fiscal year total to a record $3,080,625 in funding for a wide variety of local community events and projects centering on the environment, education, social justice, the arts and historic preservation. The Port’s sponsorship program – the largest… Read More
The Port of Coos Bay plans to end its roughly decade-long role carrying out state dredging projects at Oregon ports. Port officials say the arrangement diverts nearly half of Charleston Marina’s maintenance staff for months each year, contributing to years of deferred maintenance while generating no profit for the port. Oregon’s statewide dredging program uses… Read More
Dredging works are beginning at the Anaklia Deep-Sea Port, with the first dredger, Tristao Da Cunha, entering the maritime area of the future port. After completing the procedures required by law, the vessel will begin work on the construction of the breakwater channel. The seabed in the Anaklia maritime area will be deepened to 17.5… Read More
STAFFORD, NJ — A maintenance dredging project is underway in the Beach Haven West Complex in Ocean County, where New Jersey Department of Transportation officials said several channels will be restored to their authorized depths. According to NJDOT, the $8.4 million project covers the Harvey Cedars, Harvey Cedars 2, Margos, Beach Haven West Mill Creek,… Read More
The dredge Liberty Island arrived in Buxton on the evening of Thursday, July 30, 2026 and began pumping sand onto the beach on Friday, July 31, 2026, marking the start of construction for the Buxton beach nourishment project. The contractor, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, began pumping sand in the middle of the project area, near Ocean… Read More
WATSONVILLE, Calif., July 28, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Memphis Stone & Gravel, A Granite (NYSE: GVA) Company, announced today that it has opened the new River Yard aggregate sales facility in Memphis, Tennessee. Strategically located on the Mississippi River, the River Yard receives limestone products barged from Warren Paving’s Slats Lucas Quarry in Salem, Kentucky, connecting operations within Granite’s integrated… Read More
The sand used to build cities, roads and other infrastructure is being removed from many rivers faster than nature can replace it, according to a global review led by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). The authors said the problem can be better managed if governments track where mining is taking place, measure… Read More
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC), the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, today announced that it completed the divestiture of its ready-mixed concrete operations in California and acquired the southern Colorado and Dallas-Fort Worth operations of Brannan Sand & Gravel, LLC. The strategic acquisition includes a rail-connected aggregate quarry with long-term… Read More
By Ana Alice Present in concrete, glass, and technology, sand has become a resource contested on a global scale, with increasing extraction in rivers, beaches, and seabeds, and impacts monitored by scientists and international organizations. The world uses about 50 billion tons of sand and gravel per year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. The… Read More
GULFPORT, Mississippi, July 30, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SSA Marine and the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport (Port of Gulfport) today announced the commissioning of a new Liebherr LHM 550 hybrid mobile harbor crane at the Port, along with $1.6 million in state grant funding that will enable the electrification of the crane. The crane has a lift capacity of… Read More
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of War expanded its undersea warfighting capabilities by awarding a five-ship contract modification to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) for the construction of five Columbia Class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), a nine-ship contract to GDEB and HII-Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) for the construction of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 through FY… Read More
By Carlos Albero Rojas Manson Construction delivered its new hopper dredge Frederick Paup into service in January 2026, making it the largest self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredge ever built in the United States. Shipbuilder Seatrium AmFELS, Brownsville, Texas, completed the vessel and handed it over to Manson Construction Co., Seattle. The Frederick Paup measures 420 feet long… Read More
By Mike Schuler The Republic of Korea and the United States have officially launched the Korea–U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center (KUSPC) in Washington, D.C., establishing a new hub intended to accelerate joint efforts to rebuild the U.S. shipbuilding industry through investment, technology transfer, workforce development, and research collaboration. The center was inaugurated on last week by… Read More
Van Hollen, Alsobrooks secured funding on behalf of Maryland non-profit organizations, local governments Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) announced $33,080,000 in direct federal funding for six projects throughout Maryland within the fiscal year 2026 Energy & Water Development appropriations bill –… Read More
ARC Surveying and Mapping transforms complex waterways into measurable actionable insight. By pairing an integrated sensor suite with disciplined processing the firm delivers centimetre level bathymetry layered sub bottom models and real time production metrics that accelerate every phase of a dredging program. The following article reviews the technology stack the workflow and verified results… Read More
The National Maritime Safety Association (NMSA) today announced the transition of presidential leadership during its Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jason Winter, Director, Safety/Training, CFS & Labor Relations at the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), has been named the new President of NMSA, succeeding recent President Dave Morgan of Cooper/Ports America. Dave Morgan has served as… Read More
The Public Ferry Coalition applauds the launch of the bipartisan Congressional Ferry Caucus, welcomes this important step in raising awareness of the vital role ferries play in transportation FAIRFIELD, CA – Yesterday, Representative John Garamendi (CA-08), announced the launch of the bipartisan Congressional Ferry Caucus for the 119th Congress, alongside co-chairs Representatives Emily Randall (WA-06), Nick Begich… Read More
Donjon Marine Co. LLC, Hillside, New Jersey, was awarded a $24,703,050 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of portions of the New York and New Jersey Channels. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Carteret, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 3, 2026. Fiscal 2026 civil… Read More
Manson Construction Co. (N44255-26-D-1501), Seattle, Washington; DOD Marine Constructors JV (N44255-26-D-1502), Napa, California; Triton Marine Construction Corp. (N44255-26-D-1503), Bremerton, Washington; Michels Construction Inc. (N44255-26-D-1504), Brownsville, Wisconsin; Orion Government Services LLC (N44255-26-D-1505), Federal Way, Washington; Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. (N44225-26-D-1506), Vancouver, Washington; Contrack Watts Inc. (N44255-26-D-1507), McLean, Virginia; SLSCO Ltd. (N44255-26-D-1508), Galveston, Texas; and Ballard Marine… Read More
By Tim Reeves The power of advanced simulation and a world-class research team are now officially at the forefront of how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) builds and modernizes the nation’s inland navigation and maritime infrastructure. For years, the U.S. Army Watercraft and Ship Simulator — located at the U.S. Army Engineer Research… Read More
FREEPORT, Texas – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District and Port Freeport recognized a major milestone in the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project during a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 28, 2026. The federal navigation project deepens and partially widens the harbor channel, enhances the upper turning basin and eases the lower channel bend. The… Read More
Donjon Marine Co. LLC, Hillside, New Jersey, was awarded a $24,703,050 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of portions of the New York and New Jersey Channels. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Carteret, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 3, 2026. Fiscal 2026 civil… Read More
Manson Construction Co. (N44255-26-D-1501), Seattle, Washington; DOD Marine Constructors JV (N44255-26-D-1502), Napa, California; Triton Marine Construction Corp. (N44255-26-D-1503), Bremerton, Washington; Michels Construction Inc. (N44255-26-D-1504), Brownsville, Wisconsin; Orion Government Services LLC (N44255-26-D-1505), Federal Way, Washington; Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. (N44225-26-D-1506), Vancouver, Washington; Contrack Watts Inc. (N44255-26-D-1507), McLean, Virginia; SLSCO Ltd. (N44255-26-D-1508), Galveston, Texas; and Ballard Marine… Read More
By Tim Reeves The power of advanced simulation and a world-class research team are now officially at the forefront of how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) builds and modernizes the nation’s inland navigation and maritime infrastructure. For years, the U.S. Army Watercraft and Ship Simulator — located at the U.S. Army Engineer Research… Read More
FREEPORT, Texas – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District and Port Freeport recognized a major milestone in the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project during a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 28, 2026. The federal navigation project deepens and partially widens the harbor channel, enhances the upper turning basin and eases the lower channel bend. The… Read More
Commercial fishermen and oyster farmers in Panacea say sediment buildup in local channels is making it dangerous and costly to operate, and there is no dredging planned for the foreseeable future. WAKULLA COUNTY, FL — Channel markers at the Rock Landing Boat Ramp in Panacea mark the path local commercial fishermen and oystermen use to… Read More
Van Hollen, Alsobrooks secured funding on behalf of Maryland non-profit organizations, local governments Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) announced $33,080,000 in direct federal funding for six projects throughout Maryland within the fiscal year 2026 Energy & Water Development appropriations bill –… Read More
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