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The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Eastern Chapter Meeting brought together more than 200 professionals from across the dredging, maritime, navigation, engineering, environmental, academic, and government sectors for several days of learning, collaboration, and connection. From thought-provoking technical sessions and industry updates to engaging networking events, Women of WEDA, Young WEDA, and conversations about the future… Read More
30 minute video describes extremely positive outcome of dredging remediation project including Cashman For decades, the Hudson River was polluted by toxic industrial chemicals. Then America launched a massive cleanup effort, spending billions to remove contaminated sediment. But what happened next was remarkable. From returning wildlife to signs of a recovering ecosystem, discover how one… Read More
A shoreline restoration project years in the making is finally moving forward along Wolf Bay in Orange Beach. The Nature Conservancy, the City of Orange Beach, and engineering firm Moffat & Nichol have joined forces to plan and implement a full restoration of the Waterfront Park shoreline. The effort follows last year’s successful restoration of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is changing how it delivers one of the most consequential civil works missions—keeping the nation’s ports, harbors and inland waterways open and navigable. The United States is a maritime nation. U.S. ports and waterways support commerce, supply-chain resilience, energy movement and national defense. Dredging makes the marine transportation… Read More
Fincantieri, a global leader in complex shipbuilding, is moving forward with $10 million in new U.S. Navy and U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) funding for advanced manufacturing and workforce investments across its Wisconsin shipyards through its U.S. subsidiary Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG). The investments will accelerate ongoing modernization of Fincantieri’s Wisconsin System of Shipyards, adding advanced… Read More
Congratulations to Soo Gilvarry on being named as JAXPORT’s Chair. At its recent meeting, the JAXPORT Board also selected the following officers: ⚓ Vice Chair: Tom Slater ⚓ Treasurer: Patrick Kilbane ⚓ Secretary: Charles Spencer Additional board members include J. Palmer Clarkson (Immediate Past Chair), Wendy Hamilton and Daniel Bean. The seven-member Board provides policy… Read More
The Los Angeles City Council has approved the appointment of Michael ‘Mickey’ Chavez to the Los Angeles Harbor Commission. Nominated by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Chavez is a long-time labor leader and member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). He succeeds departing Harbor Commissioner Edward Renwick. “With more than 25 years of… Read More
Davie announces that it has reached an agreement with EBC, which will serve as general contractor for a strategic component of the next phase of modernization of Davie’s Lévis shipyard. This agreement marks a major milestone in the shipyard’s transformation. With an estimated construction value of more than $500 million, it significantly expands the modernization… Read More
PASCAGOULA, Miss.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) today broke ground on a third Center of Excellence (CoE3) at the Bird-Johnson Propeller Company facility in Pascagoula, Miss. The new center will effectively double capacity to produce the most complex and powerful naval propulsion systems. The $60 million installation includes a $27 million U.S. Navy investment, $22 million… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Eastern Chapter Meeting brought together more than 200 professionals from across the dredging, maritime, navigation, engineering, environmental, academic, and government sectors for several days of learning, collaboration, and connection. From thought-provoking technical sessions and industry updates to engaging networking events, Women of WEDA, Young WEDA, and conversations about the future… Read More
This year’s theme, Turning Sediment into Solutions, reflects the growing role sediment plays in advancing coastal resilience, navigation reliability, environmental enhancement, and community value. The meeting will bring together leaders from across the East Coast and neighboring regions to share knowledge, explore emerging practices, and strengthen collaboration across the dredging industry. 📆 October 13-15, 2026… Read More
Trimble kicked off its 2026 Trimble Insight Conference as CEO Rob Painter and Transportation & Logistics sector VP Michael Kornhauser presented a strategy to help fleets pair operational experience with AI execution to better adapt to market volatility and reclaim lost time. “Navigating today’s volatile market requires clarity, resilience and the willingness to adapt,” said Painter…. Read More
A workshop on the North Carolina Resilient Coastal Communities Program has been set for next month. The workshop set for Thursday, Sept. 24, targets RCCP communities in North Carolina’s 20 Coastal Area Management Act, or CAMA, counties. Participants, including those communities, along with partner organizations and consultants, are invited to reflect on the program’s successes,… Read More
Congratulations to Soo Gilvarry on being named as JAXPORT’s Chair. At its recent meeting, the JAXPORT Board also selected the following officers: ⚓ Vice Chair: Tom Slater ⚓ Treasurer: Patrick Kilbane ⚓ Secretary: Charles Spencer Additional board members include J. Palmer Clarkson (Immediate Past Chair), Wendy Hamilton and Daniel Bean. The seven-member Board provides policy… Read More
The Los Angeles City Council has approved the appointment of Michael ‘Mickey’ Chavez to the Los Angeles Harbor Commission. Nominated by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Chavez is a long-time labor leader and member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). He succeeds departing Harbor Commissioner Edward Renwick. “With more than 25 years of… Read More
J.F. Brennan Company (Brennan) is proud to announce that Jeff Steiber, government relations officer and small business liaison officer, has been appointed to the United States National Commission of the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC USA). Steiber is one of eight appointed commissioners. Steiber began his four-year term Oct. 1, 2026, joining industry… Read More
St. John’s Dockyard, Newdock, today announced the appointment of Jared Newcombe as Chief Executive Officer, effective October 13th, 2026, bringing more than three decades of Canadian shipbuilding, ship repair and executive leadership experience to the company as it enters a significant period of growth and investment. The appointment reflects Newdock’s continued evolution as the company… Read More
By Nathaniel Eisen, Inside Climate News Picture a buoyant triangular steel or concrete platform roughly the dimensions of a baseball field. Now place a wind turbine taller than the London Eye on top, connect mooring lines to the seabed and power cables to the grid, and you’ve got a floating wind turbine. This fantastical-sounding technology… Read More
By Ros Davidson The Trump administration has officially filed a request to reconsider the construction permit that it issued in December 2024 to a US Wind offshore project proposed off the coast of Maryland. Source
Months after first threatening to do so, the Trump administration has officially filed a request to reconsider the construction permit it issued to an offshore wind project proposed off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland. It’s just the latest episode in President Donald Trump’s battle against offshore turbines since returning to office last year. The… Read More
By Rachel Frazin The Trump administration is asking a federal court to reassess a prior approval of a nearly-completed offshore wind farm, an escalation of the administration’s attack on wind energy that’s raising questions about an infrastructure deal with Democrats. On Friday, the Trump administration asked Judge Roy Lamberth to allow it to reassess whether… Read More
By Tom Banse Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and comedian Mike Myers made the phrase “elbows up” a national rallying cry in the midst of a trade war incited by the Trump administration. Canada’s economic pivot away from the U.S. includes fast-tracking a new oil pipeline from Alberta to a proposed marine terminal in British… Read More
Congratulations to Soo Gilvarry on being named as JAXPORT’s Chair. At its recent meeting, the JAXPORT Board also selected the following officers: ⚓ Vice Chair: Tom Slater ⚓ Treasurer: Patrick Kilbane ⚓ Secretary: Charles Spencer Additional board members include J. Palmer Clarkson (Immediate Past Chair), Wendy Hamilton and Daniel Bean. The seven-member Board provides policy… Read More
PortMiami unveiled its 2035 Master Plan, a comprehensive development strategy supported by the Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. The plan anticipates cargo traffic will double over the next decade through capital improvement projects, while cruise passenger numbers are expected to grow with expanded offerings of cruise brands and ships. Industry experts including Mark Wilson,… Read More
The Los Angeles City Council has approved the appointment of Michael ‘Mickey’ Chavez to the Los Angeles Harbor Commission. Nominated by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Chavez is a long-time labor leader and member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). He succeeds departing Harbor Commissioner Edward Renwick. “With more than 25 years of… Read More
Oceanside Harbor dredge update: Sand placement wraps up this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. The Army Corps of Engineers has cleared about 325,000 cubic yards of sand out of the Harbor inlet so far, with roughly 60,000 more to go. This puts this dredge total at about 390,000 cubic yards of sand cleared and placed on… Read More
By Mekahlo Medina and Génesis Miranda Miramontes After weeks of powerful waves battering the Long Beach peninsula, a major project to restore the beach is now getting underway. Crews are moving into place Tuesday morning as part of an 11 million dollar effort to rebuild the shoreline. The crews are starting to move at 72nd… Read More
To help address Louisiana’s serious coastal erosion problem, a recent study investigated how native estuarine animals were impacted by an innovative fill material for coastline restoration: Sand made from recycled glass. The study, which is part of a larger five-year research project examining the impacts of the sand on coastal ecosystems, found “no significant differences”… Read More
On the weekend of Oct. 10–12, surf from Tropical Storm Rachel, riding on El Niño-elevated sea levels, overtopped and breached the bulkhead protecting California’s Long Beach Peninsula, collapsing part of one of the state’s oldest boardwalks and leaving eight buildings red-tagged as unsafe. Two weeks earlier, a powerful nor’easter flooded coastal communities from New Jersey… Read More
By Kiran Journals Sand and gravel are the second most used resources on Earth after water. The United Nations Environment Programme estimates global use at about 50 billion tonnes a year and says extraction is outpacing sustainable supply. Sand is central to concrete, asphalt and glass, while high-purity silica is a feedstock for silicon used in… Read More
All over the world, industrial sand mining is extracting river sediment much, much faster than Earth’s natural cycles can replenish it. Our rivers are, quite literally, running out of sand. Scientists have just published a massive review of 411 studies conducted since 1974, revealing that the global demand for river sand and gravel to create construction… 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
Key Facts: Crowley has accepted delivery of Venture, a new 82-foot, U.S.-built tug that will execute ship assist and escort operations in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Venture is powered by twin Caterpillar EPA Tier IV-compliant engines generating more than 6,000 horsepower and delivers up to 95 tons of bollard pull, safely… Read More
Rozema Boat Works of Mount Vernon, Washington, has secured a contract from the Tampa Bay Pilots Association to build a 56-foot aluminium pilot transfer vessel, designed by Camarc Design with a double-chine hull optimised for safe pilot boarding operations across varied sea states. Twin Caterpillar C-18 diesel engines rated at 715 hp at 2,100 rpm… Read More
By JIN MIN-JI The Korean government and shipbuilders are passing the buck over who should take the lead in the $150 billion shipbuilding initiative, which is focused largely on investment in the United States, as Washington drags its feet on placing orders with Korean shipyards. As Washington seeks to rebuild a shipbuilding industry vital to… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Charities, Inc. has officially crossed a major historic milestone, reaching a lifetime total of $242,000 in donations to the Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center. Leadership from both organizations celebrated the achievement last week during a formal check presentation ceremony, highlighting the charity’s latest $35,000 contribution to the local nonprofit organization. The milestone represents… Read More
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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
Oceanside Harbor dredge update: Sand placement wraps up this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. The Army Corps of Engineers has cleared about 325,000 cubic yards of sand out of the Harbor inlet so far, with roughly 60,000 more to go. This puts this dredge total at about 390,000 cubic yards of sand cleared and placed on… Read More
By Haley McQueen Fugro has been selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to deliver seafloor mapping data along Florida’s Atlantic coast, supporting safe navigation, maritime operations, and updated nautical charts across one of the busiest coastal regions in the US. Under the contract, Fugro will conduct hydrographic surveys across approximately 3,200 square… Read More
Two major Louisiana coastal restoration projects have received final approval to begin construction, with a combined cost of $265.3 million and the potential to restore up to 1,730 acres of wetlands, shoreline and barrier island habitat, Louisiana Illuminator reports. Funded through the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement, the East Orleans Landbridge project will use… Read More
By Joshua Glenn On Oct. 7, Lee Forsgren, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works met with Lt. Col. Douglas Droesch, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District and operations personnel from the district and the Northwestern Division for an in-depth tour of… Read More
Oceanside Harbor dredge update: Sand placement wraps up this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. The Army Corps of Engineers has cleared about 325,000 cubic yards of sand out of the Harbor inlet so far, with roughly 60,000 more to go. This puts this dredge total at about 390,000 cubic yards of sand cleared and placed on… Read More
By Joshua Glenn On Oct. 7, Lee Forsgren, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works met with Lt. Col. Douglas Droesch, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District and operations personnel from the district and the Northwestern Division for an in-depth tour of… Read More
After more than 20 years of design and construction, the project provides comprehensive flood risk reduction for a 23-square-mile urbanized basin that has historically suffered severe and frequent flooding. Major, life-threatening floods in 1977, 1993 and 1998 caused widespread damage along the Southwest Boulevard corridor and the Central Industrial District of Kansas City, Kansas, and… Read More
The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will initiate the following emergency permitting procedures within the entire state of Florida in response to conditions resulting from Hurricane Isaias that affected Florida on October 9, 2026, through October 10, 2026. These alternate procedures are authorized until… Read More
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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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