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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, has awarded a $25.7 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Houston, Texas, for renourishment of the beach in Ocean City following a powerful nor’easter that brought flooding and beach erosion to the coastal community, washing away portions of the beach and dunes…. Read More
More than 120 USACE leaders, project teams, public- and private-sector partners, investors, and developers gathered in Houston September 29, for the Texas P3 & Alternative Delivery Summit. The summit provided an opportunity for candid conversations about infrastructure delivery – exploring how we can approach projects differently, improve efficiency, strengthen partnerships, and identify innovative solutions across… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $38,264,500 firm-fixed-price contract to construct a maintenance beach renourishment berm in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of May 11, 2027. Fiscal 2022 civil construction funds… Read More
Mike Hooks LLC, Westlake, Louisiana, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging within the Calcasieu River Ship Channel and disposal within designated marsh creation areas. The amount of this action is $34,098,830 with a total cumulative face value of $36,492,037. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work will be performed in… Read More
Curtin Maritime Corp., Long Beach, California, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of approximately 2,250,000 cubic yards from deep-draft federal navigation channels serving the Port of Baltimore, Maryland. The amount of this action is $31,519,647 with a total cumulative face value of $31,671,147. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work… Read More
FedEx completed the sale of FedEx Supply Chain to CMA CGM on Thursday in a $1.4 billion deal. The business joins CEVA Logistics, CMA CGM’s logistics subsidiary, adding approximately 34 million square feet of warehouse space and nearly 10,000 employees. The acquisition nearly triples CEVA’s North American contract logistics business, according to CMA CGM. The… Read More
By Martin Chomsky Saronic has begun construction of Port Alpha, a Texas shipyard backed by more than $3 billion in private investment to build autonomous and manned vessels. The company expects the facility to create up to 10,000 direct jobs over the next decade and add capacity for Navy and commercial shipbuilding. The yard will… Read More
Former PortMiami Director/CEO Hydi Webb joined Lemartec as VP national strategic accounts – transportation. Webb brings more than three decades of experience in transportation and public infrastructure, having started her PortMiami career as conference coordinator in 1992 and serving in roles including interim port director and deputy port director. She will support Lemartec’s national strategic… Read More
By Vicente Gonzalez Good afternoon. It’s an honor to be here in such a momentous occasion with Saronic and the leadership of our community, our governor of Texas and our Vice President J.D. Vance. Bringing everyone together for a momentous situation like this will be, that will be transformative for our region, is always a… 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
Greetings from the Pacific Chapter! We’re thrilled to announce that registration is officially open for the 2026 Pacific Chapter Conference, taking place at the beautiful Renaissance Newport Beach Hotel in Newport Beach, California! Whether you’re planning to present, network, or simply soak up the insights and sun, now’s the time to secure your spot. Why You Don’t Want to Miss This Industry-Leading… 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
Former PortMiami Director/CEO Hydi Webb joined Lemartec as VP national strategic accounts – transportation. Webb brings more than three decades of experience in transportation and public infrastructure, having started her PortMiami career as conference coordinator in 1992 and serving in roles including interim port director and deputy port director. She will support Lemartec’s national strategic… Read More
Two Navy veterans bring extensive military and maritime industry experience to ASSA leadership WASHINGTON, D.C. Sept. 29, 2026 — The American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association (ASSA) Board of Directors announces the election of David Finn of J.A. Moody and Terry Nawara of Marotta Controls to the Board, adding two U.S. Navy veterans and experienced maritime industry… Read More
Key Facts: Brea Schmidt has been appointed chief financial officer of Crowley. Schmidt leads Crowley’s enterprise financial performance and strategy, including fiscal planning, capital allocation and governance. Schmidt joined Crowley in 2025 as vice president of finance and previously served as chief financial officer of Alaska Communications. Crowley, a global leader in logistics, marine and… Read More
BENS interviews autonomous shipbuilder Saronic CEO President Eisenhower warned in his farewell address that securing the nation requires more than miliary readiness. True security, he argued, depends on the full strength of America’s economic and industrial capacity working together. On October 19, BENS will present Dino Mavrookas, Co-Founder and CEO of Saronic Technologies, with the… Read More
By Daniel Garcia Offshore wind turbines can steal power from each other — with losses reaching 38% and stretching 34 miles downwind. The U.S. is building thousands of offshore wind turbines across the Atlantic, enough to power more than 10 million homes. It’s one of the most ambitious clean energy expansions in the country’s history…. Read More
By Tristan Baurick Louisiana’s offshore wind industry has a date circled on the calendar: Jan. 21, 2029 — the first day after President Donald Trump is scheduled to leave office. Industry leaders say Trump’s policies have brought offshore wind development to a near standstill, but they are trying to preserve Louisiana’s wind expertise and supply… Read More
By Daniel Garcia Offshore wind farms reveal a new window into Atlantic current decline Beneath the Atlantic Ocean, an immense system of currents has been quietly moving heat from the tropics toward Europe and North America for millennia — moderating winters, shaping rainfall, and keeping coastal climates in a kind of balance that most people… Read More
Key highlights: Offshore wind companies continue to invest across the value chain, from new installation and support vessels to cable manufacturing, grid infrastructure and project execution. Developers advanced major projects through new wind farm milestones, operations bases, power purchase agreements and grid connection initiatives. Technology innovation remains a focus, with new floating wind platform designs… Read More
More than half of the cargo moving through America’s 150 busiest water ports passes through the Gulf Coast. In 2023, those 150 ports handled about 2.6 billion short tons, and 52% of that tonnage moved through Gulf ports. The concentration is even sharper at the top: half of all tonnage passed through just 10 ports…. Read More
Renovations at the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal are now more than 60 percent complete. The $1.6 billion project will grow the facility’s annual container capacity from 200,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units to 1.75 million TEUs. “Ocean Terminal is a major part of our strategy to prepare Savannah for future growth. The renovated berth is… Read More
Louisiana’s role as a major U.S. maritime and freight gateway is taking center stage this week as port executives and industry leaders gather in New Orleans for the American Association of Port Authorities Annual Convention. The 2026 AAPA Annual Convention runs from Sept. 28 through Sept. 30, bringing together port authorities and maritime industry stakeholders… Read More
By Aaron Karp The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s board of commissioners authorized $110 million toward expanding Newark Liberty International Airport’s (EWR) Terminal A, the $2.7 billion facility that opened in 2023. The Port Authority said the terminal was designed to handle 13 million annual passengers, but is already seeing passenger numbers… Read More
By Josephine Woolington/High Country News Dredge Oregon operates 24 hours a day, six days a week, with a crew of around 45. The barge, owned by the Port of Portland, is among a small dredging fleet that slurps sand in the shipping channel primarily from June until December. Its 11,000-pound steel sphere penetrates the riverbottom,… Read More
Louisiana lost 2,006 square miles of land between 1932 and 2016, which is roughly the land area of Delaware and about a quarter of all the wetland the state had when the counting started. That works out to an average of nearly 24 square miles a year, and at the current slower rate a piece… Read More
California is bracing for flooding and landslides ahead of the super El Niño expected in 2026. In San Clemente, that threat is already visible at North Beach, where rising seas and crashing waves have effectively cut in half what was once a long, walkable stretch of sand, according to The Independent. The Southern California city… Read More
By: Joy Crist Beach nourishment and groin repair work have resumed in Buxton following last week’s nor’easter, with the nourishment project now expected to be completed during the first week of October. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company announced that the Liberty Island returned to the project site earlier this week and has resumed work… 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
In a report dated September 25, 2026, the Government Accountability Office, the US Congress’s oversight body, the GAO, estimates that modernizing the US Navy’s 4 public shipyards could exceed $200 billion and take more than 50 years. This timeframe far exceeds the fleet renewal schedules of the United States and China, while US industrial capabilities… Read More
Master Boat Builders, Inc. (“Master Boat”) recently announced the successful launch of Titan (H502). Built by Master Boat for Suderman & Young Towing Company, Titan is the third RApport 3000-class escort tug in a four-tug series. “Titan reflects the continued strength of our partnership with Suderman & Young , and our team’s ability to deliver… Read More
Hulls 11 and 12 will continue the company’s fleet renewal and expansion program and its long-term investment in Great Lakes shipping The Great Lakes Towing Company announced today that it has placed an order with Great Lakes Shipyard for the construction of two new Damen-designed harbor tugs. The vessels will be Hulls 11 and 12… Read More
America builds 0.1 percent of the world’s ships. China builds 53 percent. Shipbuilding executive Alex Wong says he knows how to fill the gap. If America wants to defend Taiwan’s sovereignty, it needs to build more warships. China currently dominates global shipbuilding—producing vessels at a scale the United States can no longer match. Alex Wong,… 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
The USACE-Norfolk District has prepared a draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment to assess the potential impacts for work described below: LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED WORK: The Nansemond River Western Branch Federal Navigation Channel (NRWB FNC) is within the Nansemond River tidal estuary in Suffolk, Virginia, and is a tributary of the James River. The Western Branch… Read More
The Rochester City Council is set to take the final step before work begins on a massive project regarding the Silver Lake Dam. Work on the dam modification project was originally set to begin last year but was postponed due to state and federal permitting delays. The city had to cancel its effort to obtain… Read More
By Cassandra Mischak A stretch of Venice Beach looks much different today than it did decades ago. City officials and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrated the completion of the latest project to restore sand lost to erosion and storms. “I can remember when I was a kid on the Esplanade South,” said City… Read More
By Renata Petersen Venice Beach has new sand stretching 3.2 miles along the Gulf, the product of a $27.5 million restoration that wrapped up this fall without costing local taxpayers anything. The project deposited roughly 620,000 cubic yards of sand from just south of the Venice Inlet to just south of the Venice Fishing Pier,… Read More
The USACE-Norfolk District has prepared a draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment to assess the potential impacts for work described below: LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED WORK: The Nansemond River Western Branch Federal Navigation Channel (NRWB FNC) is within the Nansemond River tidal estuary in Suffolk, Virginia, and is a tributary of the James River. The Western Branch… Read More
By Cassandra Mischak A stretch of Venice Beach looks much different today than it did decades ago. City officials and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrated the completion of the latest project to restore sand lost to erosion and storms. “I can remember when I was a kid on the Esplanade South,” said City… Read More
By Renata Petersen Venice Beach has new sand stretching 3.2 miles along the Gulf, the product of a $27.5 million restoration that wrapped up this fall without costing local taxpayers anything. The project deposited roughly 620,000 cubic yards of sand from just south of the Venice Inlet to just south of the Venice Fishing Pier,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District will begin dredging Toledo Harbor –the largest annual dredging operation on the Great Lakes this week. This year’s dredging of the harbor’s federal navigation channels will focus on specific portions of the Maumee River and lake channel and is part of a two-year contract totaling $11.1 million…. 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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