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A DredgeWire Exclusive At the ceremonial christening of the TSHD Frederick Paupon the banks of the Mississippi River in New Orleans on March 21, 2026, William Doyle, CEO of the Dredging Contractors of America, delivered the invocation and emphasized the enduring stability and predictability of the Jones Act as a foundation for U.S. maritime investment…. Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation reported that David J. Johanson, Senior Vice President, Project Acquisition and Operations, will retire effective March 27, 2026. He has held a key leadership role overseeing project acquisition and operations for the company. The company and Mr. Johanson are expected to enter into a retirement agreement under which he will receive… Read More
More than 100 people gathered at Baltimore’s Harborplace on Saturday afternoon to appear in a music video for Mr. Trash Wheel. Jonathan Jensen of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra first wrote and performed the song, titled “The Hero of the Harbor,” in 2021 as an ode to the group of anthropomorphic waste-collecting water wheels scattered around Baltimore’s… Read More
The American Waterways Operators, the national trade association of the American tugboat, towboat and barge industry, today released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s announcement of its decision to issue a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act: “The Jones Act is fundamental to America’s supply chain reliability and national security, and this broad 60-day… Read More
President Donald Trump has temporarily waived a century-old shipping law to allow oil and other resources to flow to the United States, a White House official told FOX Business on Wednesday. Trump issued a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act, a mandate that only U.S. ships carry cargo between U.S. ports and stipulates that at least 75% of… Read More
Transforming a parking lot into approximately 750 residential units and 600,000 sq. ft. of mixed-use space, the development is set to reshape a key transit-oriented corridor in Little Italy. Ottawa, Ontario (March 24, 2026) – Arcadis, (EURONEXT: ARCAD), a global leader in architecture, engineering, and consultancy solutions, has been appointed as lead architect on Turn Group… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock stock has reached an all-time high, hitting 16.99 USD. This milestone reflects a significant 84.66% increase over the past year, underscoring the company’s robust performance and investor confidence. The stock’s impressive rise highlights the company’s strategic advancements and market positioning, capturing attention within the industry and among investors. As Great… Read More
Brooks Tractor to offer and support Trimble grade control, site positioning and correction services for John Deere equipment WESTMINSTER, Colo., March 24, 2026 — Trimble today announced Brooks Tractor Incorporated as the newest Trimble Technology Outlet. Brooks Tractor will now sell Trimble® grade control, site positioning systems and correction services technology directly to customers using John Deere earthmoving equipment, including… Read More
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is pleased to announce two senior Information Technology leader appointments for the USACE CIO/G-6. Mr. Allen Strunk, Director of G-6 Strunk will oversee the missions of the USACE G-6. He will lead a team of approximately 370 technology employees across the USACE enterprise focused on delivering effective… Read More
BATON ROUGE, LA — Coastal Day at the Louisiana Legislature will take place on Monday, March 30, 2026, providing numerous opportunities for coastal stakeholders to engage with one another and with the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) staff. Business Networking and Matchmaking Events As part of the activities happening on Coastal Day, CPRA… Read More
The 2026 Port of the Future Conference is focused on creating and revitalizing our Nation’s seaports, infrastructure, and processes – across maritime, air, land, and cyber domains. This symposium addresses the urgent and emerging issues facing ports of entry, regulators, and associated industries. This year’s Conference brings together the leaders of more than 60 seaports… Read More
Dredging is underway now for @sail250mdairshowbaltimore on June 24–30 for a spectacular global celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. International tall ships, military vessels, and world-class aviation will fill the skies and waterfront as crews, cadets, aviators, and visitors from around the world gather for an unforgettable maritime and… Read More
This week at hashtag#PDAC2026 in Toronto, the shift in the global mining landscape was unmistakable. As part of the Dutch delegation, IHC Mining engaged with operators and governments focused on securing Critical Raw Materials. A standout theme: tailings are becoming strategic assets. Across the industry, companies want to understand what’s in their tailings and how… Read More
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is pleased to announce two senior Information Technology leader appointments for the USACE CIO/G-6. Mr. Allen Strunk, Director of G-6 Strunk will oversee the missions of the USACE G-6. He will lead a team of approximately 370 technology employees across the USACE enterprise focused on delivering effective… Read More
Nicole Kach joined the PNWA team as Government Relations Specialist in March 2026. She brings experience in federal policy, legislative research, and strategic communications, most recently serving as a Legislative Assistant with the National Waterways Conference, where she tracked appropriations and water resources policy and supported stakeholder outreach. She also served as a Communications &… Read More
The employees in the Ørsted Group have selected their employee-elected members to the Board of Directors of Ørsted A/S. The following employees were elected as employee-elected board members for the next four years: Benny Gøbel, Senior Mechanical Specialist, Generation (re-elected). Pawel Matysiak, Solutions Manager, Finance & Digital Technology (re-elected). Ruchit Majmudar, Lead Venture Manager, Commercial…. Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District announces the appointment of Mr. Richard (Rich) Feibelman, Jr., P.M.P. as the new Deputy District Engineer for Programs and Project Management (DPM). A native of Vicksburg, MS, Mr. Feibelman most recently served as the Civil Works Office of Strategic Engagement Leader at the… Read More
Washington DC, March 23, 2026 – TotalEnergies has signed settlement agreements with the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) to relinquish its Carolina Long Bay lease (Lease OCS-A 0545) and its New York Bight lease (Lease OCS-A 0538), both awarded in 2022, along with its partners. As a result, TotalEnergies will no longer develop offshore… Read More
After the Trump administration decided to suspend multiple wind energy initiatives in the latter part of 2025, one would not have predicted that there would be great progress in the space as of early 2026. All credit should go to the court system, which has fairly assessed the decision and is increasingly allowing suspended initiatives… Read More
By Jessica McKenzie When the Interior Department announced that it was pausing leases for all large-scale offshore wind construction in the United States, it cited national security risks described in a classified Defense Department report. Experts immediately questioned this all-too-convenient justification, which came in December, mere weeks after a federal judge struck down one of President Trump’s executive orders that targeted the offshore… Read More
Houma, LA, March 19, 2026 — The Chouest Group announced the acquisition of Champagne Energy Solutions (CES), previously known as Champagne Energy & Environmental Services (CEES), a leading provider of offshore decommissioning, plug & abandonment (P&A), and environmental services in the Gulf of America. This transaction marks the first acquisition in the Chouest Group’s focused expansion… Read More
By DC Velocity Staff Georgia Ports Authority’s new inland port in the state’s northeast region is set to open in May, offering new logistics infrastructure that connects to Savannah’s global ocean carrier network of 40 ships per week, port leaders said today. Located in Gainesville, Georgia, the site is designed to allow local manufacturers — including… Read More
By Stuart Chirls Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach executives joined politicians, longshore labor and other stakeholders to call on the state to include $1 billion in fiscal 2027 as part of a coordinated investment strategy across California’s 11 deepwater ports. The group emphasized global suppliers’ need for predictable and sustained investments March 20 at a… Read More
By DredgeWire The Port of Baltimore posted one of its strongest years on record in 2025, handling approximately 50 million tons of cargo, its second-best performance ever, trailing only the 52.3 million tons recorded in 2023. Cargo moving through the port was valued at $65.6 billion, ranking 10th nationally in foreign cargo value. Baltimore also… Read More
Nearly two years after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maryland officials say reconstruction is accelerating and on the verge of entering full-scale construction. Speaking at the Port of Baltimore on Tuesday, Gov. Wes Moore said the Key Bridge rebuild is the “fastest-moving large project in the country,” adding that he and U.S…. Read More
By Will Thomas OUTER BANKS, N.C. — Dare County leaders and Hatteras and Ocracoke Island organizations are all in Washington, D.C., this week, attending an annual summit that will allow leaders and organizations around the country to see firsthand the challenges the area is facing and how they can help change that. “This is an… Read More
By Joe Oliveto As the name might imply, Kansas’ Tuttle Creek Lake — which is actually a man-made reservoir whose construction was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1938 — consists primarily of, well, lots of water. That hasn’t stopped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) from working on a project that involves… Read More
By Conner Prince GRAND LAKE ST. MARYS, Ohio (WLIO) – Grand Lake St. Marys State Park is gearing up for this year’s dredging operations as their dredge crew is fully staffed for the first time in six years. Current plans include dredging at Bass Landing, Hidden Shores, Harbor Point, the campground lagoon area, Sandy Beach, the… Read More
By Gabriel San Roman San Clemente’s stunning coastline, which will serve as a backdrop to Olympic surfing in two years, has also turned into a battlefield over beach erosion. Construction crews, hopper dredges and bulldozers have worked to restore vanishing stretches of beach with much-needed sand. The city has also contracted a coastal administrator to… Read More
By Rihem Akkouche The headline Speyside files for chapter 11 echoed through New York’s construction and materials sector Friday as Speyside Holdings LLC sought bankruptcy protection, listing more than $32 million in liabilities against less than $1.3 million in assets. The filing, lodged in federal bankruptcy court, signals a pivotal moment for the sand and stone supplier whose… Read More
By Ozten Shebahkeget An Alberta company that has proposed mining silica sand in Manitoba is partnering with the province’s biggest university on the experimental design of a groundwater monitoring network, using technology experts say is growing in importance for global groundwater research. Sio Silica president Carla Devlin says the mining company will work with the… Read More
Have you ever picked up sand only to realize how quickly it disappears? As children, we watched it slip through our fingers or fall through an hourglass without understanding what vanishing meant. Sand feels light and abundant, impossible to hold, and its market power mirrors this perceived triviality. The more we clutch what seems infinite,… Read More
Dear EarthTalk: “What is ‘sand mining’ and why is it bad for the environment?” — O.H., via email Sand mining, extracting sand from the earth, is the second most widespread human activity in marine environments, after fishing. Sand and gravel are the most extracted materials across the globe. According to the United Nations Environment Programme,… Read More
This exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Eric Chewning, the executive vice president of maritime systems and corporate strategy at HII. As HII is America’s largest and one of its oldest military shipbuilders, we asked him to share his thoughts on maritime startups, reindustrialization policy, and more. Shipbuilding has been slow to adopt AI and other automated… Read More
China rolls out over 1,000 cargo ships a year, while the U.S. – maybe three. The Trump administration has called this a crisis with both economic and national security risks. Source
STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG) (the “Company” or “Dorian LPG”), a leading owner and operator of very large gas carriers (“VLGCs”), announced today the delivery of its 93,000 cubic meter (cbm) dual-fuel newbuilding named “Areion” an LPG and ammonia very large gas carrier (VLGC/AC) from Hanwha Ocean Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. at the… Read More
At a ceremony at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania, the tenth Island Class ferry has been launched. Damen is constructing the vessels for BC Ferries. The Island Class ferries provide services connecting islands along Canada’s west coast. The ferry is the final instalment in an order of four vessels. When delivered, these will complement six Island Class ferries Damen… 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
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
By Joe Oliveto As the name might imply, Kansas’ Tuttle Creek Lake — which is actually a man-made reservoir whose construction was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1938 — consists primarily of, well, lots of water. That hasn’t stopped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) from working on a project that involves… Read More
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is pleased to announce two senior Information Technology leader appointments for the USACE CIO/G-6. Mr. Allen Strunk, Director of G-6 Strunk will oversee the missions of the USACE G-6. He will lead a team of approximately 370 technology employees across the USACE enterprise focused on delivering effective… Read More
By Shelia L. Fourman Hydropower remains one of the most reliable and cost-effective energy sources in the U.S., and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) continues to lead the nation in its production. As the country’s largest operator of hydropower, USACE manages 75 facilities with a combined installed capacity of more than 20,000 megawatts (MW), generating… Read More
Twenty minutes by boat west of the Hitchcock, Texas Harborwalk Marina on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) sits Placement Area 63, the latest installment in the West Galveston Bay Barrier Island Project. The new island, dubbed “Jones Island” is a long, thin stretch of land which offers barges moving commercial goods on the GIWW protection… Read More
By Joe Oliveto As the name might imply, Kansas’ Tuttle Creek Lake — which is actually a man-made reservoir whose construction was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1938 — consists primarily of, well, lots of water. That hasn’t stopped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) from working on a project that involves… Read More
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is pleased to announce two senior Information Technology leader appointments for the USACE CIO/G-6. Mr. Allen Strunk, Director of G-6 Strunk will oversee the missions of the USACE G-6. He will lead a team of approximately 370 technology employees across the USACE enterprise focused on delivering effective… Read More
By Shelia L. Fourman Hydropower remains one of the most reliable and cost-effective energy sources in the U.S., and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) continues to lead the nation in its production. As the country’s largest operator of hydropower, USACE manages 75 facilities with a combined installed capacity of more than 20,000 megawatts (MW), generating… Read More
Twenty minutes by boat west of the Hitchcock, Texas Harborwalk Marina on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) sits Placement Area 63, the latest installment in the West Galveston Bay Barrier Island Project. The new island, dubbed “Jones Island” is a long, thin stretch of land which offers barges moving commercial goods on the GIWW protection… Read More
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ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Waterways Operators – the trade association of the U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge industry – and the National Safe Boating Council have partnered to create a video educating recreational boaters on how to safely interact with commercial vessels on the water. The three-minute video, titled Sharing the Water: Safe Boating on… Read More
