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by Heiko Osterchrist Port of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi – The Port of Corpus Christi handled a record 54.5 million tons in Q1 2026, surpassing its previous high of 54.0 million tons (Q4 2024) and rising 6.1% (3.2 million tons) year-over-year. Growth was led by LNG volumes, up 1.5 million tons (33%), driven by commissioning at Cheniere Energy’s… Read More
Western Dredging Association (WEDA), through its Safety Commission, recognizes the achievements in Safety Excellence made by WEDA Members annually. The WEDA Safety Commission awards multiple categories of achievement, including: – Dredging Project – Dredging Company – Industry Trade Partner – Government/Stakeholder Safety Award submissions are now open for 2026. Review the following guidance and send your… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded an $11.7 million contract to New York-based DMYLES, Inc. on April 9 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Cleveland Harbor twice this year. Dredging of harbors like Cleveland’s ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across the Great Lakes,… Read More
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.— In a major shift, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn its state permit application for the Port Everglades Expansion dredging project. The withdrawal is the most significant progress in more than a decade of advocacy to protect Florida’s coral reef from this harmful project, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration… Read More
The much beleaguered, long overdue dredging project at the Sebastian Inlet has been hit with yet another in a troubling series of mishaps and missteps, delaying completion of the project by another two months – putting the project more than a year behind schedule and adding to $1.3 million in cost overruns. Work on the… Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has awarded a contract advancing a major coastal restoration effort in southwest Louisiana that will restore wetlands, improve marsh drainage, and strengthen resilience for coastal communities. CPRA recently awarded the Lake Rim Drainage Structure contract, a key component of the Calcasieu-Sabine Large-Scale Marsh and… Read More
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 4:00 PM ET Register Here Can law save the planet? Around the world, a bold new idea has been gaining ground: giving legal rights to nature itself. Rivers, forests, and lagoons are being recognized as legal “persons” in some countries, with rights that can be successfully defended in court. Supporters see… Read More
Set Your Course Applications are now open for the California Board of Pilot Commissioners 2026 Pilot Trainee Training Examination Application Deadline: May 15, 2026 APPLY TODAY Read the exam announcement
That first step onto Virginia Beach’s wide and seemingly endless beach, the gust of salty air as you take a boat out to sea, and the excitement of seeing dolphins cresting through the waves: these are just some of the vivid experiences Virginians and visitors alike enjoy when they make a trip to our coastline…. Read More
Western Dredging Association (WEDA), through its Safety Commission, recognizes the achievements in Safety Excellence made by WEDA Members annually. The WEDA Safety Commission awards multiple categories of achievement, including: – Dredging Project – Dredging Company – Industry Trade Partner – Government/Stakeholder Safety Award submissions are now open for 2026. Review the following guidance and send your… Read More
Have you signed up for the WEDA Midwest Chapter Short Course: “Resilience for Inland Systems, Infrastructure, and People”, yet? Be sure to sign up by APRIL 10th, space is limited!! Visit https://lnkd.in/gfdsn98h to sign up! Source
The GLGR Section thrilled to be hosting a panel on the current state of Great Lakes shipbuildng at our upcoming Winter Section Meeting on April 9th in Cleveland! The Shipbuilding Situation will be presented by Brendan Falkowski and will feature panelists from Great Lakes shipyards, engineering firms, and fleet operators offering a breadth of input from the… 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
Port Houston is seeking to hire a Managing Director for the Channel Infrastructure Division. This position will support the Chief Channel Infrastructure Officer and will be responsible for coordinating the Channel Infrastructure Operations, Marine Regulatory, and Channel Real Property Departments. The goal is to ensure the availability of ship channels, tributaries, and Port Houston berths… Read More
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) today announced that George Whittier is returning to lead FMD as its Chief Executive Officer. Across the defense and industrial sectors, Whittier is widely recognized as a trusted and highly respected leader. Having spent more than a decade at FMD, including six years as its CEO, Whittier is uniquely situated to… Read More
The Greater Houston Port Bureau (“Port Bureau”) Board of Directors has announced the promotion of Corrina Ott to vice president, effective April 1. Ott joined the Port Bureau in April 2025 and has been responsible for managing the Port Bureau’s Efficiency and Dredging committee’s as well as maintaining the Port Bureau’s links with industry and… Read More
The Port of Portland selected Alissa Mahar as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Her first day in the role will be April 14, 2026. Most recently, Mahar served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Business & Finance at Seattle Pacific University. She led institutional financial strategy, multi-year forecasting, long-range capital planning, and… Read More
By George Headley On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to temporarily withdraw offshore wind leasing and projects on the outer continental shelf. His administration has sought to carry out his order but has run into opposition in the courts. In July, the Interior Department rescinded all designated wind energy areas along… Read More
By Anwesha Pattanaik Vineyard Wind has taken legal action against GE Vernova, asserting that the company is attempting to withdraw from its contractual obligations to supply and maintain wind turbines for a $4.5bn offshore wind project in Massachusetts, US. The lawsuit, filed in Boston state court, requests that GE Vernova be barred from ending its… Read More
By HOLLY RAMER and JENNIFER McDERMOTT The Associated Press The developer of a major Massachusetts offshore wind farm is suing its turbine manufacturer seeking to force it to stay with the project. Vineyard Wind filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Massachusetts against GE Renewables. That comes after the parent company for GE Renewables said it would… Read More
By Prince It seemed as though the controversy surrounding the United States’ wind energy initiatives had come to a stop. However, the recent events demonstrate that the nation is still in the middle of stabilizing the wind sector. Nevertheless, there have been groundbreaking initiatives in 2026 that convey that the U.S. is still committed to being one… Read More
by Heiko Osterchrist Port of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi – The Port of Corpus Christi handled a record 54.5 million tons in Q1 2026, surpassing its previous high of 54.0 million tons (Q4 2024) and rising 6.1% (3.2 million tons) year-over-year. Growth was led by LNG volumes, up 1.5 million tons (33%), driven by commissioning at Cheniere Energy’s… Read More
April 13, 2026 – The Port of Los Angeles processed 752,520 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in March, a slight 3% decrease compared to last year when shippers front-loaded cargo to avoid increasing tariffs. Closing out the first quarter, the Port handled 2,388,843 TEUs, equal to its first-quarter average over the last five years. “Even with the… Read More
By Josh Janney Former Virginia Port Authority CEO and Executive Director John Reinhart, who is credited with transforming the Port of Virginia from a financial liability into a key economic driver for the state, died Saturday at age 72. According to his obituary, he died at his Virginia Beach home surrounded by family after a three-year battle with… Read More
By Anastasia Dawson Port Tampa Bay is already considered Florida’s largest and most diversified seaport. Yet a new $10 million federal grant, announced Thursday by Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, will fund efforts to deepen its shipping channel, attracting even larger ships and expanding cargo capacity. The federal funding to support the Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Project… Read More
Western Dredging Association (WEDA), through its Safety Commission, recognizes the achievements in Safety Excellence made by WEDA Members annually. The WEDA Safety Commission awards multiple categories of achievement, including: – Dredging Project – Dredging Company – Industry Trade Partner – Government/Stakeholder Safety Award submissions are now open for 2026. Review the following guidance and send your… Read More
The much beleaguered, long overdue dredging project at the Sebastian Inlet has been hit with yet another in a troubling series of mishaps and missteps, delaying completion of the project by another two months – putting the project more than a year behind schedule and adding to $1.3 million in cost overruns. Work on the… Read More
By Steve Puterski Oceanside – Dredging at Oceanside Harbor will add a second operation this fall as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city prepare to transition to a fall schedule. Dredging began on April 6, according to Jayme Timberlake, the city’s Coastal Zone Administrator, who said the project was delayed for several… Read More
By Leo Place OCEANSIDE — Rep. Mike Levin (D-Dana Point) has secured over $8.2 million in federal funds for two rounds of maintenance dredging in the Oceanside Harbor this calendar year, the Congressman’s office announced Monday. The additional funding will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the harbor in the spring and… 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
Houma, LA – Laborde Products powered the newbuild M/V Larry Gravely, constructed by Diversified Marine in Houma, Louisiana. The twin-screw towboat is equipped with a pair of Mitsubishi Tier 3 S6R2 main engines, each rated at 803 horsepower at 1,400 RPM. The engines were applied to support the vessel’s operating profile and the steady, day-to-day demands… Read More
CNBC’s Contessa Brewer interviews Pierroberto Folgiero, Fincantieri CEO, from the annual SeaTrade conference in Miami. Folgiero talks about building ships in America, the current state of business and the impact current geopolitical issues have on ship building. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/42d859g. Source
By Stuart Chirls The American shipbuilding revival will start with battleships. President Donald Trump wants to increase federal spending for shipbuilding by 242%, to $65.8 billion, for battleships, submarines and other naval vessels, according to documents released by the White House on Tuesday. The proposed fiscal 2027 budget says that the funding would go to… Read More
Robert Allan Ltd. in conjunction with Indústria Naval Catarinense Ltda. (INC), is pleased to announce the development of a new pushboat design. The vessels will support Transpetro’s bunkering operations at terminals in Brazil, and form part of a major newbuild program for pushboats and barges serving the fuel logistics market. This project marks Robert Allan… 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
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded an $11.7 million contract to New York-based DMYLES, Inc. on April 9 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Cleveland Harbor twice this year. Dredging of harbors like Cleveland’s ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across the Great Lakes,… Read More
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.— In a major shift, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn its state permit application for the Port Everglades Expansion dredging project. The withdrawal is the most significant progress in more than a decade of advocacy to protect Florida’s coral reef from this harmful project, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration… Read More
J.F. Brennan Co. Inc., La Crosse, Wisconsin, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for construction of aquatic nuisance species deterrents, including automated barge clearing deterrent, bubble curtain deterrent, and acoustic deterrent, as well as associated demolition, excavation, building systems, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, structural, and site restoration work. The amount of this action is $113,853,380 with a… Read More
DMYLES Inc., Niagara Falls, New York, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for dredging approximately 250,000 cubic yards of material from Cleveland Harbor during spring and fall 2026. The amount of this action is $11,664,500. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Cleveland, Ohio, with an estimated completion date… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded an $11.7 million contract to New York-based DMYLES, Inc. on April 9 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Cleveland Harbor twice this year. Dredging of harbors like Cleveland’s ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across the Great Lakes,… Read More
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.— In a major shift, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn its state permit application for the Port Everglades Expansion dredging project. The withdrawal is the most significant progress in more than a decade of advocacy to protect Florida’s coral reef from this harmful project, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration… Read More
J.F. Brennan Co. Inc., La Crosse, Wisconsin, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for construction of aquatic nuisance species deterrents, including automated barge clearing deterrent, bubble curtain deterrent, and acoustic deterrent, as well as associated demolition, excavation, building systems, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, structural, and site restoration work. The amount of this action is $113,853,380 with a… Read More
DMYLES Inc., Niagara Falls, New York, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for dredging approximately 250,000 cubic yards of material from Cleveland Harbor during spring and fall 2026. The amount of this action is $11,664,500. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Cleveland, Ohio, with an estimated completion date… 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
