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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
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
Matthews Brothers Dredging LLC, Pass Christian, Mississippi, was awarded a $16,148,700 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Harris County, Texas, with an estimated completion date of April 9, 2027. Fiscal 2026 civil construction funds in the amount of $16,148,700 were obligated at… Read More
Curtin Maritime Corp., Long Beach, California, was awarded a $9,201,595 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal inland waterway. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Middletown, Delaware, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 30, 2027. Fiscal 2026 civil operation and maintenance funds… 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
Saronic Technologies has won a U.S. Navy production contract for its 180-foot Marauder autonomous surface vessel after completing an at-sea evaluation that put the ship through more than 140 scenarios over eight days of continuous operations. The firm-fixed-price production Other Transaction award comes through the Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel, or MUSV, Marketplace, an acquisition effort aimed… Read More
The Winners SFI International, Hogan Transports, Jasper Engines and Transmissions, Deseret Transportation recognized for supply chain transformation WESTMINSTER, Colo., Sept. 29, 2026 — Trimble today announced four transportation and logistics leaders as the winners of the inaugural 2026 Trimble® Momentum Awards, highlighting organizations using Trimble solutions to deliver innovations in AI, cloud migration and fleet… 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
Ocean City begins cleanup after nor\u2019easter batters Eastern Shore Source
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
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
Thank you for considering a career at Port Houston. We appreciate your interest in joining our team. By applying, you are taking an important step toward advancing your career with an organization committed to excellence. Port Houston offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a diverse, inclusive work environment. Joining our team means embarking on a… Read More
This article is not a typical focus for DredgeWire, but it’s a very important article about naval strategy with implications for US shipbuilding and shipbuilding policy and mentions the role our sponsor Conrad is playing. By Bruce Kimbrell (Policy Op-Ed) President Trump has nominated the Honorable Hung Cao to become the 80th Secretary of the… 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
By Kim LaCapria A growing legal fight over offshore wind could have consequences far beyond the coastline. California and New York are challenging President Donald Trump’s administration over its efforts to pay energy companies to cancel projects, arguing the move could leave families with higher power bills and fewer clean energy options, ABC News reported…. Read More
By Taylor Mills A coalition of states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over three separate settlements with offshore wind companies to cancel their project leases in exchange for over $1.5 billion in taxpayer funds. California, New York, New Jersey, and six other states alleged the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management unlawfully bought out leases with… 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 Barbara Campos HOUSTON — A new study by Martin Associates shows Port Houston is closing in on a massive financial milestone. In 2025, the waterway generated $987 billion in economic impact nationwide. Often referred to simply as City Docks, the Turning Basin Terminal is the oldest part of Port Houston, dating back to 1914… Read More
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has started dredging works in Burrard Inlet’s Second Narrows, beginning a project designed to improve shipping efficiency and allow cargo ships using the channel to load more fully. The project covers around 17,000 sq m along the northern and southern edges of the deep-sea navigation channel east of the Ironworkers Memorial… Read More
By CAT MURPHY, Capital News Service WASHINGTON — Two and a half years after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, members of Maryland’s congressional delegation are vowing to keep pursuing investments into the Port of Baltimore. The lawmakers met Thursday with port officials, members of the Army Corps of Engineers and other stakeholders to discuss ongoing… Read More
By Adriana Myers DELAWARE – A major beach nourishment project planned for four Delaware Bay communities is being pushed back until fall 2027, leaving residents to face another year before large-scale sand replenishment with dredged materials can begin. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control say the project… Read More
By Wesley Gardner Members of the Lake Houston Dredging and Maintenance District met for the first time in late August, paving the way for continued dredging operations in Lake Houston and portions of its tributaries. State lawmakers approved House Bill 1532—authored by state Rep. Charles Cunningham, R-Humble—in May 2025, resulting in the creation of the… Read More
By Ryan Hughes Cleanup continues down the Jersey Shore as many people are still assessing the damage after the weekend nor’easter. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill was on the ground in Brigantine Tuesday to see the power of Mother Nature firsthand. Sherrill says the state is working with federal partners to help beach towns recover…. Read More
By Sarina Grossi After a nearly six-day nor’easter churned up the East Coast, Delaware and federal officials are assessing damage the storm left in its wake. Sussex County beaches like Bethany Beach, South Bethany and Dewey Beach took the brunt of the storm, with flooding and beach erosion. Bay communities like Pickering Beach, Slaughter Beach… 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
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
New Orleans, LA – We have begun construction of the first tranche of our Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) at C & C Marine and Repair’s shipyard. The milestone advances the program’s production-ready approach to autonomous maritime capability. The build combines C&C Marine’s vessel production expertise, Mythos AI’s deployed autonomy, and our prime contractor leadership,… Read More
By Emma Daffner This is the moment,” Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said, as he and Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) called for passage of the bipartisan Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security (SHIPS) for America Act during a Hudson Institute panel of shipbuilding experts this Wednesday. Back in 2020, when Kelly, a U.S. Merchant… Read More
Master Boat Builders, Inc. (“Master Boat”) today announced the successful delivery of Barbara G (H501), the first vessel in a two-tug series for Bay-Houston Towing. The vessel will join Bay-Houston’s fleet and be operated by G&H Towing, supporting ship-assist and escort operations along the Texas Gulf Coast. The delivery marks another milestone in Master Boat’s partnership with… 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
By Haley Brown NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District continues to assess coastal impacts and support recovery efforts following the September 2026 nor’easter. The Norfolk District Emergency Operations Center was activated Sept. 25 to enhance monitoring and coordinate response activities. District personnel are working with federal, state and local partners,… Read More
By J. Paul Bruton Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District project teams were honored with awards on Sept. 17 by the American Society of Civil Engineers Sacramento Section for outstanding engineering achievements that are helping protect two California communities. One project will make Marysville one of the most flood-resilient communities in California’s Central… Read More
By Gareth Havelock Walsh Services Solutions of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has secured a US$39.3 million maintenance dredging contract at Fairport Harbor, Ohio, the US Department of War said on Friday, September 25. The $39,304,987 firm-fixed-price award drew four bids. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District is the contracting activity, with work expected to… Read More
By Maj. Avery Schneider The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, completed dredging Tuesday of approximately 45,000 cubic yards of sediment from Lorain Harbor in just over one week, ensuring safe and navigable waterways for Great Lakes commercial vessels, recreational boaters and other harbor users on Lake Erie. The work was completed 33% sooner… Read More
By Haley Brown NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District continues to assess coastal impacts and support recovery efforts following the September 2026 nor’easter. The Norfolk District Emergency Operations Center was activated Sept. 25 to enhance monitoring and coordinate response activities. District personnel are working with federal, state and local partners,… Read More
By J. Paul Bruton Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District project teams were honored with awards on Sept. 17 by the American Society of Civil Engineers Sacramento Section for outstanding engineering achievements that are helping protect two California communities. One project will make Marysville one of the most flood-resilient communities in California’s Central… Read More
By Gareth Havelock Walsh Services Solutions of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has secured a US$39.3 million maintenance dredging contract at Fairport Harbor, Ohio, the US Department of War said on Friday, September 25. The $39,304,987 firm-fixed-price award drew four bids. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District is the contracting activity, with work expected to… Read More
By Maj. Avery Schneider The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, completed dredging Tuesday of approximately 45,000 cubic yards of sediment from Lorain Harbor in just over one week, ensuring safe and navigable waterways for Great Lakes commercial vessels, recreational boaters and other harbor users on Lake Erie. The work was completed 33% sooner… 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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