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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $68,869,200 firm-fixed-price contract for improvement dredging associated with the New Haven Harbor Federal Navigation Project. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in New Haven, Connecticut, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2028. Fiscal 2026… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., Houston, Texas, was awarded a $16,097,425 firm-fixed-price contract for one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper for regional dredging. The amount of this action is $16,097,425, with a total cumulative face value of $16,460,725. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be… Read More
CPRA’s Brad “Sweet Grass” Miller Retires After 27 Years We want to wish Brad “Sweet Grass” Miller a happy retirement! For over 27 years, Brad led several projects such Caminada 1 and 2 (BA-0045, BA-0143), NRDA Caillou Lake Headlands (TE-0100), Spanish Pass (BA-0203), Maurepas (PO-0029), and several other projects. Since Maurepas’ authorization in 2001, Brad… Read More
Another day maintaining the infrastructure that keeps commerce moving in Texas. Orion’s Dredge Kingfisher is at work on the Matagorda Ship Channel, performing maintenance dredging under Ordering Period 1 of a three-year SATOC. The current scope includes dredging approximately 3 million cubic yards of material to help maintain this critical Texas waterway. Source
Strategic Acquisition Strengthens Inland Waterway Capabilities J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. (Brennan) has finalized the acquisition of Budrovich Contracting Co., Inc.’s marine operations, securing a permanent operational base in St. Louis and reinforcing its position across the Mississippi River system. The transaction, effective immediately, integrates Budrovich’s fleet, experienced personnel, and established client relationships into Brennan’s portfolio…. Read More
The $86.2 million Naples Beach Stormwater Outfall Project has been more than a decade in the making. It addresses something that anyone who has spent time on Naples beaches has probably noticed without knowing what they were looking at: stormwater outfall pipes discharging directly into the Gulf through the intertidal beach zone. Naples Real Estate… Read More
Jones Walker LLP is pleased to welcome two new partners, Tommy Smart and Steve Lanza, and three new special counsel, David Fink, Mark Oliver, and Doug Truxillo, in the Lafayette office. Tommy, Steve, and Mark join the Corporate Practice Group, David joins the Litigation Practice Group, and Doug joins the Maritime Practice Group. “The addition of this accomplished group of attorneys… Read More
‘Royal IHC no longer positions itself as a shipbuilder; it is primarily a systems integrator.’ Derk te Bokkel is the man who gave (former shipbuilder) Royal IHC a new identity. When he took office as CEO just over three years ago, the mood at Royal IHC, on the banks of the Lek and the Noord… Read More
DredgeWire Publisher’s Note: It is especially gratifying to see this recognition for Orion’s employee Eddie Gary, as I’ve had the fun and privilege of racing against Eddie (and his dad Jim!) all over the United States. I can attest that his latest win is a very big deal, and big congratulations are in order. Peter… 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
This year’s event brought together over 430 attendees from across the dredging, maritime, ports, navigation, environmental, engineering, government, and academic sectors for four days of technical learning, industry collaboration, and meaningful networking. From the opening plenary sessions through to the Port of Montréal Tour, the week was filled with insightful conversations, valuable connections, and a… Read More
PANAMA CITY, FLA. – Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, Washington State Ferries and Eastern Shipbuilding Group are holding a ceremonial steel cutting event to celebrate the start of construction on the new hybrid-electric 160-auto ferries. These are WSF’s first new vessels under construction in more than a decade, and the first ever new hybrid-electric vessels. When: 10 a.m. to 12… Read More
Jones Walker LLP is pleased to welcome two new partners, Tommy Smart and Steve Lanza, and three new special counsel, David Fink, Mark Oliver, and Doug Truxillo, in the Lafayette office. Tommy, Steve, and Mark join the Corporate Practice Group, David joins the Litigation Practice Group, and Doug joins the Maritime Practice Group. “The addition of this accomplished group of attorneys… Read More
DredgeWire Publisher’s Note: It is especially gratifying to see this recognition for Orion’s employee Eddie Gary, as I’ve had the fun and privilege of racing against Eddie (and his dad Jim!) all over the United States. I can attest that his latest win is a very big deal, and big congratulations are in order. Peter… Read More
CHARLESTON, SC — AUG. 18, 2026 — South Carolina Ports is excited to announce Patrick McCrory as its new Chief Operating Officer as it works to be the preferred Southeast port for customers wanting reliability and speed for their supply chains. McCrory will lead SC Ports’ more than 500-person operations team, who are responsible for… Read More
By Patrick Bloodgood ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted a Change of Responsibility ceremony between outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Douglas W. Galick, the 15th USACE command sergeant major, and incoming Command Sgt. Maj. Shade Munday at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, in Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 15. The ceremony was followed by a retirement ceremony… Read More
By Austin Corona With congested, aging power lines and a densely developed landscape, the East Coast has few options for building large-scale renewable power. Meanwhile, the region’s electricity prices are rising, and states are falling behind their emissions goals. Offshore wind offered a unique opportunity to meet those challenges, experts say, but the industry is… Read More
By Kelly Lippke Offshore wind development is expanding into storm-punished waters—including the South China Sea, the Sea of Japan, the Gulf of Mexico, and the U.S. East Coast. In these high-risk ocean basins, tropical cyclones drive sustained wind speeds past 112 mph (50 meters per second) and wave heights beyond 40 feet (12 meters). The destruction record… Read More
The Offshore Wind Energy Market encompasses the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of wind farms situated in marine environments, including turbines, substructures, electrical infrastructure, installation services, and long-term operations. This renewable energy segment has emerged as a critical component of global decarbonization strategies, offering high-capacity-factor generation with the scale necessary to meet ambitious climate targets…. Read More
Ryan McElroen had spent years repairing the New York City subway underground when he got the opportunity to work in the middle of the ocean. “I had no views other than the darkness at work,” he said. “Then I went polar opposite.” Two years ago, McElroen began being trained by his union, the International Brotherhood… Read More
GALVESTON, Texas (Aug. 21, 2026) – With a boost of $7.4 million in grant funding, the Port of Galveston is investing more than $8.5 million in six new projects to continue improving vehicle and pedestrian mobility and safety in and around the port. The port will supplement state and federal funds with almost $1.1 million in matching… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted the federal permit authorizing construction of the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), clearing the way for the nation’s only new greenfield container port currently under development – a project positioned to turbocharge the economy of Greater New Orleans, redefine Gulf Coast trade capacity, and strengthen the U.S. supply… Read More
Crowley, a global leader in logistics, marine and energy solutions, today announced a new weekly container service connecting Port Houston to Santo Tomás de Castilla, Guatemala, and Puerto Cortés, Honduras – two of Central America’s largest and fastest-growing trade gateways. The Gulf-Central America Express Service makes its first Houston call on Sept. 10 with Thursday… Read More
By Jensen Toussaint PhilaPort is packing up its Port Richmond offices and heading south. Its recently announced move to the Navy Yard is the centerpiece of a $22.6 million real estate deal designed to consolidate the agency’s operations into one sprawling maritime hub, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority’s board gave unanimous approval to… Read More
By Chloe Bennett-Steele, StateImpact Oklahoma Before widespread agriculture, timber cutting and urban development, researchers estimate Oklahoma was home to more than 2 million acres of wetlands. Human activities have caused that acreage to shrink by at least 67% over time, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Wetlands are areas completely covered or drenched in water, and… Read More
FRANKLIN, La. — JE Dunn Construction and Alberici Constructors, Inc. celebrated the topping out – placing the final structural beam – of Saronic Technologies’ $300 million shipyard expansion project. A leader in maritime autonomy innovation and next generation shipbuilding, Saronic will use the expanded Franklin shipyard to increase production capacity for its fleet of Marauders – the company’s 180-foot fully autonomous ships – and strengthen the Gulf Coast’s role in… Read More
Core Power said it is targeting first construction “from 2028” under a newly announced federal-private cooperation framework to accelerate the commercial, industrial and regulatory pathway for a future fleet of US-flagged nuclear-powered merchant ships. The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) and Core Power (US) Inc announced their signature of a non-exclusive Memorandum of Cooperation to collaborate on… Read More
The navigable route through Townsends Inlet is disappearing beneath one of the Shore’s most persistent forces: Moving sand. Sea Isle City’s southern beach has advanced roughly 40 feet into the inlet in about a month, CBS Philadelphia reported. The migration has squeezed larger boats toward the Townsends Inlet Bridge and made an already difficult passage more… 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
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC), the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, today announced that it completed the divestiture of its ready-mixed concrete operations in California and acquired the southern Colorado and Dallas-Fort Worth operations of Brannan Sand & Gravel, LLC. The strategic acquisition includes a rail-connected aggregate quarry with long-term… Read More
New Orleans-based Canal Barge Company has taken delivery of a new inland pusher tug designed and built by C&C Marine and Repair. Mimsy H. Lindner is the final vessel in a series of four ordered by Canal Barge from the same builder. Al Sloss, the first pusher tug in the series, was handed over earlier this year…. Read More
In a rapidly changing world, Canada is setting a new course. We are building our strength at home, diversifying our trading relationships abroad, and investing in the infrastructure that will secure our future. From the ports and corridors that move Canadian goods to market, to the ships that keep our trade routes open, we are… Read More
By Drew Dixon ‘Florida has ensured our state remains economically competitive through strategic investments that increase Florida’s maritime manufacturing capacity.’ Pensacola is getting a sizable economic boost to its shipbuilding industry. Gov. Ron DeSantis this month approved $9 million to provide infrastructure improvements in order to expand the shipbuilding trade at the Port of Pensacola. DeSantis signed… Read More
By Kelsey Baker The US military’s research arm wants to find ways to 3D print concrete underwater to fix and build critical port infrastructure using seafloor sand and clay and ocean water. DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is asking civilian industry and academia for help solving what the agency has identified as “critical limitations” in… 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
On August 14, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) visited Ocean City’s beachfront to highlight the $20 million federal investment he, along with Senator Angela Alsobrooks, secured in Congress to replenish the beach and protect the shoreline. This project, led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), will widen the beach and create a… Read More
Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11681/50406 Report Number: ERDC MP-26-22 Title: Wetland Elevation Change Following Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Nourishment By Brian D. Harris, Aleksandra Ostojic, Lenore P. Tedesco, Keith VanDerSys, Susan Bailey, Justin L. Shawler, Navid H. Jafari, and Monica Chasten Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited August 2026 19 pages / 39.73 MB *Journal: https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2025.1518759 Source
By Justin Campfield, public affairs specialist HANOVER, N.H. – Ship-to-shore operations – the means of moving people, goods and materiel from sea to land – present military planners with a number of complex challenges. But performing these operations in the Arctic? The difficulty level ramps up considerably, with icebergs, unstable sea ice, seasonal thawing, ice blocking the… Read More
New spaceport will become the largest in the world, capable of supporting thousands of launches annually PECAN ISLAND, La. – SpaceX has announced it will invest $100 billion to build its largest launch facility in Vermilion Parish, a spaceport designed to support thousands of launches annually and unlock spaceflight on an unprecedented scale. The historic project will establish Louisiana as a global… Read More
On August 14, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) visited Ocean City’s beachfront to highlight the $20 million federal investment he, along with Senator Angela Alsobrooks, secured in Congress to replenish the beach and protect the shoreline. This project, led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), will widen the beach and create a… Read More
Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11681/50406 Report Number: ERDC MP-26-22 Title: Wetland Elevation Change Following Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Nourishment By Brian D. Harris, Aleksandra Ostojic, Lenore P. Tedesco, Keith VanDerSys, Susan Bailey, Justin L. Shawler, Navid H. Jafari, and Monica Chasten Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited August 2026 19 pages / 39.73 MB *Journal: https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2025.1518759 Source
By Justin Campfield, public affairs specialist HANOVER, N.H. – Ship-to-shore operations – the means of moving people, goods and materiel from sea to land – present military planners with a number of complex challenges. But performing these operations in the Arctic? The difficulty level ramps up considerably, with icebergs, unstable sea ice, seasonal thawing, ice blocking the… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $68,869,200 firm-fixed-price contract for improvement dredging associated with the New Haven Harbor Federal Navigation Project. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in New Haven, Connecticut, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2028. Fiscal 2026… 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
Mud Cat E Series Electric Dredges
