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HOUSTON & SEATTLE – Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, and Saltchuk Resources, Inc. (“Saltchuk”), a privately owned family of diversified freight transportation, marine service, and energy distribution companies, today announced a definitive agreement for Saltchuk to acquire… Read More
The Brief Crews have begun a long-awaited dredging project at John’s Pass in Madeira Beach to remove thousands of cubic yards of sand that officials say created dangerous conditions. The project will eliminate a small beach that formed under the bridge, an area described by local leaders as a hotspot for water rescues. State funding… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Greater Houston Port Bureau (“Port Bureau”) is pleased to announce that Tom Marian, General Counsel for Buffalo Marine Service, Inc., has been selected as the 2026 Maritime Leader of the Year. Marian will be honored at the Port Bureau’s Annual Maritime Dinner on August 22, 2026. The Port Bureau Board of Directors named… Read More
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management has issued a permit to Dare County for a beach nourishment project planned for this summer at Buxton. The division also announced Wednesday that it had issued a letter to the county affirming that the proposed work to rebuild one of three groins near… Read More
By Ari Natter and Jonathan Ferro The Trump administration plans to appeal a series of court rulings blocking efforts to stop construction of offshore wind farms, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Wednesday. “Absolutely we are,” Burgum told Bloomberg Television. “There will be further discussion on this.” U.S. judges have overturned five orders by the Trump administration to halt… Read More
Arcadis announces its 100 rating in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s assessment of LGBTQ+ workplace equality NEW YORK – February 13, 2026 – Arcadis, a global leader in intelligence-driven sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets, has received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2026 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost… Read More
Damen Shipyards Group has announced a licence agreement with Blue Water Autonomy, a Boston-based technology and shipbuilding company. Under the agreement, Blue Water Autonomy will construct its first vessel, the Liberty Class. Designed by the two companies in partnership, Liberty is a 60-metre steel autonomous ship with a range of over 10,000 nautical miles and over… Read More
Dare County is pleased to announce the release of a new interactive drone map developed by Dare County GIS that allows the public to view and compare images of coastal erosion that has occurred on Hatteras Island over time. Titled “Hatteras Island Erosion Drone Imagery,” the map provides side-by-side comparisons of drone imagery collected during ongoing flights of the… Read More
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) | Feb 13, 2026 Nor’easters are nothing new for those living along the Atlantic Coast. These winter storms often bring high winds and waves, but their prolonged duration can have a bigger impact on the beaches than fast-moving hurricanes. Recently, a strong nor’easter took aim at the… Read More
Governor’s Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration, and Conservation Wednesday, March 4, 2026 9:30 AM The Coastal Center at Nicholls 426 Ardoyne Drive, Thibodaux, Louisiana 70310
Dare County will host a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 to provide general information and answer questions from the community about the Buxton beach nourishment project that is scheduled to begin this summer. The meeting will be held at the Fessenden Center, which is located at 46830 N.C. Highway 12… Read More
Great Lakes Day, featuring the annual Great Lakes Day Congressional Breakfast Reception, will take place March 5, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building – Caucus Room. This event is hosted by the Great Lakes Commission in partnership with the Northeast-Midwest Institute and is open to the public. Great Lakes Day will include dialogue on Great Lakes priorities by regional leaders and members… Read More
Port of Long Beach CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba is set to speak this week at the World Economic Forum. This annual gathering brings together world leaders from government, business and academia in Davos, Switzerland to engage in forward-looking discussions to address global issues and set priorities. Hacegaba will be the only top executive of a… Read More
Who We Are We are an early-stage, maritime defense technology startup backed by top tier investors. Our team is designing and building autonomous and highly producible ships that can serve multiple missions on the open ocean. The Role We’re seeking a Head of Government Relations (Congressional Affairs) to lead our engagement with Congress and key… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga., February 10, 2026 – Georgia Ports Authority has appointed Kevin Price as President reporting to CEO Griff Lynch effective July 1, 2026, with a longer-term transition plan to assume the role of President and CEO in mid-2027. Price is a proven operations executive with exceptional credentials and currently serves as President of Gateway Terminals… Read More
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners approved the nomination of Kathryn Garcia to serve as the agency’s next executive director. As executive director, Garcia will lead day-to-day operations across the Port Authority’s air, rail, bridge, tunnel, and seaport operations and will deliver the recently approved 10-year Port Authority $45 billion capital plan…. Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) announced today the appointment of Stan Ekren as its new Executive Director, effective February 1, 2026. A long-time WEDA member and respected dredging industry leader, Stan has more than 43 years of experience, including 28 years with Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and 15 years as a part owner of… Read More
By Ari Natter and Jonathan Ferro The Trump administration plans to appeal a series of court rulings blocking efforts to stop construction of offshore wind farms, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Wednesday. “Absolutely we are,” Burgum told Bloomberg Television. “There will be further discussion on this.” U.S. judges have overturned five orders by the Trump administration to halt… Read More
US President Donald Trump swept back into office on a mission to stop the domestic offshore wind industry in its tracks. That is actually something any idiot could accomplish with the swipe of a pen. All you need to do is yank the federal leases that offshore developers depend on, and — oh, wait. Somebody… Read More
By Aaron Larson Record capacity, record auctions, and record-breaking turbines mark a maturing industry, but U.S. policy reversals and macroeconomic headwinds threaten to slow momentum. The global offshore wind industry achieved significant milestones in 2024 and early 2025, with installed capacity surpassing 83 GW and a record-breaking 56 GW awarded in competitive auctions worldwide. Yet,… Read More
The North Sea Summit of the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) took place in Germany at the end of January this year. Europe’s offshore wind potential is at the heart of its efforts to achieve climate neutrality, affordability and energy independence amid turbulent geopolitical conditions. This is a significant development for an energy-intensive industry such as the European steel… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Greater Houston Port Bureau (“Port Bureau”) is pleased to announce that Tom Marian, General Counsel for Buffalo Marine Service, Inc., has been selected as the 2026 Maritime Leader of the Year. Marian will be honored at the Port Bureau’s Annual Maritime Dinner on August 22, 2026. The Port Bureau Board of Directors named… Read More
By Jangoulun Singsit The decline in import volumes has been forecast as the effects of tariffs persist. Hackett Associates founder Ben Hackett stated that tariffs have resulted in “a global change in trade relations” affecting import volumes. “The continuing use of tariffs against friend and foe alike combined with the uncertainty of when or if… Read More
The Port of Portland in Oregon recently placed a new workboat into service. Cowlitz was designed by naval architecture firm Glosten and built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Freeland, Washington. She will primarily serve as a tug for towing and pushing pipeline strings and barges as well as a tender that will support dredging activities… Read More
Panama’s move to void two longstanding port concessions flanking the Panama Canal was a blow to Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison and a win for U.S. efforts to check Chinese influence in the Western Hemisphere. Yet as CK Hutchison seeks to sell its majority shares in dozens of other port projects worldwide, China‘s COSCO—the world’s fourth-largest shipping company—hopes to… Read More
USACE districts across the South Atlantic Division are hard at work strengthening coastlines, protecting communities and improving vital beach intrastructure. Charleston District has completed the first phase of the Grand Strand Renourishment Project in North Myrtle Beach. Over 49 days, crews placed more than 672,000 cubic yards of sand along eight miles of shoreline. Work… Read More
The section of coastline from the Point to the Cherry Grove Pier will still receive dune restoration despite being excluded from a federally funded beach renourishment project, according to the city of North Myrtle Beach. The city of North Myrtle Beach will fund its own project: the Tidewater Spoils Basin Restoration. The city’s engineering consultant… Read More
OCEAN CITY, NJ – Federal and local leaders gathered along the Jersey shore Friday to see firsthand the ongoing beach erosion impacting communities and to discuss new funding plans aimed at long-term solutions. What we know US Representative Jeffery Van Drew and a top Army Corps of Engineers leader toured Ocean City, Strathmere, Avalon and North Wildwood… Read More
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Van Drew, along with Congresswoman Laura Gillen (D-NY), introduced H.R. 7459, the Coastal Trust Fund Act, which would create a reliable, long-term funding source for coastal protection projects nationwide. “My bipartisan Coastal Trust Fund Act sets up a permanent and reliable funding stream for coastal storm risk management projects like beach nourishment,” said Congressman… 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
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 (UNEP),… Read More
At a packed town hall meeting on Wednesday night, White Township residents said they are living in disharmony with their quarry neighbor. Local officials agreed to begin enforcing a new amendment that will limit township truck import loads to 25 trucks at 600 tons max, and ban operating on weekends and holidays. Two companies challenged… Read More
American shipbuilder, Davie Defense, has been awarded a contract from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to build five Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs), a new class of polar icebreaker critical to increasing U.S. presence in the Arctic. As part of the program of up to 11 total ASCs, authorized by the Presidential Memorandum “Construction of Arctic… Read More
Damen Shipyards Group has announced a licence agreement with Blue Water Autonomy, a Boston-based technology and shipbuilding company. Under the agreement, Blue Water Autonomy will construct its first vessel, the Liberty Class. Designed by the two companies in partnership, Liberty is a 60-metre steel autonomous ship with a range of over 10,000 nautical miles and over… Read More
The Port of Portland in Oregon recently placed a new workboat into service. Cowlitz was designed by naval architecture firm Glosten and built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Freeland, Washington. She will primarily serve as a tug for towing and pushing pipeline strings and barges as well as a tender that will support dredging activities… Read More
One year ago, President Donald Trump opened his second term with an avalanche of executive orders in his first three months in office. Many made immediate, decisive changes to policies governing key segments of the economy—energy, mineral production, and banking. Plans to make ambitious changes in the commercial shipping and shipbuilding industry have taken longer to develop…. Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) is pleased to announce the selection of Ada Agbogu Chimzulukeme and Nicholas (Nico) Lonergan as WEDA Fellows for 2026. Ada Chimzulukeme graduated with a master’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering with emphasis in environment and water systems, from the University of Georgia. She holds a bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from the University of Nigeria…. 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
USACE districts across the South Atlantic Division are hard at work strengthening coastlines, protecting communities and improving vital beach intrastructure. Charleston District has completed the first phase of the Grand Strand Renourishment Project in North Myrtle Beach. Over 49 days, crews placed more than 672,000 cubic yards of sand along eight miles of shoreline. Work… Read More
Nor’easters are nothing new for those living along the Atlantic Coast. These winter storms often bring high winds and waves, but their prolonged duration can have a bigger impact on the beaches than fast-moving hurricanes. Recently, a strong nor’easter took aim at the Outer Banks in North Carolina and sitting right in the middle of… Read More
In a utilitarian structure of reinforced concrete, a bastion of pragmatism near the Trinity River, there worked a group of government employees, cartographers not of lands, but of interventions. They are assets of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, and their charge is a solemn one: to translate USACE’s immense, earth-altering… Read More
Trimble is one of the stocks in the DredgeWire Stock index – https://dredgewire.com/stocks/ WESTMINSTER, Colo., Feb. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trimble Inc. (Nasdaq: TRMB) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025. Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights Revenue of $969.8 million, down 1 percent on a year-over-year basis, up 4 percent on an organic basis… Read More
USACE districts across the South Atlantic Division are hard at work strengthening coastlines, protecting communities and improving vital beach intrastructure. Charleston District has completed the first phase of the Grand Strand Renourishment Project in North Myrtle Beach. Over 49 days, crews placed more than 672,000 cubic yards of sand along eight miles of shoreline. Work… Read More
Nor’easters are nothing new for those living along the Atlantic Coast. These winter storms often bring high winds and waves, but their prolonged duration can have a bigger impact on the beaches than fast-moving hurricanes. Recently, a strong nor’easter took aim at the Outer Banks in North Carolina and sitting right in the middle of… Read More
In a utilitarian structure of reinforced concrete, a bastion of pragmatism near the Trinity River, there worked a group of government employees, cartographers not of lands, but of interventions. They are assets of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, and their charge is a solemn one: to translate USACE’s immense, earth-altering… Read More
OCEANSIDE — The City Council agreed in a 4-1 vote last week to pilot shifting the schedule of its annual sand dredging project from the spring to the fall, in an attempt to more effectively retain sand on city beaches. Under the annual sand dredging program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pulls up sand… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) is pleased to announce the selection of Ada Agbogu Chimzulukeme and Nicholas (Nico) Lonergan as WEDA Fellows for 2026. Ada Chimzulukeme graduated with a master’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering with emphasis in environment and water systems, from the University of Georgia. She holds a bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from the University of Nigeria…. Read More
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