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MONTREAL — The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) recognized outstanding individuals, companies, technical achievements and projects during its 2026 Annual Conference in Montreal. Awards were presented during both the Gala Dinner and the Presidential Luncheon, highlighting excellence in leadership, safety, environmental stewardship, technical innovation and professional achievement across the dredging industry. Gala Dinner Awards Dredger on… Read More
Morrish-Wallace Construction Inc.,* Cheboygan, Michigan, was awarded a $20,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for Toledo Harbor/River dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of August 2, 2028. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo, New York, is the contracting activity.
Callan Marine Ltd., Galveston, Texas, (W912HY-26-D-A022); Crosby Dredging LLC, Golden Meadow, Louisiana (W912HY-26-D-A023); Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas (W912HY-26-D-A024); Inland Dredging Co. LLC, Dyersburg, Tennessee (W912HY-26-D-A025); Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington (W912HY-26-D-A026); Mike Hooks LLC, Westlake, Louisiana (W912HY-26-D-A027); Muddy Water Dredging LP, Orange, Texas (W912HY-26-D-A028); Orion Marine Construction Inc., Port Lavaca,… Read More
Donjon Marine Co. LLC, Hillside, New Jersey, was awarded a $24,703,050 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of portions of the New York and New Jersey Channels. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Carteret, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 3, 2026. Fiscal 2026 civil… Read More
Luhr Crosby LLC, Columbia, Illinois, was awarded a $25,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for flood control on the Mississippi River and tributaries. Bids were solicited via the Internet with three received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 30, 2028. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New… Read More
By Jarrett Renshaw and Arathy Somasekhar WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) – The White House is expected to extend a waiver of the century-old Jones Act in the coming days, sources say, reaching for one of the few tools it has to try and hold down gasoline prices as President Donald Trump escalates his attacks on Exxon Mobil and Chevron for making… Read More
Anduril Industries is in advanced discussions to establish a production facility for autonomous surface vessels at Maryland’s Tradepoint Atlantic industrial complex, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the negotiations, as the defense technology company expands manufacturing to meet growing military demand. The proposed project would redevelop part of the former Sparrows Point… Read More
By: Kristin Martel-Tech Mgr for Elliott Bay Design Group Every successful vessel construction project relies on more than a well-developed design. Before steel or aluminum is cut, engineering concepts must be transformed into detailed production information that shipyards need to fabricate, assemble, and construct a vessel efficiently and accurately. That transformation occurs through lofting. Lofting… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Worth District welcomed Col. Marlon Ringo as its new commander during a change of command ceremony held July 31, 2026, as he assumed leadership from Col. Calvin Kroeger. The ceremony marked the official transfer of command following Kroeger’s three years of leadership of one of USACE’s largest and… 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
Three WEDA Regional Chapter Meetings 🔜 Three Opportunities to Connect. This fall, the Western Dredging Association’s regional chapters will bring together industry leaders, engineers, researchers, regulators, contractors, ports, and environmental professionals across the country. 📣 Calls for Abstracts are now open for the Eastern and Pacific Chapter Meetings. 🔹 Eastern Chapter Meeting 📍 Wilmington, NC… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Worth District welcomed Col. Marlon Ringo as its new commander during a change of command ceremony held July 31, 2026, as he assumed leadership from Col. Calvin Kroeger. The ceremony marked the official transfer of command following Kroeger’s three years of leadership of one of USACE’s largest and… Read More
SCI’s Ministry on the River is pleased to announce that the Rev. Charles Uhlik will join the organization as Chaplain serving the Upper Mississippi River region, based in St. Louis. Beginning September 30, he will expand SCI’s chaplaincy presence along the inland waterways, providing dedicated pastoral care and support to mariners from St. Louis northward… Read More
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) today announced the appointment of Brad Guilmino as Vice President of Finance and Innovative Delivery. A Louisiana native with 25 years of financial and infrastructure experience, Guilmino will provide senior leadership for major capital-project development and support key financial management functions. His primary area of… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga., 30, 2026 – The Georgia Ports Authority has promoted Vice President of Operations Susan Gardner to the role of Chief Information Officer. “Susan’s terminal operating expertise, systems knowledge and leadership will take us to the next level of performance for our customers and port users,” said GPA President Kevin Price. As Vice President of Operations,… Read More
By Monique Merrill PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — A federal judge on Tuesday indicated she was likely to find in favor of a coalition of renewable energy groups and order the Trump administration to resume reviewing wind projects. Near the start of a two-hour hearing, U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Donald Trump appointee, told the… Read More
By Adrian Villellas A quiet federal bottleneck has stalled at least 155 proposed onshore wind projects in 24 states, including developments in Texas, Colorado, and Washington. Together, they represent about 44 gigawatts of potential generating capacity, yet developers say construction cannot move ahead because military reviews needed within the Federal Aviation Administration’s aeronautical process remain unresolved. The… Read More
Eversource Energy incurred a $164 million after-tax charge associated with its liability for construction cost increases on the Revolution Wind project, which it attributed to the Trump administration’s stop-work orders on the project. Source
Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project sent its first electricity to the grid on March 23, 2026, marking the debut of what will become the largest offshore wind farm ever built in the United States. The project, known as CVOW, sits 28 miles off Virginia Beach in federal waters and carries a planned capacity of 2.6… Read More
HMM is investing in a major modernisation programme at Washington United Terminals in Tacoma Harbor, increasing the facility’s annual container capacity by nearly 50%. The project will raise the terminal’s cargo-handling capacity from approximately 590,000 TEUs to 880,000 TEUs per year. It will also improve cargo flows and prepare the facility to handle larger container… Read More
GULFPORT, Mississippi, July 30, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SSA Marine and the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport (Port of Gulfport) today announced the commissioning of a new Liebherr LHM 550 hybrid mobile harbor crane at the Port, along with $1.6 million in state grant funding that will enable the electrification of the crane. The crane has a lift capacity of… Read More
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) today announced the appointment of Brad Guilmino as Vice President of Finance and Innovative Delivery. A Louisiana native with 25 years of financial and infrastructure experience, Guilmino will provide senior leadership for major capital-project development and support key financial management functions. His primary area of… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga., 30, 2026 – The Georgia Ports Authority has promoted Vice President of Operations Susan Gardner to the role of Chief Information Officer. “Susan’s terminal operating expertise, systems knowledge and leadership will take us to the next level of performance for our customers and port users,” said GPA President Kevin Price. As Vice President of Operations,… Read More
During his opening remarks, Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard provided an update on the Buxton beach nourishment project, announcing that the dredge Liberty Island officially began pumping sand onto the beach in Buxton on Friday, July 31, 2026. Chairman Woodard praised the county’s contractor, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, for the project’s rapid… Read More
By Hugo Rojas At Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana, workers just finished a 346 foot machine. They named it the Amelia Island, after a barrier island on Florida’s coast. It belongs to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, the largest dredging company in America. The company took delivery in August of 2025 and sent it straight toward work. By late… Read More
By: Camryn Townsend MURRELLS INLET, S.C.–Georgetown County has proposed a dredging project intended to restore safe navigation through more than 16 miles of waterways in Murrells Inlet, but the South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP) argues that the county’s map does not fully reflect the environmental impacts. The request comes as several agencies, including the… Read More
By gisele galoustian Seagrasses are among the most important foundation species in coastal ecosystems, providing habitat for marine life, stabilizing sediments and helping improve water quality. Yet nearly 20% of the world’s historic seagrass cover has been lost, and efforts to restore these vital underwater meadows often face significant challenges. In Florida’s Indian River Lagoon (IRL),… 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
By Ana Alice Present in concrete, glass, and technology, sand has become a resource contested on a global scale, with increasing extraction in rivers, beaches, and seabeds, and impacts monitored by scientists and international organizations. The world uses about 50 billion tons of sand and gravel per year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. The… Read More
We couldn’t be happier to share this: we’ve signed the contract for NB 201 with Scripps Institution of Oceanography — a Coastal Class Research Vessel that will be built at our yard in Valdivia for the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) This one means a lot to us. Exporting a vessel of… Read More
GULFPORT, Mississippi, July 30, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SSA Marine and the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport (Port of Gulfport) today announced the commissioning of a new Liebherr LHM 550 hybrid mobile harbor crane at the Port, along with $1.6 million in state grant funding that will enable the electrification of the crane. The crane has a lift capacity of… Read More
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of War expanded its undersea warfighting capabilities by awarding a five-ship contract modification to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) for the construction of five Columbia Class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), a nine-ship contract to GDEB and HII-Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) for the construction of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 through FY… Read More
By Carlos Albero Rojas Manson Construction delivered its new hopper dredge Frederick Paup into service in January 2026, making it the largest self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredge ever built in the United States. Shipbuilder Seatrium AmFELS, Brownsville, Texas, completed the vessel and handed it over to Manson Construction Co., Seattle. The Frederick Paup measures 420 feet long… Read More
By Brian Martucci Dominion Energy estimates its 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project will cost about $11.7 billion when all is said and done, up nearly $300 million from its most recent cost estimate in April, the company said Friday. The $288 million cost increase is due to revised network upgrade costs assigned by the PJM Interconnection, tariffs… 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
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District has awarded a $4.3 million contract for maintenance dredging in the Morehead City Inner Harbor. According to the agency, the contract was awarded July 30 to Curtin Maritime Corp. The project will remove shoaled sediment from navigation channels within Morehead City Harbor to… Read More
LONG BRANCH, NJ — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin a targeted sand replenishment project in Monmouth County, that may include sections of the towns of Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright, and Long Branch this winter. The project solicitation was made public on July 22, and… Read More
RICHLAND, Wash. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has temporarily closed the Columbia Park Trail parking lot and surrounding habitat area at the Yakima Delta Habitat Management Unit from Aug. 4 to 14 to accommodate the start of a major ecosystem restoration project. The closure ensures public safety while contractors mobilize equipment and begin work… Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — In an aggressive push to build infrastructure within Charleston, South Carolina, and provide a layer of protection from escalating storm surges and chronic nuisance flooding, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, is advancing a sweeping, multi-layered defense strategy. Partnering closely with the city of Charleston, the Charleston District is moving… Read More
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District has awarded a $4.3 million contract for maintenance dredging in the Morehead City Inner Harbor. According to the agency, the contract was awarded July 30 to Curtin Maritime Corp. The project will remove shoaled sediment from navigation channels within Morehead City Harbor to… Read More
LONG BRANCH, NJ — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin a targeted sand replenishment project in Monmouth County, that may include sections of the towns of Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright, and Long Branch this winter. The project solicitation was made public on July 22, and… Read More
RICHLAND, Wash. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has temporarily closed the Columbia Park Trail parking lot and surrounding habitat area at the Yakima Delta Habitat Management Unit from Aug. 4 to 14 to accommodate the start of a major ecosystem restoration project. The closure ensures public safety while contractors mobilize equipment and begin work… Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — In an aggressive push to build infrastructure within Charleston, South Carolina, and provide a layer of protection from escalating storm surges and chronic nuisance flooding, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, is advancing a sweeping, multi-layered defense strategy. Partnering closely with the city of Charleston, the Charleston District is moving… Read More
By Brian Martucci Dominion Energy estimates its 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project will cost about $11.7 billion when all is said and done, up nearly $300 million from its most recent cost estimate in April, the company said Friday. The $288 million cost increase is due to revised network upgrade costs assigned by the PJM Interconnection, tariffs… 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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