President Donald Trump has temporarily waived a century-old shipping law to allow oil and other resources to flow to the United States, a White House official told FOX Business on Wednesday. Trump issued a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act, a mandate that only U.S. ships carry cargo between U.S. ports and stipulates that at least 75% of… Read More
Environmentalists want to permanently open a dam built for a canal that was supposed to cut through the middle of Florida from the Atlantic to the Gulf. The canal… PALATKA, Fla.(AP) — It was supposed to be Florida’s version of the Panama Canal — a shortcut for boats to pass through the middle of the… Read More
SANTA MONICA, CA — The City of Santa Monica and The Bay Foundation are restoring 30 acres of beach along local shorelines to a natural, wild state. The project is the latest phase of an ongoing dune restoration initiative that aims to see dunes built along the entirety of Santa Monica Beach. Dunes can provide… Read More
By Timothy O’Hara Florida sea turtles in the past five years have laid over 14,000 nests on two St. Lucie County beaches currently undergoing massive sand replenishment projects, which are occurring during the start of nesting season. Crews with heavy equipment and portable lights are working day and night, seven days a week, to finish…. Read More
By Angie Angers MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — More than one month into the long-awaited dredging project in John’s Pass, the city of Madeira Beach confirms the contractor is only about 20% complete. A spokesperson for the city said it’s a “slow process” as the contractor, Bayside Dredging, works to pull roughly 13,000 cubic yards of… Read More
Kyle Johnson has compiled and updated a very interesting listing of new build additions to the US Dredging Fleet.
Trailing Suction Hopper Dredges:
“Frederick Paup”. 2026, 15,000 cy
“Amelia Island”. 2025, 6,300 cy
“Mighty Quinn” 2024, 4,000 cy
“Galveston Island”. 2023, 6,300 cy
“RB Weeks”. 2023, 8,600 cy
“Magdelan”. 2017, 8,600 cy
“Ellis Island”, 2017, 15,000 cy
Cutter Suction Dredges:
TBA, 2026, 30″ discharge, 11,500 hp
“General Arnold”, 2024, 32″ discharge, 24,000 hp
“Vaneta Marie”, 2024, 24″ discharge, 9,630 hp
“General Marshall”, 2023, 18″ discharge, 3,005 hp
“Lorraine Hooks”, 2023, 27″ discharge, 8,040 hp
“General Bradley”, 2022, 28″ discharge, 9,260 hp
“General MacArthur”, 2020, 32″ dischage, 24,000 hp
“J.S. Chatry”, 2019, 30″ discharge, 23,000 hp
Mechanical Dredges:
“Catalina”, 2025, 100 cy max bucket
“Avalon”, 2022, 70 cy max bucket
“Baltimore”, 2019, 50 cy max bucket
“No. 58”, 2019, 50 cy max bucket