Month: March 2025

By: William P. Doyle
Date:  March 26, 2025

We are at the one-year since the Francis Scott Key (FSK) Bridge collapsed over the Patapsco River’s Fort McHenry Channel in Baltimore, Maryland.  Nearly 100 percent of the cleanup; all of the wreckage and debris removal operations were conducted by the Jones Act private sector U.S. maritime industry.

The FSK bridge collapsed at about 1:28 a.m. local time on March 26, 2024 after the…

William P. Doyle, Chief Executive Officer of the Dredging Contractors of America said: “In the wake of President Donald J. Trump’s address to Congress on ‘boosting our defense industrial base and resurrecting the American shipbuilding industry,’ The Dutra Group is investing in American shipbuilding by ordering this huge Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge from Eastern Shipbuilding Group – Built in America to Serve America!”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Rafael, California 

Today (20 March…

In this insightful discussion, Bill Doyle, CEO of the Dredging Contractors of America, shares his extensive experience in the maritime industry, covering topics from shipbuilding investments, port expansions, and national security concerns to the future of American shipping and dredging operations.

Key Takeaways from the Video

• Major Investments in U.S. Shipping: CMA…