Author: Dredging Contractors of America

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!”

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San Rafael, California 

Today (20 March…

Orion Marine delivers world-class dredging and marine construction solutions throughout the United States, territories and Caribbean.  Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Orion has a near 100-year legacy of delivering projects on time, on budget, and to the highest standards of safety and quality.

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Curtin Maritime provides marine construction and maritime transportation services anytime, anywhere.

Curtin Maritime offers a wide array of maritime services ranging from: Marine Transportation, Maritime & Harbor Services, Ocean Towing, Barge Charter, Tugboat Charter, Marine Construction, Dredging, Crane Service, Environmental Remediation & Restoration, Naval Fabrication, Offshore Projects & Deep Water Moorings and More.

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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is snapping back from the doldrums of COVID-19.

“The federal government is no different from state and local governments, nor the private sector when it comes to COVID-19 work related recovery and USACE is not an exception,” said William P. Doyle, Chief Executive Officer of the Dredging Contractors of America. Doyle, continued, “the Army Corps has been steadily issuing contract awards since…

For Immediate Release: June 20, 2023

The Dredging Contactors of America’s (DCA) Board of Directors unanimously voted yesterday, June 19, 2023, William P. Doyle as its new Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director. The position commences effective immediately.

“On behalf of the Dredging Contractors of America Board of Directors, I am pleased to announce that Mr. William “Bill” Doyle has been named Chief Executive Officer and Executive…

The U.S. Department of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has announced a groundbreaking $2.6 billion initiative aimed at bolstering climate resilience and supporting coastal and great lakes communities across the United States. The funding will be provided under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, as part of the larger Investing in America Agenda. This comprehensive framework emphasizes environmental justice and places a particular focus on tribal…

Featured Image: U.S. Dredging Industry Leaders and Special Guests Kickoff the DCA Annual Meeting in Nashville.

Members of the Dredging Contractors of America Convene in Nashville to Talk Legislative Policy & Strategic Advocacy

The Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) held its 2023 Annual Meeting at the Conrad Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee on April 24-26. DCA President Fred Paup of Manson Construction Co. welcomed dredging companies large and small from across the…

St. Bernard Parish, La., January 20, 2023 — The Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project (LBMC) in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, is in full swing, and on Friday, January 20, dredging contractor and DCA member Mike…