Author: Michael Gerhardt

Anchored by an expert team of professionals, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) completed the Big Bend dredging project in Tampa, Florida twelve months ahead of schedule. GLDD team leaders Russ Zimmerman, South Atlantic Area Manager, Lynn Nietfeld, Corporate Project Sponsor, and Project Manager Tim Kremer kept the project on track and ahead of schedule. GLDD, a U.S-Flag Jones Act dredging company, was able to get a quick jump on the project utilizing two of their…

The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) convened this week in Washington, DC on the heels of its Pipeline Task Force Meeting to discuss OSHA regulatory updates, best practices for employee training documentation, opioid identification and prevention, and incident/injury trends in the industry.

Representatives from The Dutra Group, Inland Dredging, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, JT Cleary, Manson Construction Co., Mike Hooks, Norfolk Dredging, and Weeks Marine attended,…

This week in Washington, DC, the Pipeline Task Force of the Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) huddled for several hours discussing a path forward for eliminating underwater pipeline incidents during dredging activities. The dredging workload in U.S. ports and waterways is increasing. Ports and waterways along the East and Gulf Coasts are being dredged deeper and wider to allow transit of post-Panamax vessels. Dredging deeper calls…

David E. Simonelli received the “2018 Dredger of the Year Award” on June 28th in Norfolk, VA, in recognition of his extensive and outstanding contributions to the dredging community and to the Western Dredging Association (WEDA). His commitment to safe operations as a right and responsibility owed by each of us to ourselves and one another has been exemplary.

Dave, as his friends call him, has relentlessly pushed for dredging…

William G. Gahagan, P.E. was honored on June 28th in Norfolk, VA, with the Western Dredging Association’s (WEDA’s) “2018 Lifetime Achievement Award” in recognition of his life’s work in the dredging industry, his dedication towards its advancement, and his commitment to sound engineering and experience-based solutions.

Bill Gahagan has been a dedicated lifelong pioneer and leader in the dredging community.  As an engineering graduate, he worked at Gahagan Dredging, which…

All presentations from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2018 National Dredging Meeting held on June 12 & 13 in Arlington, VA, will soon be available on the USACE Navigation Portal.  The safety talks given by the CDMCS, USACE, and Cottrell Contracting Corporation are available now.

CDMCS Activities and Best Practices

USACE Lessons-Learned in Safety

Cottrell Contracting Corporation’s Path to Zero

The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) launched a new video highlighting the importance of the American maritime industry for national security, economic security, and homeland security. The Dredging Contractors of America is a proud supporter of AMP’s mission, and we encourage you to watch the video and see for yourself the American maritime industry at work.

Video Narration:

While we move about…