Author: William P Doyle

I am pleased to be invited to participate in a discussion of cooperation between the U.S. Jones Act industry and international interests for offshore wind, said William P. Doyle, CEO of the Dredging Contractors of America.  Doyle will be moderating the first panel of the day.  Companies looking to enter the maritime sector may not understand the traditional and longstanding laws and regulations that are integral to U.S. economic…

The U.S. Jones Act dredging industry is integral to Florida’s economic and national security.

“Our U.S.-Flag Jones Act dredging companies, ships and workers are at the forefront of deepening and widening all of Florida’s ports, harbors and channels.  We build the beaches, restore the coastal areas — and we love doing it!” said William P. Doyle, CEO & Executive Director of the Dredging Contractors of America, Executive Board Member of…

Randy Boyd, president of RLB Contracting based in Port Lavaca, Texas is a fighter.  He’s a dredger and marine construction entrepreneur.  Proud and strong, Randy Boyd, takes on the risk and keeps his workers employed rebuilding equipment for the Jones Act dredging industry.

Last year, on April 17, 2018, RLB Contracting’s JONATHON KING BOYD (JKB) Cutterhead Suction Dredge caught fire after puncturing a buried natural gas pipeline in Matagorda Bay,…

Featured Pictured: PTF members (L-R) Charles Nelson, Right-of-Way Manager, Colonial Pipeline Company; Michael Gerhardt, VP Dredging Contractors of America and PTF Director; Steven Giambrone, Director, State of Louisiana Pipeline Safety Office; Ed Landgraf, Chairman, Coastal and Marine Operators Pipeline Industry Initiative (CAMO); and Howard Cooper, Safety Manager, Dutra Group.

From DredgeWire –

Michael Gerhardt, Vice President of the Dredging Contractors of America, gaveled into session the fourth Pipeline Task Force (PTF) meeting on March 12, 2019, in Washington, DC.

“We are…

Pictured above:  White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, front left, with Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, right, and U.S. Maritime Administration Administrator Admiral Mark Buzby, back left, speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House following President Donald Trump’s signing of the executive order supporting the transition of active duty service members and military veterans into the Merchant Marine, Monday, March 4, 2019, in Washington.