Author: William P Doyle

J.F. Brennan Company completes the beneficial use dredging  project at Quonochontaug “Salt” Pond, bordering Charlestown and Westerly, Rhode Island.

The Quonochontaug breachway was built in 1904.  This is the first time since inception that the breachway has been dredged.  Rhode Island  Coastal Management Resources…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a $92 million construction contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC, to deepen and widen the Corpus Christi Ship Channel (CCSC) from the Gulf of Mexico to Harbor Island, as part of the Channel Improvement Project…

On Friday, December 28, 2018, the US Army Corps announced in the Federal Register the selection of ten pilot projects pursuant to Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016.  Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016 requires the US Army Corps of Engineers to establish a pilot program to recommend ten projects for the beneficial use of dredged material. In response to…

U.S. hopper dredge companies visit Washington, DC for a CEOs/Owners Roundtable with General Semonite and staff at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters.  The Dredging CEOs also attended the December board meeting of the American Maritime Partnership.  Later in the evening the dredging executives attended a holiday reception at General Semonite’s Quarters on Fort Lesley J. McNair, U.S. Army Post.  Owners/CEOs of Cashman Dredging, Dutra Group, Great Lakes Dredge…

The U.S.-Flag dredging industry commemorates the 77^th anniversary of the Japanese air raid on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor highlighting the critical need for a robust American shipbuilding capacity to ensure for the preparedness of the nation.

“Today our brothers and sisters of the U.S Merchant Marine look to the past sacrifices made by 2,403 U.S. servicemen who died in the attacks on Pearl Harbor.  We honor the…

DCA’s Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) held a series of meetings this week in Washington, DC, including the Pipeline Task Force Meeting and its Q4 Meeting. The vision of CDMCS is striving to create a 100% injury-free workplace for the dredging and marine construction industry, with a mission of raising…

Critical water infrastructure projects will improve our Nation’s ports, harbors, and waterways, create good-paying American jobs, and incentivize businesses to buy and use American products

Today (October 10, 2018), the US Senate voted 99-1 in favor of America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018/Water Resources Development Act otherwise known as WRDA 2018.  In September, the Bill passed in the US House by unanimous voice vote (435-0).

Commenting on passage of…

On Friday, September 21, 2018, President Donald Trump signed into law the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, a three-part package called a “minibus” at a signing ceremony at VA Southern Nevada

Healthcare System in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The legislation accounts for dredging activities in harbors and channels, important infrastructure

President Donald Trump…

Domestic dredging firms face many challenges in the coming months and years. At the same time, opportunities abound in a market and political climate that seems to beg for infrastructure upgrades, especially when it comes to harbors and…

Reeve & Associates and Estudios Técnicos, Inc. have released a new fact-based study, the first such report since Hurricane Maria, which sets the record straight on the economic impact of the Jones Act in Puerto Rico and the importance of the dedicated closed-loop service that state-of-the-art Jones Act carriers of the American maritime industry provide to the island. A few of the key findings in the report are the…