Author: William P Doyle

The American Maritime Partnership’s reporting as follows:

MARAD Administrator RADM Buzby: “ mariners are a de facto layer of our national security.”          

WASHINGTON (January 19, 2018) – The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing Wednesday on “The State of the U.S. Flag Maritime Industry” during which congressional and maritime leaders stressed the importance of the Jones Act. This…

The Dredging Contractors of America welcomes the support and recognition of the American Maritime Partnership for the dredgers’ substantial capital investments made by the U.S-Flag, Jones Act private sector dredging companies:

The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, today highlighted the U.S. dredging industry’s commitment to build and maintain safe, efficient and cost-effective navigation channels in the…

The Seamen’s Church Institute’s (SCI) recently held its 18th annual River Bell Awards Luncheon honoring select individuals for their contributions to the U.S. inland marine industry.

SCI honored Scott McGeorge of Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company with the Lifetime Achievement Award.  Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel is a member company of the Dredging Contractors of America (DCA).

As reported in the Waterways…

Weeks Marine’s brand new hopper dredge MAGDALEN was delivered on December 22, 2017 by Eastern Shipbuilding after successfully completing sea trials and U.S. Coast Guard inspections.

Commenting on Weeks Marine’s new hopper dredge MAGDALEN, William P. Doyle CEO and Executive Director of the Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) said – “This is great news, a terrific capital investment.  Weeks is an American…