Author: William P Doyle

CEO & Executive Director
Jul 18 2018 0

THE JONES ACT HAS NO IMPACT ON RETAIL PRICES OR COST OF LIVING AND PROVIDES POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT IN PUERTO RICO

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…

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Apr 19 2018 0

Management – Labor Support the Jones Act on Capitol Hill

William P. Doyle, CEO & Executive Director of the Dredging Contractors of America participated in a “Day of Thank You to the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate for the Jones Act.”  Doyle as a representative of management for the maritime industry joined labor leaders on April 17 thanking Congress and the Trump Administration for their support of the U.S. Maritime industry.

On April 17 in Washington, D.C., Jimmy Hart,…

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Mar 27 2018 0

A Record Breaking Week for the U.S. Maritime Industry

The week of 19 March 2018, set maritime related records in Washington, DC.  The U.S. Maritime industry visited the largest number of Congressional offices in the nine-year history of the annual Congressional Sail-in.  The Omnibus spending bill approved by Congress and signed by President Trump provides much needed appropriations for water resource projects, dredging, beach nourishment and coastal restoration.  The Dredging Contractors of America and member companies participated in…

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Feb 12 2018 0

FY 2019 Civil Works Budget of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 for the Civil Works program of the Army Corps of Engineers funds the development, management, restoration, and protection of the Nation’s water, wetlands, and related resources, through studies, the construction, operation and maintenance of projects, the Corps regulatory program, the cleanup of certain sites contaminated as a result of the Nation’s early atomic weapons development, and emergency response preparedness. These investments…

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Feb 5 2018 0

U.S. Dredging Industry Fly-in to Capitol Hill

We had a very successful Washington, DC fly-in this past week.  It was a good and solid effort made by all to demonstrate the resolve of the U.S-Flag dredging industry.  The Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) is appreciative of the time and attention Congressional Leaders and Trump Administration Officials gave to our private sector U.S.-Flag dredging industry.  The DCA delegation to Capitol Hill was led by industry…

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Jan 19 2018 0

Congressional and Maritime Leaders Stress Bipartisan Support of Jones Act, Domestic Maritime Industry and U.S. Workforce During Hill Hearing

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…

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Jan 18 2018 0

U.S. Dredging Companies Invest in Making America First: Ship Construction and Critical Infrastructure Projects

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…

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Jan 5 2018 0

Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel’s Scott McGeorge Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

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…

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Jan 3 2018 0

Weeks Marine’s New Hopper Dredge “MAGDALEN” Arrives in North Carolina for Coastal Restoration Work

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…

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