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Jan 24 2023 0

Officials Tour Mike Hooks Marsh Creation Project in Louisiana

St. Bernard Parish, La., January 20, 2023 — The Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project (LBMC) in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, is in full swing, and on Friday, January 20, dredging contractor and DCA member Mike…

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Bill Dutra and Harry Stewart
Jan 13 2023 0

The Dutra Group Elevates Harry K. Stewart to CEO. Bill Dutra to Serve as Executive Chairman

San Rafael, Calif., January 10, 2023 — The Dutra Group, one of the country’s leading heavy civil marine contractors, has named Harry K. Stewart as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Stewart, who previously held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Dutra, assumes his new role as the company celebrates its 50th anniversary. Bill T. Dutra, who led the company since its founding, will move into…

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Vessel Lorraine Hooks
Oct 6 2022 0

USACE Galveston District Commander Rhett Blackmon Tours the Lorraine Hooks

On October 3 at Southwest Shipyard in Galveston, Texas, the Mike Hooks, LLC family and members of its leadership team had the esteemed honor of giving USACE Galveston District Commander Colonel Rhett Blackmon and his navigation leaders a full hands-on tour of its state-of-the-art vessel currently under construction, the 27-inch cutter suction dredge Lorraine Hooks, named after the family matriarch and wife of founder Mike Hooks.

During the tour Col. Blackmon…

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Sep 6 2022 0

DCA Welcomes New President Frederick Paup and Senior VP Stephen Tobin

Frederick Paup, newly elected DCA President; Thomas Smith, Chief of Operations and Regulatory Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Stephen Tobin, newly elected DCA Senior Vice President (left to right). The industry/government partnership is key to accomplishing the Army Corps’ navigation mission!
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Ever Forward Chesapeake Bay
Apr 18 2022 0

American Dredging Companies Free Stuck Container Ship “Ever Forward”

Remember the massive 20,000- container ship under the Panamanian Flag that blocked the Suez last year, halting as much as $10 billion in trade per day? Well, we now have our own version of this calamity right in our backyard in the Chesapeake Bay. The Ever Forward is a Hong Kong-flagged, 11,850-container ship that is aground just south of Baltimore in the Chesapeake Bay. The vessel steered off…

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Apr 11 2022 0

Mike Hooks Launches New Dredge “Lorraine Hooks”

On April 1st, DCA member Mike Hooks LLC announced another milestone event, the launching of a new 27-inch cutter suction dredge named the “Lorraine Hooks,” named after the beloved matriarch and wife of founder Mike Hooks. The Dredging Contractors of America extend their congratulations to the team for their successful launch and for their continued investment in American-made equipment and personnel;

As a family-owned business since 1945, we remain dedicated…

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The Dutra Group on Board the Paula Lee Clamshell Dredge
Mar 30 2022 0

Washington Times Op-Ed: Stop the transfer of U.S. critical industry and jobs overseas

The pandemic has enabled us all to better understand the complexity of the global supply chain, its fragility due to years of federal underinvestment in critical maritime infrastructure (such as our ports or the hardworking men and women who ensure ships safely reach our shores), the shipbuilding industry that builds and repairs the equipment we need, and the port workers who unload them and send cargoes across America, delivering…

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Oct 27 2021 0

DCA Honors U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby With Lifetime Achievement Award

WASHINGTON (October 26, 2021) – Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) honored U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) with its Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding leadership in support of critical maritime infrastructure investments. The award particularly notes his advocacy of the much-needed Mobile Harbor expansion, as it is formed from a cutting tooth used on the dredging vessel Ellis Island during the project. Sen. Shelby tweeted regarding his…

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Oct 15 2021 0

Dredging Contractors of America: 2021 Annual Meeting

Dear Members,

As CEO and Executive Director of the Dredging Contractors of America, it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the DCA 2021 Annual Meeting.

We have a distinguished panel of guest speakers this year, including, from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): Major General William H. Graham, Jr. Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations; Ms. Margaret Gaffney-Smith, Acting Chief, Operations and…

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Jun 22 2021 0

Callan Marine Releases Tender Package for Nation’s Largest Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge

Galveston, TX – June 21, 2021 – Callan Marine, Ltd. announces the release of the tender package for construction of its latest fleet addition, a trailer suction hopper dredge to be named The Admiral Nimitz. The Admiral Nimitz will be the nation’s largest capacity trailing suction hopper dredge.

The Admiral Nimitz has an overall length of 422 ft. and a breadth of 92’ and has a hopper capacity of 16,000 cubic yards. The Nimitz…

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Latest Posts

  • Officials Tour Mike Hooks Marsh Creation Project in Louisiana

    January 24, 2023
  • Bill Dutra and Harry Stewart

    The Dutra Group Elevates Harry K. Stewart to CEO. Bill Dutra to Serve as Executive Chairman

    January 13, 2023
  • Vessel Lorraine Hooks

    USACE Galveston District Commander Rhett Blackmon Tours the Lorraine Hooks

    October 6, 2022

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