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Mar 27 2020 0

Donjon Marine: DREDGING Complete for Arrival of Hospital Ship USNS COMFORT

Donjon Marine Springs into Action, Dredging for Arrival of USNS COMFORT

Updated:  March 30, 2020

Donjon Marine Co., Inc. expedited dredging operations at Manhattan Cruise Terminal to make way for the U.S. Navy’s hospital ship USNS COMFORT.  All

dredging was completed ahead of…

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Mar 19 2020 0

DREDGING: ESSENTIAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE

(March 19, 2019)

Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidance to help state and local jurisdictions and the private sector identify and manage their essential workforce while responding to COVID-19.

The Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) helped the federal government develop this first-of-a-kind guidance on Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers.

“This is why Government Coordinating Councils and Sector Coordinating Councils are so important.  We commend…

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Feb 20 2020 0

CSBA Study Finds U.S. Dredging Industry a Critical Component of National Security

U.S. Dredgers Keep America’s Ports and Waterways safe. . .

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) recently completed its historic study of the American maritime industry and national security.  Titled “Strengthening the U.S. Defense Maritime Industrial Base,” the study made several key points about America’s Jones Act.  The report is historic because it is the first major study of the entire American maritime industry and national security together…

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Feb 16 2020 0

Energy X-fer and Donor Ports: 2020 Allocations Identified

The Army Corps of Engineers released its allocations for the Donor and Energy Transfer Ports in its Operation and Maintenance Work Plan (released 10 February 2020).

“Congress and the Army Corps of Engineers continue to follow recent past precedence in allocating important funding for harbors and waterways that are considered energy transfer and donor ports,” said William P. Doyle, CEO of the Dredging Contractors of America.  “The program works as…

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Feb 15 2020 0

Driving the Nation’s Economy: 2020 U.S. Army Corps’ O&M Work Plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Work Plan this week (10 February 2020).  Below includes highlights of specific operation, maintenance and navigation dredging projects in the United States funded through the O&M account this year (2020).  This is not an exhaustive listing, be sure to review the actual O&M spreadsheet provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The DCA summarized the Army…

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Jan 2 2020 0

New Year 2020: Weeks Marine and Cottrell Contracting Digging in Port of Virginia — Deeper, Wider, Safer

Weeks Marine and Cottrell Contracting kick off the New Year in 2020 full throttle ahead at Thimble Shoal and the Norfolk Inner Harbor Channels.  Recently, Weeks installed a new Liebherr crane assembly and clamshell bucket for the job.  According to the Army Corps of Engineers, Cottrell Contracting began dredging the Norfolk Harbor Inner Channel and channel to Newport News on Saturday (December 28th).

Weeks…

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Dec 17 2019 0

Huge FY 2020 Bipartisan Appropriations Bill Signed into Law

Update – 20 December 2019:  President Donald J. Trump signs spending bills, funding all federal agencies and programs for fiscal year 2020.

Update – 19 December 2019:  Senate votes 71 – 23 on H.R. 1865.  The 8 spending bills pass including the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies.

17 December 2019 – On target and on time, this Congress keeps its eye on the ball and delivers.  This afternoon, the U.S….

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Nov 15 2019 0

Dredging Pioneer William G. Gahagan: Fair Winds and Following Seas

William G. Gahagan, P.E. passed away on November 14, 2019.  Bill was one month shy of his 90th birthday.  He was born in 1929, in Brooklyn, NY.  Bill is a graduate of Yale University and the graduate engineering program at Stanford University.    He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the time between graduating from Yale and entering Stanford.

Bill Gahagan was a dedicated lifelong pioneer and leader in…

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Nov 6 2019 0

DCA Welcomes New AAPA President and Government Relations Team

The Dredging Contractors of America welcomes Chris Connor as the new President and CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).  Mr. Connor began leading the AAPA last month, and he has not wasted anytime filling key positions.   Mr. Connor is the former Global CEO of Wallenius Wilhemsen Logistics (WWL).  He also served in executive and leadership roles with Unites States Lines and Crowley Maritime Corporation, and is…

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Oct 16 2019 0

Texas-American Pride – Video: Corpus Christi Dredging is Huge

Texas American pride is driving improvements in Corpus Christi channel deepening in Port Aransas, Texas.  The Cutter Suction Dredge (CSD) Carolina is on the job.

Captain Scott Baumann is the skipper of the CSD Carolina (featured image above).  Captain Baumann explained:  “With this particular dredge (CSD Carolina) we can dredge sand and clay, mud – we can get rocks  and pump the sediment through a series of pipelines all the…

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