The Dredging Contractors of America has received new information from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA-CW) regarding upcoming administrative reforms and congressional activity related to the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (WRDA 2026).  The Office is serious about its initiative for “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork”.

DCA leadership recently met in the Pentagon with the Honorable Adam R. Telle, Assistant Secretary…

The newest addition to the Manson Construction Co. fleet — the hopper dredge FREDERICK PAUP — departed the Seatrium AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, on January 27, 2026, bound for Mobile, Alabama.

Representing Manson’s largest single investment since its founding in 1905, the FREDERICK PAUP is the largest self-propelled hopper dredge ever constructed in the United States. Designed in collaboration with Hockema Whalen Myers Associates, Inc., of Seattle, Washington, and…

DCA’s William P. Doyle and U.S. Maritime Administrator Stephen Carmel met Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at U.S. DOT- MARAD Headquarters in Washington, DC. 

They discussed dredging, the Jones Act, and the promising outlook for the American-flag maritime industry.  Captain Carmel is off to a great start. With deep commercial-sector experience including at sea, he is exceptionally well suited for MARAD’s role and the mission ahead.  Strong meeting, strong momentum, and…