Tag: Great Lakes Dredge and Dock

BY WILLIAM P. DOYLE 2019-04-29 17:01:00

On April 30, 1798, President John Adams signed a congressional act establishing the Department of the Navy.  On this 221^st anniversary the U.S-flag Jones Act dredging industry stands with the Navy as proud stewards of our nation’s strategic ports and remains committed to maintaining their channels and points of access at all times.

Strategic ports are U.S. ports that are designated by the Department of Defense…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a $92 million construction contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC, to deepen and widen the Corpus Christi Ship Channel (CCSC) from the Gulf of Mexico to Harbor Island, as part of the Channel Improvement Project…

U.S. hopper dredge companies visit Washington, DC for a CEOs/Owners Roundtable with General Semonite and staff at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters.  The Dredging CEOs also attended the December board meeting of the American Maritime Partnership.  Later in the evening the dredging executives attended a holiday reception at General Semonite’s Quarters on Fort Lesley J. McNair, U.S. Army Post.  Owners/CEOs of Cashman Dredging, Dutra Group, Great Lakes Dredge…

The U.S.-Flag dredging industry commemorates the 77^th anniversary of the Japanese air raid on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor highlighting the critical need for a robust American shipbuilding capacity to ensure for the preparedness of the nation.

“Today our brothers and sisters of the U.S Merchant Marine look to the past sacrifices made by 2,403 U.S. servicemen who died in the attacks on Pearl Harbor.  We honor the…

Good Morning, and thank you for inviting me here today to open-up the conference.  This is my first time addressing the Western Dredging Association (WEDA), and I am honored to be here.

It all…

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…