FY 21 budget cuts would put vital waterways projects on hold

Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) reacted to the President’s Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget request released yesterday, calling it “astonishingly inadequate.” The FY21 budget provides $0 for construction of ongoing priority navigation projects

Clean Shipping Act of 2023

Congress passes FY 2020 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill

The Waterways Council, Inc., (WCI) reports that Congress has passed the Fiscal Year 2020 Energy and Water Development (E&WD) and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The House passed the bill on December 17

Waterways Council releases new educational videos

As part of its continued effort to help educate audiences about the inland waterways’ connection to agriculture, to the labor community, to freight shippers, to the Corps of Engineers, and to building

SHIPS for America Act

Committee approves Harbor Maintenance bill by bipartisan voice vote

The Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act (H.R. 2440) is among a slate of bipartisan measures approved by voice vote today by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Corps of Engineers awards its largest dredging contract ever

OCTOBER 31, 2017 — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) has won a $213.3 million award for the Post 45 Charleston Entrance Channel Maintenance and New Work Dredging – Contract 2

Norfolk Dredging wins $50.3 million Delaware River contract

JULY 28, 2017 — Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, VA, was awarded a $50,273,355 firm-fixed-price contract for Delaware River main channel deepening, upper reach B. Bids were solicited via the Internet with three

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock wins Corps West Coast contract

APRIL 20, 2017 — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has been awarded the Corps of Engineers West Coast Regional Contract. Worth $17 million, with approximately $3 million in additional options, the

Conrad to build crane barge for USACE

AUGUST 5, 2016 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered Conrad Shipyard has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the construction of a crane barge that will operate

Great Lakes Shipyard to drydock four for Corps

JANUARY 31, 2015 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, OH, has been awarded a repair contract by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District for two tugs and two barges