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The dredging marketplace · est. 2026

Rent the iron. Win the job. Hire the crew.

Verified operators, real ratings, and capped fees. No brokers selling phone numbers.

→ PICK CATEGORY

I PROVIDE

Iron · services · crew · coverage

→ BROWSE

I NEED

Equipment · contractor · survey

◆ STAT 01
3%
Rental fee cap
Published. Never a subscription.
◆ STAT 02
50
Founder slots
Supply Charter closes at zero.
◆ STAT 03
Pledged
Operator Pledge
7 rules. 2-strike enforcement.
◆ STAT 04
180d
Rating half-life
Stale reviews fade out.
01 · I provide

What side of the job are you on?

Five hubs map to sixteen user categories. Pick yours — a verified profile turns into paid work.

HUB.01
Equipment Providers

Rent or sell your dredges, pumps, and pipe.

Equipment Owner / Rental Fleet OperatorEquipment Dealer / BrokerEquipment Manufacturer / OEM
HUB.02
Field Services & Repair

Survey work, field repair, parts and supply.

Marine Warranty SurveyorRepair Technician / Service CompanyMarine / Electrical / Industrial Supply Store
HUB.03
Contractors

Win dredging, environmental, and marine jobs.

General ContractorEnvironmental / Restoration ContractorNavigation & Maintenance Dredging ContractorProject Owner / Contract Owner
HUB.04
Insurance & Finance

Write coverage, issue bonds, underwrite marine risk.

Insurance Broker / AgentInsurance Underwriter / CarrierSurety & Bonding Company
HUB.05
Crew

Levermen, operators, deckhands. Build a résumé buyers can check.

Deckhand, Laborer & Entry-Level CrewEquipment Operator & Skilled TradeLeverman, Dredge Operator & Licensed Mariner
02 · I need

What are you looking for?

Every directory comes with a live DC Score, verified COIs, and regional filters — so the shortlist is real before you call.

Equipment

Dredges, barges, booster pumps, and support gear by region.

→ BROWSE

A Contractor

Verified dredging, environmental, and general contractors.

→ BROWSE

Crew

Levermen, operators, deckhands ready to work.

→ BROWSE

Surveyors

Marine warranty and hydrographic condition surveys.

→ BROWSE

Insurance & Bonding

Brokers, underwriters, and surety companies.

→ BROWSE

Parts & Supply

Pipe, floats, consumables, rigging, PPE.

→ BROWSE

03 · The instrument

A single number. Nothing paid for.

Every account earns a 0–100 DC Score from two places: what you walk in with, and what you've done on the platform. No pay-to-play. No gamed reviews.

See how it's calculated
DredgeCred Score · Live
VERIFIED
82
/ 100
Delta Marine LLC
AUTH.DM-00421
Credentials
52/60
COI · bond · business check · years in trade
Track record
30/40
Ratings from paid deals. Weighted by size + recency.
COI currentBonded 5MFounding
↑2 pts · 30d
04 · Procedure

Search. Verify. Transact.

The old way takes two weeks of phone calls. The new way takes an afternoon.

STEP.01
Find who you need

Filter by region, specialty, and DC Score. The shortlist is real before you call.

STEP.02
Check the paperwork

See live COI status, ratings tied to real jobs, and business credentials. No guessing.

STEP.03
Do the deal

Agree terms, track the job through payment, and walk away with a rating that follows you.

05 · Economics

The industry charges you for introductions. We charge you for infrastructure.

Brokers typically take 10–15% for a phone number. Placement agencies want 20% of first-year comp. Distributor margins eat 20%+ of supply orders. DredgeCred fees are single-digit percentages, capped per transaction, and come with verification, payment rails, and a rating that travels with you.

How DredgeCred saves you money

Equipment Owner / Rental Fleet Operator

Industry standard

Equipment-broker commission on each rental placement

8% of rental gross to 12% of rental gross

What you get: A phone number for a potential renter, sometimes light asset-condition advice. No verified credit check on the renter, no COI confirmation, no dispute infrastructure.

DredgeCred

Direct, verified, rated.

3% of rental, capped at $15,000 per transaction

What you get: Verified renter with DC Score, current COI on file, signed pledge, two-sided rating ledger, COI expiration alerts, dispute escrow via Stripe Connect.

Worked example

Fleet doing $1.5M/year in rentals

Traditional

$120,000/yr (10% broker commission)

DredgeCred

~$45,000/yr (3%, with some cap applications)

You keep

~$75,000/yr — plus you keep the renter relationship.

How DredgeCred saves you money

Navigation & Maintenance Dredging Contractor

Industry standard

Bid-board fees ($500–$2K per bid) + subcontractor broker splits + lead-gen subscriptions

$10K/yr in bid fees to 5% of subcontract value

What you get: Bid notification stream, unverified subs, no unified project-level financial view.

DredgeCred

Direct, verified, rated.

3% on Bid Board wins, plus category-specific rates on sub-engagements

What you get: Bid Board with credibility-gated bidding, operation map showing every active project / asset / deliverable in one view, trust-transfer when subs or crew change.

Worked example

Dredging contractor on $15M of annual work

Traditional

$250K+/yr (bid fees, broker splits, advertising)

DredgeCred

~$75K/yr (bid-board plus select sub-placement fees)

You keep

~$175K/yr and a living operation map that works across your whole book, not per-project siloed dashboards.

How DredgeCred saves you money

Surety & Bonding Company

Industry standard

Agent commissions on surety placement

20% of bond premium to 30% of bond premium

What you get: Relationship access to contractors. But contractor creditworthiness data comes from the agent's files, not a verifiable ledger.

DredgeCred

Direct, verified, rated.

4% of bond fee, capped at $3,000 per bond

What you get: Direct connection to contractors with DC Score, past-performance ledger, active COI verification, bond-capacity signal that contractors themselves maintain.

Worked example

Surety writing $2M/yr in bond premium

Traditional

$400K–$600K/yr in agent commissions

DredgeCred

~$60K/yr (4%, mostly capped)

You keep

$340K+/yr — you keep more of the premium and contractors see a unified credibility profile.

How DredgeCred saves you money

Equipment Operator & Skilled Trade

Industry standard

Placement agencies specializing in skilled trades

$2,500 flat per placement to $5,000 flat per placement

What you get: Introduction and reference packaging. Reference quality erodes over time as your skills grow.

DredgeCred

Direct, verified, rated.

$11/month Verified Crew tier

What you get: Live DC Score by dimension (technical skill, work ethic, safety, communication, professionalism, integrity), hardhat-sticker badges, verified certs, portable résumé export.

Worked example

Equipment operator changing jobs every 18 months

Traditional

$3K–$5K per placement (paid by employer, reducing offer)

DredgeCred

$132/yr

You keep

$2.5K+ per placement cycle — plus a rating history that improves each transition instead of resetting.

EVERY ONE OF THE 16 USER CATEGORIES HAS A WORKED EXAMPLE
→ SEE EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS→ SEE FIELD SERVICES & REPAIR→ SEE CONTRACTORS→ SEE INSURANCE & FINANCE→ SEE CREW
06 · Foundations

Why DredgeCred?

The dredging industry deserves a marketplace built for how it actually works.

PILLAR.01

Industry-specific

Purpose-built for dredging — hydraulic specs, booster-pump matching, pipe, floats, and attendant plant front and center.

PILLAR.02

Verified & insured

Every profile carries a live DC Score and current COI. Buyers know what they are getting before they pick up the phone.

PILLAR.03

Transaction-anchored ratings

Ratings flow only from completed transactions across role-specific dimensions. No pay-to-play, no gamed reviews.

PILLAR.04

Operator Pledge

Every member accepts a seven-commitment pledge. Break it, lose access. Enforced by ops and peer review.

SUPPLY CHARTER · 50 FOUNDER SLOTS · CLOSES AT ZERO

50 founding suppliers.
Only 50.

CLAIMED 27 / 5023 REMAINING

Pro Seller tier free for 12 months. Permanent badge. Priority placement. The charter closes when the last slot fills.

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