The 2018 Dredging Summit and Expo put on by the Western Dredging Association drew more than 450 dredging professionals to the Hilton Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia, from June 25 to… Read More
Author: Judith Powers
Updated variable frequency drives (VFDs)on the Dredge Yaquina’s drag arm winches are increasing the accuracy and safety of its operations. Industrial Logic Systems (ILS) designed and provided equipment to replace… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ survey boat Graham capsized while working in the navigation channel in the mouth of the Chetco River in Brookings, Oregon, on April 25. Marshall… Read More
Tipping Point Resources Group, LLC has received a demonstration permit to operate its Regional Dredged Material Manufacturing Facility (RDMMF) in the State of Connecticut, the company announced on March 26. Read More
In March 2016, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters officially instructed its dredge quality management (DQM) team at the Mobile District to take steps to monitor all industry and… Read More
Marinex Construction has begun mobilizing for the Folly Beach (South Carolina) Shore Protection Project, in an area that was badly eroded by three hurricanes, including Joaquin in 2015, Matthew in… Read More
The dredge Jonathon King Boyd was destroyed by fire on Tuesday evening, April 17 when it dropped a spud onto a gas pipeline. All 10 crew members were rescued by… Read More
The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS), the nation’s dredging and marine construction safety council and formal partnership between United States dredging contractors and the United States Army… Read More
Longtime survey equipment providers Martin Instrument and Western Data Systems (WDS) merged on January 17, and are doing business as AllTerra Central, headquartered in Austin, Texas. Martin Instrument co-owners Bobby… Read More
The Red Meter is an in-line, real time, non-nuclear density measurement system that was introduced to the market in 2016. It has been installed in dredging operations in the United… Read More