The annual Gulf “dead zone,” an area of low to no oxygen just offshore that can kill fish and marine life, is approximately 4,402 square miles, 21 percent smaller than… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
On August 29, as covered in this issue, the Department of Transportation and Maritime Administration pulled $679 million from a range of offshore wind projects, calling their future into question. Read More
Maj. Benjamin Speckhart was recently made deputy commander of the Vicksburg Engineer District. Maj. Benjamin Speckhart Speckhart assumes the role with 14 years of experience in the United… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District welcomed new commanding officer Col. Matthew Chase July 18 in a change of command ceremony at the Union Depot, St. Paul, Minn. Chase succeeds… Read More
Harriett Eckart Harriett J. Eckart, a longtime employee of Jeffboat in Jeffersonville, Ind., died July 26 at the age of 73. Eckart was born November 16, 1951, to Howard and… Read More
Savannah, Ga. Marinex Construction Inc., Charleston, S.C., has been awarded nearly $27 million for maintenance dredging in Savannah, Georgia, with a full amount of nearly $33.5 million. Read More
Fourteen years since the project’s beginning, the South Carolina Ports Authority has received the final reimbursement for the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project, a total of $21.28 million from… Read More
Forged In Crisis, Collaboration Rules The Waters August 29 marked the 20th anniversary of the Louisiana and Mississippi landfalls of Hurricane Katrina. In late August 2005, after crossing the Florida… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC (GLDD) announced August 20 the delivery of its new hopper dredge, the Amelia Island, from Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, La. Read More
Conrad Industries Inc. announced on August 12 its financial results for the second quarter and six months that ended June 30 financial results and backlog at June 30. For the… Read More
