Saltchuk Resources Inc. completed its acquisition of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation on April 1. The transaction closed for a purchase price of $17 per share in cash… Read More
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At the time of this writing, a cease-fire with Iran and some version of a re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz continues. If it holds it will surely be welcome… Read More
In his formal FY 2027 budget proposal released last week, President Donald Trump again requested $105 million for the Small Shipyard Grant Program, matching the record request level included in… Read More
This edition of The Waterways Journal marks the beginning of Volume 140. The publication’s beginnings are somewhat mysterious. The first edition under the name “The Waterways Journal” is dated April… Read More
With only six weeks of development, Ports of Indiana has opened a new federally approved bonded storage facility at its Mount Vernon port, enabling it to handle its first barge… Read More
Chris Murphy Christopher Lesley “Chris” Murphy of Manito, Ill., died February 24 at the age of 35. A native of Peoria, Ill., Murphy was the son of James E. Murphy… Read More
The Vicksburg Engineer District has selected Cody Eckhardt as chief of its Operations Division. The Operations Division provides engineering and other professional services for flood damage reduction, navigation, hydropower production,… Read More
By Chuck Walker, Mobile Engineer District More than 20 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi coast, a major restoration project is set to rebuild and strengthen Hancock County’s beaches and… Read More
In reading about the Lone Star and Kahlke brothers, I am reminded of my visit to what was the remains of the Kahlke brothers’ boat yard back in the 1980s. There is another… Read More
By Aaron Unterreiner, PND Engineers, Inc. Special to The Waterways Journal On a fishing boat in Bristol Bay off the West Coast of Alaska in the late 1970s, a pile… Read More
