Dubuque Barge and Fleeting Service (also known as Newt Marine Service… Read More
Dredging & Marine Construction
The Waterways Journal has been covering dredging and marine construction news on the inland rivers since 1887. Now, with the combined power of IDR (International Dredging Review), we cover this news in greater depth, expanding our coverage to major projects along all US waterways, coastlines and the Great Lakes.
The trucking industry currently faces a critical driver shortage, high turnover rates, irregular work schedules and health issues arising from the sedentary nature of the job. Railroad jobs have… Read More
The Memphis Engineer District recently awarded three major contracts, according to a December 9 news release. The $43.9 million design-build contract to Salas O’Brien Federal LLC for the construction of… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC (GLDD), based in Houston, has been awarded a $14.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for construction work in Martin County,… Read More
Port Houston’s public terminals recorded volumes in excess of 4.6 million short tons in October, up 12 percent month-over-month and 6 percent for the year. The port’s container volumes are… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) has begun mobilizing for its renourishment project at Myrtle Beach, S.C. Work will officially begin in December. The $72 million contract for the… Read More
Lockport Lock, lllinois River Mile 291, is scheduled to close March 31 through May 19 next year to replace cracked pintle sockets, temporarily closing a key section of the route… Read More
The Alabama Port Authority has announced two significant milestones for the Upper Mobile Bay Wetlands Project, the only dedicated beneficial use site in Mobile Bay for maintenance material from the… Read More
It’s not only the Mississippi River that winds nearly 3,000 miles from Lake Itasca, Minn., to the Gulf in Louisiana. The Great River Road follows all along it. Susanne… Read More
Port Freeport in Texas received two Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore gantry cranes recently, coinciding with the port’s 100th anniversary. The cranes arrived September 22, transported fully erected aboard a heavy-lift vessel. Read More
