“Looking backwards, 2024 was a great year.” That’s Michael Gerhardt’s assessment of the federal dredging market for last year, and Gerhardt, vice president of external affairs at Muddy Water Dredging,… 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 Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMRCM) has been paused after receiving no funds in the Corps of Engineers’ FY 2025 work plan. The project team was also notified… Read More
The Rock Island Engineer District has opened comments regarding the draft of the Illinois Waterway Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP). The DMMP, titled “Illinois Waterway Federal Navigation Channel, River Miles… Read More
Pass Christian, Miss.-based maintenance dredging contractor Matthews Brothers Dredging LLC has announced a planned strategic leadership expansion that will position the company for long-term growth and operational excellence. Effective July… Read More
On June 4, the Buffalo Engineer District awarded Ryba Marine Construction Company a $749,000 contract to dredge the federal navigation channel in Lorain Harbor, Lorain, Ohio. Under the contract, the… Read More
The Mobile Engineer District has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $40 million to Dyersburg, Tenn.-based Inland Dredging Company LLC for the rental of a 24-inch cutterhead dredge with operator. Read More
Orion Group Holdings Inc., a leading specialty marine construction and construction company, announced June 10 that Scott Thanisch, the current executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, will depart… Read More
The Vicksburg Engineer District announced on June 5 that it will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate whether shallow-draft navigation should be extended on the Red River from… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC (GLDD) of Houston has been awarded a $35,814,600 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging. Work will be performed in Galveston, Texas, with an estimated completion… Read More
The Buffalo Engineer District and its contractor, New York-based DMYLES Inc., began dredging May 1 at the Cleveland Harbor federal navigation channel. The Buffalo District awarded the $9 million contract… Read More
