The latest weekly report on water levels in the upper Missouri River, posted July 21 by the Northwest District of the Corps of Engineers, didn’t change the outlook substantially. 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.
Editor’s Note: Prepared by the Big River Coalition. Scientific background drawn from published research on cohesive-sediment flocculation, including a 2024 laboratory study of Mississippi River mud; operational details drawn… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced June 25 that it has taken delivery of Acadia, a cutting-edge Jones… Read More
Eckstein Trade & Transport (ET&T), a certified women-owned small brokerage business based in Houston, Texas, recently took delivery of its first tug, the mv. Tarps. Built by Diversified… Read More
Matthews Brothers Dredging is taking a new approach to dredging in the Houston, Texas, region. With limited availability of dredge disposal areas, the company bought the former… Read More
Dredging continues to expand and modernize in the United States and throughout the world. In the United States, the government manages the nation’s navigable waterways as a valuable and… Read More
Vern Gwin, chief of operations for the Mobile Engineer District, provided updates during the annual Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association conference. Continued lock maintenance remained a major focus following emergency repairs completed… Read More
The Detroit Engineer district announced May 21 that it has awarded a design services contract for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project in Illinois. The district awarded Black &… Read More
A recent deal for The Kearny Companies to lease a Jefferson Parish warehouse from the Port of New Orleans and expand its Foreign Trade Zone came together in about… Read More
Ken Eriksen, managing member of Polaris Analytics and Consulting, delivered the recommendations of a unified marketing plan that Polaris developed for the Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission May… Read More


