Mardi Gras Pass, an unintended breach in the levee system, could well provide the science that supports claims of fishermen regarding the dire effects of freshwater intrusions into rich coastal… 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 Little Rock Engineer District is receiving an additional $168.5 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that will be used for the district’s civil works program during… Read More
The Memphis Engineer District held a groundbreaking ceremony in Caruthersville, Mo., April 3 to celebrate a federally funded project to replace the Caruthersville Mississippi River floodwall. The estimated contract award… Read More
Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD), the owner and operator of the largest dredge fleet in the United States, has announced a new agreement with Texas A&M University’s… Read More
The March 23 meeting of the Midwest Chapter of the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) in Green Bay, Wis., highlighted the growth in demand for dredging services due to passage of… Read More
Local, state and federal stakeholders gathered in Savannah, Ga., March 25 to celebrate completion of dredging for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, which increased the available draft of the river… Read More
About 13 months ago, a Weeks Marine dredge crew turned up three cannons, an anchor and a timber during dredging operations in the vicinity of Old Fort Jackson on the… Read More
Reserve, La.-based DSC Dredge has been active in the global dredge market for more than 25 years, with dredges delivered to more than 50 countries over that time. In some… Read More
The Philadelphia Engineer District is gearing up to solicit bids for a medium class hopper dredge (MCHD) to replace the dredge McFarland, part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District is seeking public comments on a new dredged material management plan and Environmental Assessment released March 22 for the Mississippi River’s Lower Pool 4. The… Read More
