On February 9 the President’s fiscal year 2017 (FY17) budget for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works program was released including $4.62 billion in gross discretionary funding. … 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.
Gerard van Raalte led a webinar on adaptive management (AM) in dredging projects on January 19 sponsored by the Central Dredging Association’s (CEDA) Environmental Commission. Speaking to a worldwide audience… Read More
Dredge Central LLC gave Don King a retirement send-off at the AGG1 Expo/World of Asphalt show commemorating his dredging career that started in the 1950s. “I wasn’t ready to… Read More
In February 2016 the Congressional Re-search Service (CRS) issued a report on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers progress on the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) 2014 “Army… Read More
Cars wait in Rødby Denmark for a ferry to unload be-fore boarding the ferry for the 45 minute trip across the Fehmarnbelt to Puttgarden Germany. The tunnel will… Read More
In late February the U.S Army Corps of En-gineers New Orleans District launched a new wetland assessment method. The new Louisiana Wetland Rapid Assessment Method (LRAM) will be used to… Read More
On March 3 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District hosted a stakeholder partnering forum meeting with non-federal sponsors customers and agency partners to collaborate on best practices for… Read More
Last year the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District began a lakebed imaging study to determine changes near the New Buffalo Michigan area. The Detroit District Hydrology and Hydraulics… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilm-ington District and the dredge Currituck came to the aid of the New England Division which called upon the district to remove boulders in… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Midwest Chapter met in Davenport Iowa for the 2016 conference meeting from March 23 to 25. The Midwest chapter had a record number of attendees… Read More
