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.

Corps Seeks Input On MKARNS Deepening

June 2, 2023

The Corps of Engineers is seeking public input on a proposal to deepen the navigation channel on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) to 12 feet. Read More

Eastern Shipbuilding Delivers Dredge R.B. Weeks The dredge R.B. Weeks

Eastern Shipbuilding Delivers Dredge R.B. Weeks

June 2, 2023

Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG), Panama City, Fla., announced the delivery May 22 of the 8,550-cubic-yard-capacity trailing suction hopper dredge R.B. Weeks to Weeks… Read More

Eastern Conducts Sea Trials For New Weeks Dredge Eastern Shipbuilding Group conducted sea trials March 30 for the forthcoming Weeks Marine dredge R.B. Weeks.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group conducted sea trials March 30 for the forthcoming Weeks Marine dredge R.B. Weeks.

Eastern Conducts Sea Trials For New Weeks Dredge

May 3, 2023

Eastern Shipbuilding Group conducted sea trials March 30 for the forthcoming Weeks Marine dredge R.B. Weeks. The new dredge is a sister vessel to the dredge Magdalen, which Eastern… Read More

DSC Delivers Dredge General Marshall To Callan Marine The dredge General Marshall is the third DSC dredge in the Callan fleet. (Photo courtesy of Callan Marine)

The dredge General Marshall is the third DSC dredge in the Callan fleet. (Photo courtesy of Callan Marine)

DSC Delivers Dredge General Marshall To Callan Marine

April 28, 2023

In mid-April, Callan Marine, a Galveston, Texas-based dredging and marine construction company, took delivery of its seventh dredge, an 18-inch cutter suction dredge named the General Marshall. Callan staff,… Read More

New Orleans District Awards Contract For West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Levee Reach A bulldozer lays the foundation for an earthen levee that will make up part of the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. The 18.5-mile system will protect communities from Lake Pontchartrain storm surge during hurricanes.

A bulldozer lays the foundation for an earthen levee that will make up part of the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. The 18.5-mile system will protect communities from Lake Pontchartrain storm surge during hurricanes.

New Orleans District Awards Contract For West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Levee Reach

March 31, 2023

The New Orleans Engineer District has awarded a contract for the second levee reach of the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction… Read More

Corps Updates Stakeholders On Chickamauga, Kentucky Lock Projects

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District officials and stakeholders view ongoing construction of the downstream section of the lock chamber during a tour of the active Kentucky Lock and Kentucky Lock Addition Project on the Tennessee River in Grand Rivers, Ky. The Nashville District engaged with stakeholders March 22 to provide an update on the important navigation project and to promote partnerships and communication. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

Corps Updates Stakeholders On Chickamauga, Kentucky Lock Projects

March 31, 2023

Nashville Engineer District leaders, engineers and project managers hosted stakeholder roundtables recently to provide updates and an opportunity to visit the district’s two mega construction projects. Lt. Col. Joseph Sahl,… Read More

NFWF Awards $660 Million For Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, Project Now Fully Funded

March 20, 2023

In a season where inflation and supply chain issues are disrupting some infrastructure projects, at least one is moving ahead at full speed and full funding: the Mid-Barataria Sediment… Read More

Snake River Channel Dredging Completed The project dredged about 220,000 cubic yards of material from the channel near the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

The project dredged about 220,000 cubic yards of material from the channel near the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

Snake River Channel Dredging Completed

March 7, 2023

A dredging contractor for the Walla Walla Engineer District has completed channel-deepening dredging at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers near Clarkston, Wash., and Lewiston, Idaho. Read More

Hybrid Meeting Scheduled March 6 To Discuss Planned Environmental Study On Lower Miss

March 4, 2023

The Memphis Engineer District and Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee (LMRCC) are seeking comment on a planned three-year study of portions of the Lower Mississippi between Mile 775 and… Read More

Corps Dredges Complete Record Season Following Historic Low Water The St. Louis Engineer District’s Dredge Potter, assisted by the Kimmswick, worked 24/7 through the 2022-23 dredging season on the Mississippi River. The Potter, built in 1932, is a dustpan dredge. The Kimmswick, commissioned in 2006, assists the dredge with pipeline movements. (photo by Janet Meredith/St. Louis Engineer District)

The St. Louis Engineer District’s Dredge Potter, assisted by the Kimmswick, worked 24/7 through the 2022-23 dredging season on the Mississippi River. The Potter, built in 1932, is a dustpan dredge. The Kimmswick, commissioned in 2006, assists the dredge with pipeline movements. (photo by Janet Meredith/St. Louis Engineer District)

Corps Dredges Complete Record Season Following Historic Low Water

March 3, 2023

After an extended dredging season prolonged by extreme low-water conditions in the fall and extending into the winter, dredging crews in the Memphis, Vicksburg and St. Louis engineer districts… Read More