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.

Dredge Contractors Complete First Section Of Houston Ship Channel Expansion

February 22, 2023

Officials with the Port of Houston have announced completion of dredging for the first segment of the Houston Ship Channel expansion project, known locally as Project 11. The… Read More

Memphis District Completes Revetment Project

February 9, 2023

A Memphis Engineer District project delivery team recently completed a $5.3 million revetment project on the Mississippi River in Bauxippi-Wyanoke, Ark. Work began in November last year when… Read More

VMI Dredges Honored In Cushing, Okla.

February 6, 2023

VMI Dredges, Cushing, Okla., a leading provider of dredging equipment and services, announced January 24 that it has been named 2022 Large Business of the Year by the… Read More

Dredge Jadwin Finishes Season The Jadwin’s dredging season, which is normally about 160 days, stretched to 254 days in 2022. The crew didn’t return to Vicksburg until January 19. (Photo courtesy of Vicksburg Engineer District)

The Jadwin’s dredging season, which is normally about 160 days, stretched to 254 days in 2022. The crew didn’t return to Vicksburg until January 19. (Photo courtesy of Vicksburg Engineer District)

Dredge Jadwin Finishes Season

February 4, 2023

The Vicksburg Engineer District’s Dredge Jadwin and its crew returned to the Vicksburg Harbor January 19, completing the 2022 dredging season. After departing May 10, 2022, the dustpan… Read More

Study: Invasive Black Carp Are Established In Mississippi River Basin

January 24, 2023

Black carp, an invasive fish species in North America, are now known to be established in the wild in parts of the Mississippi River basin, according to a new… Read More

Dredge Capsizes Near Meraux, La., On Lower Miss An aerial shot of the W.B. Wood after it capsized on the Mississippi River with 940 feet of boom around it near Meraux, La., on January 16. The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Incident Management Division is overseeing the pollution response and coordinating with Wood Resources LLC on plans to salvage the capsized vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector New Orleans)

An aerial shot of the W.B. Wood after it capsized on the Mississippi River with 940 feet of boom around it near Meraux, La., on January 16. The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Incident Management Division is overseeing the pollution response and coordinating with Wood Resources LLC on plans to salvage the capsized vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector New Orleans)

Dredge Capsizes Near Meraux, La., On Lower Miss

January 20, 2023

The cutter suction dredge W.B. Woods, owned and operated by Avondale, La.-based Wood Resources, capsized January 16 off the east bank of the Mississippi River in the vicinity of… Read More

Corps Commander Visits Dredges Working Middle Mississippi The dredge Potter works near the Southeast Missouri Port, just south of Cape Girardeau, Mo., on the middle Mississippi River. (photo by John Shoulberg)

The dredge Potter works near the Southeast Missouri Port, just south of Cape Girardeau, Mo., on the middle Mississippi River. (photo by John Shoulberg)

Corps Commander Visits Dredges Working Middle Mississippi

January 13, 2023

The commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, paid a visit January 9 to two of the Corps’ largest dredges working within several… Read More

GLDD’s Simonelli, Johanson And Gunsten Reflect On The State Of Dredging Industry The 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity dredge Galveston Island is the first of two sister trailing suction hopper dredges that Conrad Shipyard is building for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. (photo courtesy of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock)

The 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity dredge Galveston Island is the first of two sister trailing suction hopper dredges that Conrad Shipyard is building for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. (photo courtesy of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock)

GLDD’s Simonelli, Johanson And Gunsten Reflect On The State Of Dredging Industry

January 10, 2023

Last September, David Simonelli, then-chief operating officer of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD), retired after 44 years with the company. Assuming many of Simonelli’s responsibilities at GLDD were… Read More

Paducah Prepares For Dredging Project

January 9, 2023

Dredge America Inc. is staging equipment and supplies at the Ohio River Boat Launch in Paducah, Ky., in preparation to begin dredging the first week of March. The… Read More

Work Begins On Melvin Price Lock Overlooks Barge equipment is positioned for work on the overlook structure at Mel Price Lock and Dam near St. Louis. Alberici Constructors team members will remove and replace two overlook structures so that the lift gates at Mel Price can be replaced sometime next year. (Photo courtesy of Alberici Constructors Inc.)

Barge equipment is positioned for work on the overlook structure at Mel Price Lock and Dam near St. Louis. Alberici Constructors team members will remove and replace two overlook structures so that the lift gates at Mel Price can be replaced sometime next year. (Photo courtesy of Alberici Constructors Inc.)

Work Begins On Melvin Price Lock Overlooks

January 6, 2023

The main lock at Mel Price Locks and Dam closed January 3 as a crew from Alberici Constructors Inc. began work to dismantle and rebuild two observation structures called… Read More