Port Mansfield, a 1,769-acre district on the Gulf Coast in Willacy County, Texas, has been a popular but relatively sleepy recreational fishing port for years. But that could all… 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.
Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, commanding general of the Corps of Engineers, on June 29 signed the Chief of Engineers Report for the South Central Coast, Louisiana project, specifying the… Read More
The Memphis Engineer District has contracted with Great Lakes Dredge & Dock for the rental of a 24-inch hydraulic cutterhead dredge, discharge pipe and attendant plant to… Read More
Representatives from Eastern Shipbuilding Group and Cranford, N.J.-based Weeks Marine Inc. gathered at Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard, near Panama City, Fla., June 17 for the launch of the trailing suction… Read More
Local and state representatives from Kentucky and Indiana turned the first shovels of dirt June 22 for the new Interstate 69 bridge crossing the Ohio River between Henderson, Ky., and… Read More
On June 17, the port commission of the Port of Houston Authority (Port Houston), meeting in a special session, awarded two of the largest contracts in the organization’s history to… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District is seeking comments on its updated draft dredged material management plan and integrated Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the Mississippi River’s Pool 6. The updated… Read More
Stakeholder companies and state, local and regional officials gathered in Morgan City, La., June 7 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening of the Atchafalaya River to… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD), a Houston-based dredging service provider, has announced it has exercised a contract option to build a second 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity trailing suction hopper dredge… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) will hold its annual Dredging Summit & Expo July 25–28 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Houston, Texas. The Dredging Summit & Expo… Read More
