GIW Industries designer and manufacturer of heavy duty centrifugal slurry pumps has announced the opening of a new sales facility in Scottsdale Arizona. 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.
Anvil Attachments in Slaughter Louisiana was awarded a 2012 International Bulk Journal Award for Best Grab. The bucket and grapple manufacturer was nominated and selected to the final five and the finalists were narrowed down by an independent judging panel from more than 100 individual category entries 28 different countries and all five continents including Credeblug Spain Guven Machine and Grab Turkey SMAG (Peiner) Germany and Verstegen Netherlands. Read More
The Loup Power District Columbus Nebraska has replaced its 75-year-old dredge with the Pawnee II the first dustpan dredge Dredging Supply Company (DSC) has designed and built. Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Midwest Chapter will meet at the HoteLumire in St. Louis Missouri on April 17 through 19. The theme of the meeting is Midwest Dredging: Successes and Challenges. Read More
Mitch White died peacefully on Thanksgiving Day November 22 2012 after a bout with pancreatic cancer. Read More
Dr. ir. Johan E. W. Wichers died of cancer on May 23 2012. Read More
Lawrence Lamourie died on December 29 2012 at the age of 81. Read More
Latin American news items of interest to the dredging industry Read More
Plans are proceeding for the Western Dredging Associations (WEDA) 33rd Annual Western Hemisphere Conference and the Texas A & M 44th Annual Dredging Seminar - entitled So That Ships May Pass. The joined events will be held in Waikiki Oahu Hawaii at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort on August 25 through 28. Read More
At the beginning of January Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. had financing in place and approval from its board to offer Dockwise Ltd. an all-cash voluntary public offer for all its issued and outstanding ordinary shares. Boskalis scheduled the delivery of the offer to Dockwise for January 21. Read More
