Mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa released a statement December 4 that an agreement was reached between labor and management bringing an end to the eight-day strike. 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.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District held a christening ceremony for the survey vessel Swart on November 30 at the Engineer Repair Yard in Wilmington North Carolina. Read More
On January 23 the Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) released a statement urging the U.S. Senate to approve legislation that provides financial aid to the hurricane-damaged East Coast. Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has completed emergency dredging on the C&D Canal using the clamshell dredges 51 and 52 and transporting the shoal material to Poplar Island in Chesapeake Bay. The dredges removed 721000 cubic yards of material in the final weeks of 2012 and beginning weeks of 2013 in response to shoaling that was restricting ship traffic starting in November. Read More
Dolese Bros. Co. has ordered a new electric dredge from DSC Dredge for its North Guthrie Sand Plant. Read More
Ocean Signal has launched its rescueME PLB1 (personal locator beacon). Read More
Mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa released a statement December 4 that an agreement was reached between labor and management bringing an end to the eight-day strike. Read More
The dredging crisis on the Great Lakes will again dominate the efforts of the Lake Carriers Association (LCA) in 2013. LCAs 2012 Annual Report released on January 23 stressed that inadequate dredging took a real toll on Great Lakes shipping in 2012. Read More
Charles Johnson director of sales for DSC Dredge LLC will present a talk entitled Plug into the Grid and Save Electrification of Diesel Dredges & Boosters at the AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo and World of Asphalt Show & Conference to be held March 19 through 21 in San Antonio Texas at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) has acquired the assets of Terra Contracting LLC for approximately $20 million. Terra is an environmental services provider operating within the United States. One area of particular expertise is in sediment removal and remediation on major river projects. Read More
