Lockport Lock, lllinois River Mile 291, is scheduled to close March 31 through May 19 next year to replace cracked pintle sockets, temporarily closing a key section of the route… 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 Alabama Port Authority has announced two significant milestones for the Upper Mobile Bay Wetlands Project, the only dedicated beneficial use site in Mobile Bay for maintenance material from the… Read More
It’s not only the Mississippi River that winds nearly 3,000 miles from Lake Itasca, Minn., to the Gulf in Louisiana. The Great River Road follows all along it. Susanne… Read More
Port Freeport in Texas received two Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore gantry cranes recently, coinciding with the port’s 100th anniversary. The cranes arrived September 22, transported fully erected aboard a heavy-lift vessel. Read More
Orion Group Holdings, a leading specialty construction company based in Houston has announced its third quarter financial results. The company provides infrastructure and industrial services such as construction and dredging. Read More
The Alabama Port Authority and APM Terminals Mobile announced an agreement October 28 to proceed with construction of a new, 1,300-foot container berth at the Port of Mobile. The $131… Read More
Port Houston announced the completion of port-led dredging for expanding the Houston Shipping Channel, also known as Project 11, on October 27. All remaining work is now in the hands… Read More
During the annual conference of Inland Rivers Ports & Terminals Inc., held in Milwaukee in October, Seth Lawson of Lawson Marine & Rigging moderated a panel discussion titled “Inland River… Read More
The Alabama Port Authority marked a milestone October 13 as the Mobile Harbor reached its authorized 50-foot depth—an upgrade leaders said will shape Alabama’s economy for decades. At the center… Read More
Conrad Awarded Barge Contract Morgan City, La.-based Conrad Shipyard has been awarded a $45.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for a new barge for the Philadelphia Engineer District. Construction… Read More
