The New Orleans Engineer District has awarded a $17.3 million firm-fixed-price contract to Covington, La.-based Weeks Marine LLC for a fully crewed and equipped cutterhead dredge to work near the… 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.
Note: This story was published at the start of the 2025 IDR Annual Directory, an all-in-one resource for the dredging industry. Updated annually, the directory includes detailed contact and fleet information… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District has released its environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for its plan of action to reduce flows from the Mississippi River… Read More
Construction of a new, 600- by 110-foot lock at Chickamauga Lock and Dam on the Tennessee River has reached two major milestones, with crews beginning to erect the new lock’s… Read More
In December 2022, The Waterways Journal covered The Water Institute’s crowdsourced bathymetry (CSB) and modeling efforts under its SmartPort project—an effort to provide both near real-time and forecast channel conditions. Read More
Panama City, Fla.-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has cut steel for the new medium class hopper dredge the shipyard is building for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The shipyard… Read More
By Jacob Zdrojewski, Chicago Engineer District The Chicago Engineer District remains committed to maintaining a safe and fully functioning navigation system within Calumet Harbor and River. As part of this effort,… Read More
By Kyle Cappotto, Special to The Waterways Journal Dams and reservoirs are critically important infrastructure. They provide flood control, water for drinking and irrigation, and recreational opportunities. Many dams were built… Read More
The University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) will offer a new 3.5-day course titled “Sustainable Sediment Management” June 3-6. The course will be held in Athens, Ga.,… Read More
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its latest Infrastructure Report Card on March 25. While ports overall earned a B, dams and levees got only a D-plus, and… Read More
