Donald Trump’s plan to revitalize U.S. shipbuilding relies, in part, on a crucial partner: South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha, which bought an American shipyard in Philadelphia last November for $100… 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.
Construction on a new main lock chamber over the footprint of the existing auxiliary chamber at Montgomery Locks and Dam is designed to reduce lock transit delays and increase… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC (GLDD) announced August 20 the delivery of its new hopper dredge, the Amelia Island, from Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, La. Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District held a change of command ceremony July 25 at its district headquarters on Leake Avenue in the city’s Black Pearl neighborhood, with Col. Scotty Autin… Read More
At its July board meeting, the Greater Lafourche Port Commission (GLPC) announced it approved the payment and acquisition of a 743-acre tract from the state of Louisiana, paving the way… Read More
Seattle-based Manson Construction Company was awarded a $39 million firm-fixed-price contract from the New Orleans Engineer District for use of… Read More
Nichole Csete (top-right), contracts and insurance coordinator at J.F. Brennan Company, and Justin Scherf, underwater services director for Brennan, speak to the western Kentucky chapter of Women in Maritime Operations… Read More
The first Jones Act compliant SRI, GLDD’s Acadia, was launched from Philadelphia, Pa., on July 16 (Photo courtesy of GLDD). Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) recently celebrated the… Read More
VMI Inc. has long been an enduring presence in the dredging industry. Based in Cushing, Okla., and originally founded in Oklahoma City, the company was reestablished in its current facility… Read More
A contractor has finished placing 32,400 tons of rock to complete two stone revetments for the Memphis Engineer District. Midwest Construction Company of Nebraska was the contractor, and… Read More
