A proposal for a regional response to erosion partially caused by sea level rise (SLR) in Hawaii was introduced to the public on March 8 in the form of an… 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.
Ross Labs, LLC has upgraded its 825C single beam sounder to include Ethernet transmission of echograms — digitized analog data — to the HYPACK Single Beam… Read More
On February 14, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District completed construction of the Dissolved Oxygen Injection System on Hutchinson Island and began testing the plant to verify proper… Read More
In February, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) announced that construction is complete on the Oyster Bayou Marsh Creation and Terracing project in Cameron… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock completed the emergency restoration of the Atlantic Ocean’s Gilgo Feeder Beach in the Town of Babylon, Long Island. The project restored… Read More
The Corps dredge McFarland, based out of Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, returned home on March 14 after completing an emergency dredging mission in the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River,… Read More
Peterson Companies Inc. began dredging at Dismal Swamp Canal in Virginia in early March. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District awarded the $845,000 contract in 2018. It included… Read More
Jan De Nul Group’s subsidiary Payra Dredging Company Limited (PDCL) entered into a concession agreement with Payra Port Authority (PPA) for the capital and maintenance dredging… Read More
In February, Kooiman Marine Group announced that Van Oord ordered the construction of two state-of-the-art water injection vessels. The first vessel will… Read More
In March, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) was awarded a contract for the widening of the Port Adelaide Outer Harbor shipping channel in Australia. The project was awarded by port… Read More
