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
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.
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
In March, Royal IHC announced two hopper dredge contracts for Van Oord and National Marine Dredging Company. The… Read More
The Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) contracted with Jan De Nul Group to dredge the channel and at the Port of Port Hedland in Australia. The project… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District awarded Ryba Marine Construction Company from Cheboygan, Michigan, a $736,000 contract for maintenance dredging in the River Rouge in southwest Detroit, Michigan. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District awarded Peterson Companies Inc. a contract to dredge stamp sands in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula between Gay, Michigan and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District awarded a maintenance dredging contract to Manson Construction Co. for the Chesapeake Bay Thimble Shoal Channel in Virginia,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announced maintenance dredging of the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) channel for Palm Beach and Broward counties is underway. The locations are approximately 16… Read More


