A pair of smaller Louisiana waterways—the Houma Navigation Canal and bayous Chene, Boeuf and Black—will receive additional dredging funds from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ fiscal year… Read More
Dredging
The Corps of Engineers’ Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Work Plan includes an additional $59 million in funding for the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project (CIP). This funding… Read More
Weeks Marine’s new $60 million cutter suction dredge, the JS Chatry, under construction at C&C Marine & Repair in Belle Chasse, La., reached a major milestone November 27 when… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and infrastructure services, reported improved financial results… Read More
The Port of Vinton, located near the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) in the southwest Louisiana city of Sulphur, announced October 23 the completion of a project to dredge the… Read More
By Judith Powers and Sean Duffy There are 6,800 acres of new marshland bordering the Passes of the Mississippi River—land that was created starting in 2011 by a coalition… Read More
The St. Paul (Minn.) Engineer District awarded a $7.475 million contract September 24, 2018, to Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Services Company, Dubuque, Iowa, to carry-out a Corps Island dredged… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority has announced it will host two open houses this month focused on the port’s efforts to study the feasibility of deepening the Corpus… Read More
Officials from West Calcasieu Port, located in Sulphur, La., about 12 miles south of Interstate 10 along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, announced August 24 that work to dredge the… Read More
The quest to increase the depth of the Mississippi River ship channel between Baton Rouge, La., and the Gulf of Mexico to 50 feet moved one step closer to… Read More
