As of January 1, Damen Marine Components (DMC) and Van der Velden Marine Systems (VDVMS) are operating together as Damen Marine Components Netherlands. Both companies have been operating as part… Read More
News
Recent inland waterways industry news, covering the Mississippi River, Ohio River, Missouri River, Tennessee River, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and more. Articles on economic, environmental and logistic advantages of barge shipping, plus other stories pertaining to locks and dams and other waterway infrastructure.
As of February 28, the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) is accepting nominations for its 2018 Safety Award. Innovative ideas to improve on-the-job safety, avoid accidents and save lives… Read More
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), a part of the United Nations, is moving ahead with a prohibition on the carriage of not-compliant fuel oil as the new low sulfur limit… Read More
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has awarded a contract for its port development project Tuas Terminal Phase II in Singapore. The award went to a consortium of… Read More
DEME’s pioneering dual fuel Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge Scheldt River became the first hopper dredge and first LNG vessel bunkered with Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) in Germany. The dredge was… Read More
Jan De Nul Group has ordered a 6,000-cubic-meter (7,847-cubic-yard) and an 18,000-cubic-meter (23,543-cubic-yard) trailing suction hopper dredge. Cosco (Dalian) Shipyard Co. Ltd. will build the larger vessel in its shipyard… Read More
Coda Octopus has released the DA4G™-USB, a new variant of the DA4G™. The system takes the digital acquisition and conversion components from the DA4G and presents them in a smaller… Read More
HYPACK 2018 held its 25th User Training Event in January in Savannah, Georgia. This year’s event attracted more than 300 attendees, representing more than 20 countries. The three-day training included… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has published its request for proposals for beneficial use of dredged material pilot projects. Section 1122 of the 2016 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) requires… Read More
The President’s Fiscal Year 2019 Civil Works budget for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is $4.785 billion with $3.769 billion coming from the General Fund of the Treasury, $965.13… Read More
