In January, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District, the Connecticut Port Authority, and the New Haven Port Authority held a public information meeting on the… Read More
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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.
On March 1, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held a hearing entitled, “The Administration’s Framework for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America.” The EPW committee was… Read More
At its SITECH® Momentum conference in Lima, Peru on January 30 through February 2, the Trimble Civil Engineering and Construction division introduced its new Advanced Marine Partner (AMP)… Read More
The 22nd World Dredging Congress & Exposition (WODCON XXII) has issued a call for papers. This year’s event, April 25 to 29 in Shanghai, China, will feature the… Read More
On March 8, Boskalis released its 2017 Annual Report and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. We closed the year with revenue of EUR 2.3 billion ($2.83 billion US) and a… Read More
The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) held its quarterly meeting in Washington, D.C., on February 7, with an excellent turnout from both the industry and the… Read More
For a joint venture between Reimerswaal Dredging and Group De Cloedt, Royal IHC successfully launched a multi-purpose trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) named DC Orisant. The launching and… Read More
On January 9, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Pieter van Oord, CEO of Van Oord marine and dredging, was named “Port Man of the Year 2017.” This title has… Read More
Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME announced in late December the keel laying ceremony of its newest cutter suction dredge Spartacus. The combination of power, size… Read More
The Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS) has announced the II Hemispheric Seminar on Maritime and Port Legislation: Key Elements for the… Read More