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The Red River Valley Association, along with the Red River Waterway Commission, is urging navigation stakeholders on the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway—the commercially navigable reach of the Red River… Read More

On the afternoon of January 25, by a vote of 89-1, the Senate confirmed the nomination of R.D. James to serve as the assistant secretary of the… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The Trump administration appeared to take in stride the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous opinion that legal challenges to the controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS)… Read More

The William E. Strait after the fire was extinguished. (Photo courtesy of Kentucky State Police) An explosion from within the mv. William E. Strait, docked at First Marine’s… Read More

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. and a Cypriot partner were awarded a contract for long term maintenance dredging works in the Middle East on October 31 2017. Boskalis and its partner… Read More

According to the conclusions of the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climatic Change (IPPC) sea levels are expected to continue to rise in the foreseeable future. Read More

As announced in mid-October Hollands Noorderkwartier (Northern Quarter) District Water Control Board awarded the reinforcement of the Prins Hendrik dike on the Dutch island of Texel to the Jan De… Read More

In December the Comision Administradora del Rio de la Plata (CARP) awarded Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) a 5-year contract for the capital and maintenance dredging of… Read More

This past August Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd. received an order for the Port Works of Package 1.2 of Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-Fired Power Project in Bangladesh from Sumitomo Corporation. Read More

In mid-October the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) held a ceremony for the launch of the construction of the AmadorCruise Port which will be a completely new cruise terminal. The project… Read More