Vicksburg May 10. The swirls and eddies in the Mississippi River are visible in this photo Dr. Robert Engler took at Vicksburg at 8 a.m. on May 10. The river… Read More
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After almost two years the efforts of Gambol Marine Industries to develop a ship repair yard on Terminal Island came to an end this January. The 30-acre site was the location of the last shipyard to close at the Port of Los Angeles. Read More
Espey Consultants Del Tank and AUS remove siltation and clarify water in Texas Hill Country landmark Hamilton Pool. Read More
Groups lobbying to pass Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund legislation have been active and there is broad awareness of and enthusiasm for it in Washington Barry Holliday told IDR. Read More
Chatham Rock Phosphate Ltd (CRP) New Zealand has selected Royal Boskalis Westminster to undertake the detailed design of their rock phosphate nodule project at the Chatham Rise a relatively shallow… Read More
Ellicott Dredges LLC has introduced a new-design dredge the 860SL Swinging-Dragon. The design includes an 800 hp engine inline marine transmission and 14-inch pump. This dredge and other dredging equipment will be featured at Ellicotts booth number 222 at the Western Dredging Association meeting in Nashville. Read More
The Council for Dredging & Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) is a government/industry partnership to promote safety. The group establishes processes for resolving safety issues and provides lessons learned from all industry. Read More
Sean Duffy Big River Coalition administrator and maritime advocate for the Mississippi River Maritime Association issued a statement on May 6 describing the effects of the historic flooding on the river and tributaries this Spring.He told IDR on May 10 The only thing that has changed since this was drafted is that flooding is becoming more of a threat and people must come before the economy but of course they are intimately related. Read More
30 years ago (1981) Bean Dredging Corporation announced that its dustpan dredge Lenel Bean had would perform maintenance dredging on 10 crossings on the Mississippi River near Memphis… Read More
For WEDA 31/TAMU 42 IDR returns to Nashville where Volume 1 Number 1 was introduced during WEDA II in 1981. The Western Dredging Association has come a long way since… Read More
