By James F. Lowe Kansas City Engineer District Public Affairs The flood of 2019 made apparent the need for extensive repairs on the Missouri River training devices–dikes… Read More
dredging
It’s a good time to be in the dredging business. A flood of infrastructure spending from several recently passed bills including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also called… Read More
Standing aboard the mv. Mississippi for the Mississippi River Commission’s annual high-water inspection trip March 27, Maj. Gen. Diana Holland said this trip would be her last… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation reported last month that its fourth quarter net loss was $31.2 million, which made up the bulk of the company’s full-year net loss… Read More
After an extended dredging season prolonged by extreme low-water conditions in the fall and extending into the winter, dredging crews in the Memphis, Vicksburg and St. Louis engineer districts… Read More
The commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, paid a visit January 9 to two of the Corps’ largest dredges working within several… Read More
Last September, David Simonelli, then-chief operating officer of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD), retired after 44 years with the company. Assuming many of Simonelli’s responsibilities at GLDD were… Read More
Light-loading, reduced drafts, dredging and multiple reported groundings continued this week, even with some reported rainfall in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Overall, the system remained stable, but… Read More
The Mississippi River, from its headwaters at Lake Itaska to where its passes stretch into the Gulf of Mexico like a taloned bird’s foot, has played a leading role… Read More
The Dredge Jadwin, with a crew of about 50 Vicksburg Engineer District team members, left Vicksburg Harbor May 10 for its annual dredging season along the Mississippi River. Vicksburg… Read More
