dredging

Oak Brook, Ill.-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) announced July 6 the awarding of four dredge contracts that total $51.1 million in value. The largest contract is with… Read More

Catching up on a backlog of dredging takes time, but the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA) says progress is being made. In 2016, the backlog for dredging along the waterway… Read More

On May 26, U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard granted a summary judgment in favor of the Corps and JaxPort, the port authority of Jacksonville, Fla., that dismissed a lawsuit… Read More

By Ed Landgraf Coastal and Marine Operators The United States has a wealth of natural resources; everything from habitat to petroleum reserves is unequalled. Many U.S. citizens work in marine-,… Read More

Like other sectors of the maritime industry, dredging is considered “essential” by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the division of the Department of Homeland Security tasked with identifying… Read More

After extending a public comment period on its plans for disposing of material dredged from Pool 6 of the Upper Mississippi River, the St. Paul Engineer District has concluded it… Read More

On March 2, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation announced the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $71.6 million. The awarded work includes: Caminada Headland Back Barrier Marsh Creation… Read More

The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) released Pipeline Incident Prevention (PIP), a recommended best practices guide for safe dredging near underwater gas and hazardous liquid pipelines located in… Read More

The Mississippi Valley Trade & Transport Council and The Coal Institute held the annual World Trade & Transport Conference February 20 at the Omni Royal Orleans hotel in New Orleans’… Read More