Maj. Benjamin Speckhart was recently made deputy commander of the Vicksburg Engineer District. Maj. Benjamin Speckhart Speckhart assumes the role with 14 years of experience in the United… Read More
The Waterways Journal
The St. Paul Engineer District welcomed new commanding officer Col. Matthew Chase July 18 in a change of command ceremony at the Union Depot, St. Paul, Minn. Chase succeeds… Read More
Savannah, Ga. Marinex Construction Inc., Charleston, S.C., has been awarded nearly $27 million for maintenance dredging in Savannah, Georgia, with a full amount of nearly $33.5 million. Read More
Fourteen years since the project’s beginning, the South Carolina Ports Authority has received the final reimbursement for the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project, a total of $21.28 million from… Read More
Durund Elzey’s presentation came near the conclusion of this year’s Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) annual seminar, and yet his topic was anything but an afterthought for operators on… Read More
This column is about a towboat that has long been a personal favorite of mine. It was not the largest, and it certainly was not the most attractive or… Read More
Construction on a new main lock chamber over the footprint of the existing auxiliary chamber at Montgomery Locks and Dam is designed to reduce lock transit delays and increase… Read More
Chemical and liquid fertilizer specialist Southern Devall LLC, headquartered in Sulphur, La., and with an operations center in Memphis, Tenn., and a sales and administrative office in Houston,… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC (GLDD) announced August 20 the delivery of its new hopper dredge, the Amelia Island, from Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, La. Read More
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) kicked off its annual low-water inspection tour on the St. Louis Riverfront August 15. It was the first of five public meetings scheduled… Read More


