Dredging & Marine Construction

The Waterways Journal has been covering dredging and marine construction news on the inland rivers since 1887. Now, with the combined power of IDR (International Dredging Review), we cover this news in greater depth, expanding our coverage to major projects along all US waterways, coastlines and the Great Lakes.

Dredge Jadwin Finishes Season The Jadwin’s dredging season, which is normally about 160 days, stretched to 254 days in 2022. The crew didn’t return to Vicksburg until January 19. (Photo courtesy of Vicksburg Engineer District)

The Jadwin’s dredging season, which is normally about 160 days, stretched to 254 days in 2022. The crew didn’t return to Vicksburg until January 19. (Photo courtesy of Vicksburg Engineer District)

Dredge Jadwin Finishes Season

February 4, 2023

The Vicksburg Engineer District’s Dredge Jadwin and its crew returned to the Vicksburg Harbor January 19, completing the 2022 dredging season. After departing May 10, 2022, the dustpan dredge spent… Read More

Study: Invasive Black Carp Are Established In Mississippi River Basin

January 24, 2023

Black carp, an invasive fish species in North America, are now known to be established in the wild in parts of the Mississippi River basin, according to a new study… Read More

Dredge Capsizes Near Meraux, La., On Lower Miss An aerial shot of the W.B. Wood after it capsized on the Mississippi River with 940 feet of boom around it near Meraux, La., on January 16. The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Incident Management Division is overseeing the pollution response and coordinating with Wood Resources LLC on plans to salvage the capsized vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector New Orleans)

An aerial shot of the W.B. Wood after it capsized on the Mississippi River with 940 feet of boom around it near Meraux, La., on January 16. The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Incident Management Division is overseeing the pollution response and coordinating with Wood Resources LLC on plans to salvage the capsized vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector New Orleans)

Dredge Capsizes Near Meraux, La., On Lower Miss

January 20, 2023

The cutter suction dredge W.B. Woods, owned and operated by Avondale, La.-based Wood Resources, capsized January 16 off the east bank of the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Mile… Read More

Corps Commander Visits Dredges Working Middle Mississippi The dredge Potter works near the Southeast Missouri Port, just south of Cape Girardeau, Mo., on the middle Mississippi River. (photo by John Shoulberg)

The dredge Potter works near the Southeast Missouri Port, just south of Cape Girardeau, Mo., on the middle Mississippi River. (photo by John Shoulberg)

Corps Commander Visits Dredges Working Middle Mississippi

January 13, 2023

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 miles… Read More

GLDD’s Simonelli, Johanson And Gunsten Reflect On The State Of Dredging Industry The 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity dredge Galveston Island is the first of two sister trailing suction hopper dredges that Conrad Shipyard is building for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. (photo courtesy of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock)

The 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity dredge Galveston Island is the first of two sister trailing suction hopper dredges that Conrad Shipyard is building for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. (photo courtesy of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock)

GLDD’s Simonelli, Johanson And Gunsten Reflect On The State Of Dredging Industry

January 10, 2023

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 David… Read More

Paducah Prepares For Dredging Project

January 9, 2023

Dredge America Inc. is staging equipment and supplies at the Ohio River Boat Launch in Paducah, Ky., in preparation to begin dredging the first week of March. The company will… Read More

Work Begins On Melvin Price Lock Overlooks Barge equipment is positioned for work on the overlook structure at Mel Price Lock and Dam near St. Louis. Alberici Constructors team members will remove and replace two overlook structures so that the lift gates at Mel Price can be replaced sometime next year. (Photo courtesy of Alberici Constructors Inc.)

Barge equipment is positioned for work on the overlook structure at Mel Price Lock and Dam near St. Louis. Alberici Constructors team members will remove and replace two overlook structures so that the lift gates at Mel Price can be replaced sometime next year. (Photo courtesy of Alberici Constructors Inc.)

Work Begins On Melvin Price Lock Overlooks

January 6, 2023

The main lock at Mel Price Locks and Dam closed January 3 as a crew from Alberici Constructors Inc. began work to dismantle and rebuild two observation structures called overlooks… Read More

Texas ‘Coastal Spine’ Project Authorized Coastal Texas project

Texas ‘Coastal Spine’ Project Authorized

January 6, 2023

Tucked into the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, which was signed into law December 23, 2022, as part of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, was… Read More

Corpus Christi Ship Channel Project Receives Final-Phase Funding

January 6, 2023

For Corpus Christi, Texas, the recently passed $1.7 trillion consolidated appropriations bill contained a crucial section that set aside $157.3 million to close out the final phase of the Corpus… Read More

Mississippi River Dredge Tours Highlight Hidden Heroes From left, Corps Deputy Commanding General William “Butch” Graham; Brian Ragsdale, master of the Dredge Potter; and Assisstant Secretary of the Army-Civil Works Michael Connor. (Photo courtesy of St. Louis Engineer District)

From left, Corps Deputy Commanding General William “Butch” Graham; Brian Ragsdale, master of the Dredge Potter; and Assisstant Secretary of the Army-Civil Works Michael Connor. (Photo courtesy of St. Louis Engineer District)

Mississippi River Dredge Tours Highlight Hidden Heroes

December 22, 2022

This year’s extreme drought and resulting low water on the Mississippi River got national and worldwide attention. On December 14, top leaders of the Corps of Engineers, Coast Guard and… Read More

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