In March the Port St. Joe Port Authority entered the post-permit stage of developing the Port of Port St. Joe. The port received its final federal regulatory permit on February… Read More
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.
The 52-foot Charleston Harbor Deepening project was recommended to Congress for authorization and received funds in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 work plan. Assistant Secretary of the Army… Read More
In April Manson Construction Company began dredging a flow improvement channel in Chicopit Bay within the Mile Point area on the St. Johns River in Florida. The project will re-route… Read More
VAN OORD STRENGTHENS POSITION IN CASPIAN SEA REGION In December 2015 Van Oord announced new dredging contracts in Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea region with a total value of more than US… Read More
In 2016 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District celebrates its sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary. The district held a ball on February 13 at the Lost Spur Banquet and… Read More
This year Damen Dredging Equipment the dredging subsidiary of the Damen Shipyards Group and its DOP submersible dredge pump is celebrating a milestone anniversary. The DOP was the first pump… Read More
Teledyne Technologies Inc. and CARIS jointly announced in April that the CARIS business and its international affiliates (collectively “CARIS”) have agreed to be acquired by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teledyne. Read More
More than 9000 people attended the annual AGG1 Academy & Expo held March 22 through 24 at the Music City Center Nashville Tennessee in conjunction with the World of Asphalt… Read More
DSC Dredge has received two patents that revolutionize the operation of small dredges and two trademarks for software that will improve ease and efficiency of operating a dredge. The first… Read More
The Mississippi Valley Associated General Contractors (MVAGC) chapter honored seven area contractors with 2015 Superior Safety Performance Awards at their 2016 Construction Roundtable Meeting on February 26. The con-tractors were… Read More