Then-New Orleans Engineer District Commander Col. Stephen Murphy met with Plaquemines Parish President Kirk Lepine and Plaquemines Port Director Sandy Sanders on September 12 to sign the project partnership agreement… 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 Memphis Engineer District has awarded a contract of just over $11.8 million for dike construction and maintenance on the Lower Mississippi River at Donaldson Point near New Madrid, Mo. Read More
The Port of Iberia is in the midst of a dredging project to bring a 16-foot channel from the Gulf of Mexico to the inland port in south-central Louisiana. The… Read More
One lock closure on the Illinois Waterway is complete with another just starting during daylight hours certain days, causing impacts to navigation within the region. Both the work completed the… Read More
With the recent addition of a drydock, Industry (Pa.) Terminal & Salvage Company, operator of three barge fleets from Miles 3.6 to 65 on the Ohio River, is pushing forward… Read More
WEDA Environmental Commission Chair Craig Vogt presented a climate change initiative to members during the commission’s annual meeting at the 2022 Dredging Summit and Expo held recently in Houston. The… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation announced on August 24 the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $107 million. The awarded work includes: • Norfolk, Va., Harbor Navigation Improvements Project, $56.8… Read More
A group of 175 people took a ride on the riverboat Becky Thatcher from the St. Louis riverfront August 26 to see the third and final truss being floated into… Read More
The Coast Guard has issued a waterway restriction to all vessel traffic in St. Louis Harbor for September 2 and 3. The waterway restriction closes the river to all commercial… Read More
The Kansas City Engineer District has awarded a contract to Midwest Construction Company, Nebraska City, Neb., to make repairs to river training structures on the Missouri River. The $27 million… Read More
