New Orleans Engineer District Commander Col. Stephen Murphy; Tony Alford, president of the Terrebonne Levee & Conservation District board of commissioners; and Chip Kline, chairman of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection &… 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.
Two Norway-based companies announced a merger that is of interest to maritime companies. Scana ASA is the parent company of a group of marine supply companies based in Stavanger, Norway,… Read More
Richard Balzano is the CEO and executive director of the Dredging Contractors of America. He has served the maritime trades in both the private and government sectors for more than… Read More
SPI/Mobile Pulley Works has delivered a new idler barge, named the Jeremiah H, to dredging firm Mike Hooks LLC. The barge, outfitted with a hydraulic driver spud track that was… Read More
Cable Arm Inc., a manufacturer of mechanical clamshells designed for both environmental and maintenance dredging, has delivered the first half of a 75-cubic-yard clamshell to Norfolk Dredging Company, with the… Read More
The Galveston Engineer District and the Harris County (Texas) Flood Control District have announced the approval of additional funds and a schedule extension for the Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Resiliency… Read More
The St. Louis Engineer District recently awarded a $7.2 million contract to Luhr Brothers Inc. of Columbia, Ill., to construct a Mississippi River habitat restoration project in Pool 26, between … Read More
Construction of the steel superstructure of a new bridge over the Cumberland River at Smithland is nearing the halfway point and just reached a major milestone. On December 29, crews… Read More
The years-long effort to deepen the Mississippi River Ship Channel (MRSC) from 47 feet to 50 feet crossed a major milestone last month when the Crescent River Port Pilots Association… Read More
Power management company Eaton, in partnership with the University of Toledo, announced recently that it has been awarded the “Intelligent and Resilient Infrastructure” grant from the U.S. Army Engineer Research… Read More
