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.

Orion Group Holdings Announces Two Major Construction Contracts

October 1, 2021

Specialty construction company Orion Group Holdings on September 29 announced two contract awards for its marine segment totaling nearly $200 million. The company has been awarded a contract valued at… Read More

Alter Expanding St. Paul Terminal Expanded facility was designed by Marcus Construction, which is also the primary and general contractor. (Photo courtesy of Alter Logistics Company)

Expanded facility was designed by Marcus Construction, which is also the primary and general contractor. (Photo courtesy of Alter Logistics Company)

Alter Expanding St. Paul Terminal

October 1, 2021

Alter Logistics Company, based in Bettendorf, Iowa, and Alter River Terminal St Paul (Minn.), have begun construction on a multifaceted expansion at their Barge Channel Road facility. The $24 million… Read More

$102 Million Project To Restore Louisiana Barrier Island The West Grand Terre Beach Nourishment and Stabilization Project is using nearly 2.5 million cubic yards of dredged sand and close to 50,000 tons of armor stone to restore the shoreline of West Grand Terre Island. The beaches, dunes and marshes protect communities between New Orleans’ west bank and Bayou Lafourche. (Photo courtesy of Daulton Barge Leasing, Sales & Management)

The West Grand Terre Beach Nourishment and Stabilization Project is using nearly 2.5 million cubic yards of dredged sand and close to 50,000 tons of armor stone to restore the shoreline of West Grand Terre Island. The beaches, dunes and marshes protect communities between New Orleans’ west bank and Bayou Lafourche. (Photo courtesy of Daulton Barge Leasing, Sales & Management)

$102 Million Project To Restore Louisiana Barrier Island

October 1, 2021

A $102 million project to restore 256 acres of beaches and dunes and 143 acres of marsh is taking shape on a barrier island just east of Grand Isle, La. Read More

Truss For St. Louis Bridge Installed From Barges The first of three trusses is slowly raised into position to be placed on the Merchants Bridge on the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis. (Photo courtesy of Walsh Construction and Trey Cambern Photography)

The first of three trusses is slowly raised into position to be placed on the Merchants Bridge on the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis. (Photo courtesy of Walsh Construction and Trey Cambern Photography)

Truss For St. Louis Bridge Installed From Barges

September 24, 2021

The $222 million project to replace the Merchants Bridge that links Missouri and Illinois at downtown St. Louis reached a milestone September 17, with the first of three new trusses… Read More

Chief’s Report Signed For Coastal Texas Study

September 24, 2021

Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and chief of engineers, signed the Chief’s Report for the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study on September 16. Read More

Galveston Engineer District Releases Final Reports For Texas Coastal Study

September 21, 2021

The Galveston Engineer District has released its final feasibility report and environmental impact statement as part of the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study. The results could prove to be… Read More

GLDD Announces New Contracts Worth $261.3 Million

September 20, 2021

Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the nation’s largest provider of dredging services, announced this month a whopping $261.3 million in new contract awards. The largest share of that… Read More

Kentucky Riverport Study To Be Released In October

September 10, 2021

Kentucky expects to have a marketing toolkit and a final report out to each of its 11 riverports next month, designed to help each one grow. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet… Read More

Corps Personnel Assist Restoring Power After Hurricane Ida WJ_091321_2

Corps Personnel Assist Restoring Power After Hurricane Ida

September 10, 2021

There are roughly 800 miles between Pennsylvania and Alabama, but distance was no barrier to 13 people who traveled from the Pittsburgh Engineer District to the Gulf region to begin… Read More

Corps Releases General Re-evaluation Reports For NOLA-Area Levee Lifts

September 7, 2021

In early August, the New Orleans Engineer District released the final version of the Lake Pontchartrain & Vicinity (LPV) and the West Bank & Vicinity (WBV) General Re-evaluation Reports, which… Read More