Crews expected to begin pumping water out from behind a cofferdam within the next few days as the Kentucky Lock Addition Project moved forward. The cofferdam was completed in March. 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 Detroit Engineer District recently awarded a contract for dredging at Duluth-Superior Harbor in western Lake Superior on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. The more than $2 million contract was awarded to… Read More
Manson Construction Company and Keppel AmFELS Inc. reached another on-time milestone August 2, celebrating with a keel-laying ceremony for the hopper dredge Frederick Paup. The keel-laying represents the official commencement of… Read More
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, buttressed by representatives from the state’s Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA), along with other federal, state and local officials, held a groundbreaking ceremony July… Read More
House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) announced July 23 that he has secured $1.5 million in the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies subcommittee bill for deepening the Port… 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. The project is located… Read More
The Houston office of St. Louis-based McCarthy Building Companies has announced it has been awarded three port construction projects at sites on the Houston Ship Channel. Two of the three… Read More
The Galveston Engineer District is partnering with state and local officials to bring a new round of fresh sand to Galveston Island’s Babe’s Beach. The district is working with the… Read More
St. Louis is home to famous landmarks, many of them engineering marvels, like the Gateway Arch, Union Station and Eads Bridge. It will soon be the proud site of another… Read More
The Galveston Engineer District recently issued a warning for recreational boaters on the Galveston Harbor and Channel: take care around dredging operations. In collaboration with Orion Marine Group—the contractor carrying… Read More
