The Vallei en Veuwe district water board awarded Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. a contract for constructing the Veessen-Wapenveld high-water channel in the province of Gelderlands the Netherlands. The high-water channel will be between 500 and 1500 meters (about 1640 and 4920 feet) wide and will be formed by building two dikes of around eight kilometers (about 4.97 miles) long between the villages of Veessen and Wapenveld. 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.
Multi-function dredges (MFDs) have been around for nearly two decades – small versatile machines performing multiple dredging operations. The basic concept has evolved to include dredges that can cut or grab and pump or carry silt vegetation or floating debris. Read More
Multi-function dredges (MFDs) have been around for nearly two decades – small versatile machines performing multiple dredging operations. The basic concept has evolved to include dredges that can cut or grab and pump or carry silt vegetation or floating debris. Read More
The city of Villahermosa in Tabasco Mexico added a W&S Wolverine dredge from DSC Dredge LLC to its flood-prevention arsenal. In 2007 the city experienced a devastating flood. Since then the federal and state governments with the assistance of private industry launched a program designed to help prevent future flooding in and around Villahermosa. Read More
The city of Villahermosa in Tabasco Mexico added a W&S Wolverine dredge from DSC Dredge LLC to its flood-prevention arsenal. In 2007 the city experienced a devastating flood. Since then the federal and state governments with the assistance of private industry launched a program designed to help prevent future flooding in and around Villahermosa. Read More
Luedtke Engineering Company began work on the emergency Saginaw River Michigan dredging project on July 1 the day Notice to Proceed was issued. Dredging is in the Sixth Street turning basin in Saginaw and upstream of the Liberty Bridge in Bay City. Read More
Luedtke Engineering Company began work on the emergency Saginaw River Michigan dredging project on July 1 the day Notice to Proceed was issued. Dredging is in the Sixth Street turning basin in Saginaw and upstream of the Liberty Bridge in Bay City. Read More
On May 29 U.S. District Judge Richard M. Gergel accepted the settlement agreement between all parties involved in the mediation over the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) in an order that dismissed the federal litigation pending against the proposed deepening of the harbor channel. Read More
On May 29 U.S. District Judge Richard M. Gergel accepted the settlement agreement between all parties involved in the mediation over the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) in an order that dismissed the federal litigation pending against the proposed deepening of the harbor channel. Read More
The 33rd Western Dredging Association (WEDA) and the 44th Texas A&M annual dredging conference will take place August 25 to 28 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Hawaii. Read More
