Transportation officials plan to share bridge design information at a public meeting July 11 for a new bridge crossing the Ohio River between Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Ill., just upstream… 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.
From company founder Richard Tiller’s days as a student at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss., in the early 1990s to today, TowWorks has grown into an all-in-one software platform… Read More
Col. Jeremiah Gipson assumed command of the Vicksburg Engineer District from Col. Christopher Klein in a formal change of command ceremony June 14. Mississippi Valley Engineer Division Commander Brig. Gen. Read More
In a joint effort between the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and the U.S. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS), testing is now underway on a… Read More
Orion Group Holdings announced May 28 that it is set to join the Russell 3000 Index at the conclusion of the 2024 Russell indexes annual reconstitution, effective after the U.S. Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District awarded a $31.7 million contract to LS Marine Inc., Inver Grove Heights, Minn., for mechanical dredging operations on the Upper Mississippi and other rivers. This… Read More
Nugent Sand Company’s roots go back 128 years to 1896, when the family began mining sand for commercial use. Still headquartered in Louisville, Ky., the business now has seven locations… Read More
Funding in the recently announced Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program FY 2024 Work Plan will allow the Galveston Engineer District to begin work on the Coastal Texas Project. The… Read More
LS Marine Inc., Inver Grove Heights, Minn., has begun work to build a dredging pipeline near Wabasha, Minn. The St. Paul Engineer District and LS Marine began work May 13… Read More
A company’s lack of requirements for crew to regularly check below-deck compartments led to undetected flooding and the eventual capsizing of a dredging vessel last year on the Mississippi River,… Read More
