In May, Orion Marine completed a maintenance project to dredge the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) channel to -10 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), its federally authorized depth, in a 4.5-mile… 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.
With persistent high water and shoaling on many of the nation’s rivers, ongoing recovery from recent hurricanes and efforts to deepen seaports on the East Coast and Gulf Coast, Congress… Read More
Maintenance dredging of East Rockaway Inlet Federal Navigation Channel was completed on May 25 by Weeks Marine of Cranford, New Jersey, under a $10.7 million contract from the U.S. Army… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District awarded a $1.131 million contract to Luedtke Engineering Co. of Frankfort, Michigan, to dredge the federal navigation channel in Fairport Harbor, located… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District has awarded a 1.5 million contract to conduct dredging in the federal navigation channel and harbor areas of Rochester Harbor on Lake… Read More
The Port of Brownsville received a key permit on June 6 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to advance the Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement Project (BIH) to its… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a draft environmental assessment and proposed finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the operation and maintenance dredging and dredged material placement for… Read More
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) unveiled a new report in June on the economic impact of the Port of Boston. The economic impact for 2018 was at $8.2 billion, up… Read More
Port Commission Chairman Ric Campo joined Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite on a helicopter tour of the… Read More
In June, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity to apply for $292.7 million in discretionary grant funding through the new Port Infrastructure Development Program. The… Read More
