In 2015, Canada Pump and Power developed two patents for an autonomous dredging system. Since 2017, the Mighty Dredge has been at work on four projects in settling, cooling and… 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.
A pair of smaller Louisiana waterways—the Houma Navigation Canal and bayous Chene, Boeuf and Black—will receive additional dredging funds from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ fiscal year 2019 work… Read More
The Corps of Engineers’ Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Work Plan includes an additional $59 million in funding for the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project (CIP). This funding brings the… Read More
Weeks Marine’s new $60 million cutter suction dredge, the JS Chatry, under construction at C&C Marine & Repair in Belle Chasse, La., reached a major milestone November 27 when the… Read More
Dredging is more than simply lifting sediment out of the water and moving it to somewhere else. This was once again obvious on November 19 and 20 in Amsterdam, the… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and infrastructure services, reported improved financial results November… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on October 30 awarded a single award task order contract to Alaska-based Brice Civil Constructors Inc. to dredge the last 12 miles of the… Read More
The Port of Vinton, located near the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) in the southwest Louisiana city of Sulphur, announced October 23 the completion of a project to dredge the port’s… Read More
The Connecticut State Bond Commission approved a $5 million grant in September to pay for dredging at State Pier New London. The project will be administered by the Connecticut Port… Read More
The Greater Lafourche Port Commission (GLPC) took a major step forward in its plans to develop the next generation of Deepwater port facilities at Port Fourchon, thanks to an agreement… Read More
