In 2016 and 2017, the Port of Corpus Christi Authority (PCCA) and engineering company Mott MacDonald created 35 acres of shore and marsh grass habitat in a portion of Beneficial… 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.
“We’ve been working on this for quite some time, and it’s all coming together in one week,” Alan Craig said on August 15, following the announcement that his company, Survey… Read More
On August 15, Great Lakes Dock and Dredge Company began work in South Carolina on the Myrtle Beach Storm Damage Reduction Project. Under a $34.8 million contract from the U. Read More
The Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project along the south shore of Long Island, New York, has been underway since mid-July. The project area includes 9 miles of oceanfront along the… Read More
Dredging at the Brazilian Port of Vitória, in the city of same name in Espírito Santo state, increased the port’s access channel from 10.6 meters (34.7 feet) during high tides… Read More
In July, Boskalis signed a dredging contract for the Argentinian Port of Bahía Blanca, one the nation’s key ports, which handles large grain, oil and fertilizer exports. The deal includes… Read More
The Rio de la Plata Port Administrator Commission (CARP), a bi-national commission between Argentina and Uruguay, continued dredging at the Martín García Channel as planned, it said in early August. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District completed dredging for the Bethany/South Bethany and Fenwick Island Coastal Storm Damage Reduction projects in Delaware on August 9. The Corps awarded… Read More
Under a contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District, Weeks Marine Inc. began dredging and beachfill operations at Ortley Beach in New Jersey on July 12. The… Read More
Dredging of the Brownsville Ship Channel was completed in July as part of the Nearshore Berm Nourishment Project and Particle Tracing Study in South Padre Island in Texas. This multi-year… Read More
