The quest to increase the depth of the Mississippi River ship channel between Baton Rouge, La., and the Gulf of Mexico to 50 feet moved one step closer to reality… 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.
Registration is now open for the 2018 WEDA Gulf Coast Chapter meeting taking place November 13 to 15 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Attendees from all areas of the industry including regulatory,… Read More
Rotech Subsea Ltd. has launched a new cable grab system, the RSG1. Designed and manufactured by Rotech’s in-house research and development division, the RSG1 allows the company to now offer… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its progress in carrying out the recommendations of the Superfund Task Force Report that was released one year ago. The agency has also… Read More
Royal IHC will be holding its General Dredging Course from September 10 to 21 in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. The course will provide an overview of different dredging processes, equipment and… Read More
Jan De Nul has begun work to reinforce the Prince Hendrik Sand Dike and expand the island of Texel. The project will create dunes to act as a water barrier… Read More
The Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure Conference, based on the soon to be released CEDA-IADC guidebook Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure, will be held November 19 to 20 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The conference’s… Read More
SMS Avonmouth, part of the Southampton-based SMS Group, has completed a major refit of the 72-meter (236-foot) hopper dredge City of Cardff for Tarmac. The refit was completed at Bristol… Read More
Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania is constructing a dredging system for the first Marine Aggregate Dredge (MAD), designed to extract sand and gravel from the seafloor at depths up to… Read More
Boskalis Nederland and biofuel supplier GoodFuels have formed a partnership to further Boskalis’ sustainable practices and its goal of obtaining a 35 percent reduction in CO2 emitted by its fleet… Read More
