Improving waterways through dredging and protecting the environment can be achieved simultaneously as proven by the dredging projects that were honored during the Annual Summit & Expo of the Western… 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.
Dredge pumps are centrifugal pumps, driven by diesel or electric motors. The pumps work on the principle of centripetal force creating a pressure difference. Dredging operations are dependent on the… Read More
Colombia’s river management authority, Cormagdalena, has awarded a Port of Barranquilla’s dredging project to DEME Group’s Dredging International, it said on late May. The project covers maintenance dredging for the… Read More
In June, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its 2018 work plan, including funding for many port projects. The Charleston Harbor Deepening Project received $49 million. Construction to deepen… Read More
In June, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) developed and installed an advanced sensor device for the Port Everglades to monitor real-time tides, currents, water levels and other meteorlogical… Read More
Brazil has about 26,000 miles (42,000 kilometers) of navigable waterways, but less than half of it – about 11,800 miles – is actually usable, according to data from the nation’s… Read More
Three dredging projects to restore waterways in Monmouth County, New Jersey, to navigable depths, some for the first time in 30 years, have been completed. Many of the channels in… Read More
The first beneficial use of dredged material project on the Great Lakes is underway with Luedtke Engineering as the lead contractor. The $3 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps… Read More
Emergency dredging of the entrance channel to Palm Beach Harbor in Florida took just three days but was crucial to maintain access into the port. The U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District issued a one-time only summer dredging permit, and work is underway in the Inner Ocean Bar portion of the Wilmington Harbor off… Read More
