About 675,445 tons of cargo were moved along Colombia’s Magdalena River, the country’s main river, in the first quarter of the year (Q1), according to Colombian river management authority Cormagdalena. 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.
In March, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) held a panel to discuss ways the global maritime community can adopt “more sustainable practices” to deliver on its commitments to reducing carbon… Read More
On April 10, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) of Illinois began dredging the Cape Henry Channel at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Under a $14.5 million contract from… Read More
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has provided $3.1 million to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District for dredging of stamp sands, a copper mining by-product from an… Read More
A beach renourishment project at Bathtub Beach/Sailfish Point in Stuart, Florida, was completed at the end of April. The project is part of the 2018 Federal Emergency Management Act (FEMA)… Read More
Southwind Construction of Evansville, Indiana, completed maintenance dredging at Knapps Narrows near Tilghman Island in Maryland on April 12. This maintenance project was overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
Norfolk Dredging Company was awarded a $5.1 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for beach renourishment in Pinnellas County, Florida. The contractor began dredging April 15 at… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company has mobilized equipment for the Bethany, South Bethany and Fenwick Island Coastal Storm Damage Reduction projects in Delaware. Pipe and other construction equipment are… Read More
Colombia’s Finance Ministry has approved a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) modeling proposal by the nation’s river management authority, Cormagdalena, to recover navigability at the Magdalena River. Colombia expects a new private… Read More
In March 2016, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters officially instructed its dredge quality management (DQM) team at the Mobile District to take steps to monitor all industry and… Read More
