The Rio de la Plata Administrator Commission (CARP), a bi-national commission of Argentina and Uruguay, has awarded a Boskalis consortium the $128.9 million contract to dredge the Uruguyan Martín García… 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.
The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) held its quarterly meeting in Washington, D.C., on February 7, with an excellent turnout from both the industry and the U.S. Army… Read More
On February 21, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Board (CPRA) approved the Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Plan, a three-year outlook of projected revenues and expenditures, project activity and implementation schedules. Read More
For a joint venture between Reimerswaal Dredging and Group De Cloedt, Royal IHC successfully launched a multi-purpose trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) named DC Orisant. The launching and naming ceremony… Read More
The Port of Kaohsiung, located on the South China Sea, is the largest Taiwanese port and plays an important role in Taiwan’s export-oriented economy. To remain competitive and maintain its… Read More
The Bosphorus is one of the world’s narrowest shipping channels, complicated by strong changing currents and several sharp turns and headlands. This creates an obstructed view of the waterway, which… Read More
Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME announced in late December the keel laying ceremony of its newest cutter suction dredge Spartacus. The combination of power, size and new… Read More
Jan De Nul Group (JDN), the Luxembourg based dredging contractor, has signed a Joint Venture Company agreement with Payra Port Authority (PPA) to proceed with a contract for the Payra… Read More
In mid-December 2017, Van Oord dredging and marine of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, announced that it had finished dredging operations in Kazakhstan on a 72-kilometer-long (44.7-mile) access channel to the Caspian… Read More
The Brazilian Ministry of Transports, Ports and Civil Aviation (MTPA) has awarded Jan de Nul a dredging project at the nation’s Port of Mucuripe, according to a document filing at… Read More
