Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredge Vox Amalia was christened by Her Majesty Queen Maxima at a ceremony in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on December 14. Approximately 1,400 employees and guests… Read More
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Recent inland waterways industry news, covering the Mississippi River, Ohio River, Missouri River, Tennessee River, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and more. Articles on economic, environmental and logistic advantages of barge shipping, plus other stories pertaining to locks and dams and other waterway infrastructure.
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) is now accepting abstracts for its Dredging Days 2019, which will be held from November 7 to 8 in Ahoy Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It will… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has partnered with the Hydrographical Society of America (THSOA) to better promote the goals and objectives of both organizations. With hydrographical surveying an essential part… Read More
David Miller, senior vice president/chief operations officer and part owner of DSC Dredge, LLC announced his retirement in October after 38 years in the dredging industry. Miller embarked on his… Read More
The fourth European Dredging Summit, organized by Active Communications International Inc. (ACI), is set to take place March 6 to 7, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The summit will focus on the latest… Read More
U.S. hopper dredge companies visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters in Washington, D.C., for a CEOs/Owners Roundtable with General Todd T. Semonite and his staff. The dredging CEOs… Read More
The U.S.-Flag dredging industry commemorated the 77th anniversary of the Japanese air raid on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. The event highlighted the critical need for a robust… Read More
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced the 2018 recipients of its annual Advocates Program awards, which recognize an outstanding commitment by AEM members to industry advocacy efforts through AEM’s… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) is expanding its technical program for the upcoming Dredging Summit & Expo ’19 in Chicago and has extended the deadline to submit abstracts until December… Read More
Waterways Council Inc. (WCI) promoted Tracy Zea to vice president-government relations. He previously served as WCI’s director-government relations since August 2015. Zea’s role is to advocate for WCI’s goals for… Read More
