Categorized summary of all articles that appeared in the six issues of IDR in 2010. Some articles are in several locations. Read More
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A profile of Herbie Maurer his 40-year career with the Galveston District Corps of Engineers a description of his post-retirement consulting business and some of Herbie's sage advice to young engineers. Read More
News items from 30 20 and 10 years ago. Read More
Dredging contract awards in the U.S. - August 23 through November 2 2010 Read More
On August 27 Orion Marine Group christened its newest dredge the Linda LaQuay in Port Lavaca Texas. The 15000 horsepower 24-inch cutter suction dredge with 75-foot digging depth is the largest in Orions fleet and one of the most powerful of its kind in the western Gulf of Mexico said Waymon Boyd vice chairman of King Fisher Marine Service. Read More
Graham Construction of Northern Ireland has been awarded a 2.7m (US$4.3 million) contract to dredge the River Lagan in Belfast. Read More
In April 1789 on the way to his first inauguration in New York George Washington stopped in Wilmington Delaware to meet with the Delaware Society for Promoting Domestic Manufactures. He… Read More
The Weir Group PLC finalized the acquisition of the Linatex group of companies on September 17 2010. Read More
On August 27 Orion Marine Group christened its newest dredge the Linda LaQuay in Port Lavaca Texas. The 15000 horsepower 24-inch cutter suction dredge with 75-foot digging depth is the largest in Orions fleet and one of the most powerful of its kind in the western Gulf of Mexico said Waymon Boyd vice chairman of King Fisher Marine Service. Read More
Don King has been in the dredging business for 50 years and plans to continue in the business as executive vice president of Dredge & Marine Corporation which he sold to John W. McDougall Co. Inc. in September. This article re-caps his career in the process describing the histories of AMMCO Dixie Dredge Corporation DredgeMasters International and Dredge & Marine Corp. Read More
