During its Annual Summit & Expo at the historic Hilton Chicago, Illinois, held from June 4 to 7, the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) presented two Environmental Excellence Awards, recognizing projects… Read More
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In Morgan City, La., where the Atchafalaya River draws near to the Gulf of Mexico, sediment pushed down from both the Red River and the Mississippi River continues to drop… Read More
The Omaha Engineer District is moving forward in its response to severe flooding on the Missouri River and tributaries that began in March and continues into June as an unprecedented… Read More
A key Corps of Engineers program has been quietly installing sensors on dredges—both its own and those used by its contractors—and gathering millions of data points to better monitor and… Read More
Southern Marine Construction Company, Chattanooga, Tenn., has been busy doing cell work on the Tennessee River of late. The company, now benefiting from the efforts of a third generation of… Read More
J.F. Brennan Company Inc. announced June 13 that President and CEO Matt Binsfeld was named the 2019 Dredger of the Year on June 6 at the 2019 Western Dredging Association… Read More
Caleb King has joined the Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau as audit/survey coordinator. He will initially be focused on coordinating the processing of audits and surveys while working to support TPO… Read More
The St. Louis Regional Freightway—a project of Bi-State Development formed to create a regional freight district and comprehensive authority for freight operations and opportunities within eight counties in Illinois and… Read More
John Jamison, now an aspiring novelist, grew up on the rivers, in Beardstown, Ill., son of a towboat captain father, Francis B. Jamison, known as “Ben.” “Dad was a towboat… Read More
For a contract cost of $17,000, the packet Electra was ordered from the Howard Shipyard at Jeffersonville, Ind., in 1897. The sternwheeler was constructed on a wooden hull measuring 170… Read More
