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After Field Trial, Vesconite Hilube Bearings To Be Installed On Dredge The ladder pump shaft, with a Vesconite Hilube bearing with round grooves visible. (Photo courtesy of Vesconite)

The ladder pump shaft, with a Vesconite Hilube bearing with round grooves visible. (Photo courtesy of Vesconite)

After Field Trial, Vesconite Hilube Bearings To Be Installed On Dredge

September 29, 2023

Vesconite Hilube no-swell, lubrication-free bearings will be installed as the ladder pump bearings on a dredge that is currently undergoing a major maintenance overhaul, the company announced recently. This follows… Read More

Dredge Capsizes Near Meraux, La., On Lower Miss An aerial shot of the W.B. Wood after it capsized on the Mississippi River with 940 feet of boom around it near Meraux, La., on January 16. The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Incident Management Division is overseeing the pollution response and coordinating with Wood Resources LLC on plans to salvage the capsized vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector New Orleans)

An aerial shot of the W.B. Wood after it capsized on the Mississippi River with 940 feet of boom around it near Meraux, La., on January 16. The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Incident Management Division is overseeing the pollution response and coordinating with Wood Resources LLC on plans to salvage the capsized vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector New Orleans)

Dredge Capsizes Near Meraux, La., On Lower Miss

January 20, 2023

The cutter suction dredge W.B. Woods, owned and operated by Avondale, La.-based Wood Resources, capsized January 16 off the east bank of the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Mile… Read More

U.S. Dredge William S. Mitchell Dredge Mitchell on trials at Marietta Manufacturing Company, December 5, 1934. (MMC photo, David Smith collection)

U.S. Dredge William S. Mitchell

November 7, 2022

The October 6, 1934, issue of The Waterways Journal carried a story on Page 5 headlined: “Huge Dredge Mitchell Launched in 11 Seconds.” The article stated that the dredge, named… Read More

Public-Private Partnership Dredge Miss Katie Christened The Miss Katie is a 156-foot shallow-draft, split-hulled hopper dredge built by Conrad Shipyard at Morgan City, La. It is owned and operated by EJE Dredging Service of Wanchese, N.C., and provides dredging to Dare County, N.C. (photo courtesy of EJE Dredging Service LLC)

The Miss Katie is a 156-foot shallow-draft, split-hulled hopper dredge built by Conrad Shipyard at Morgan City, La. It is owned and operated by EJE Dredging Service of Wanchese, N.C., and provides dredging to Dare County, N.C. (photo courtesy of EJE Dredging Service LLC)

Public-Private Partnership Dredge Miss Katie Christened

November 4, 2022

A unique public-private partnership has resulted in the completion of a dredge that will spend its time primarily at two inlets off the coast of North Carolina. Dare County, N.C.,… Read More

Venerable Dredges Still Proving Their Value Dredge Potter as built, with diagram of dustpan dredge. (Corps of Engineers photo)

Venerable Dredges Still Proving Their Value

October 31, 2022

The present low-water situation on the Upper and Lower Mississippi brings the importance of the large Corps of Engineers dredges to prominence. Those working the rivers and depending on the… Read More

Dredging, Buoys Help With Low Water As Need For More Rain Continues Mooring cells at the Port of Memphis completely exposed by record-low Mississippi River levels. (Photo courtesy of Memphis & Shelby County Port Commission)

Mooring cells at the Port of Memphis completely exposed by record-low Mississippi River levels. (Photo courtesy of Memphis & Shelby County Port Commission)

Dredging, Buoys Help With Low Water As Need For More Rain Continues

October 28, 2022

Light-loading, reduced drafts, dredging and multiple reported groundings continued this week, even with some reported rainfall in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Overall, the system remained stable, but industry continued… Read More

Dredge R.B. Weeks Taking Shape At Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard Aerial view shows progress on the dredge R.B. Weeks at Eastern Shipbuilding. (Photo courtesy of Eastern Shipbuilding)

Aerial view shows progress on the dredge R.B. Weeks at Eastern Shipbuilding. (Photo courtesy of Eastern Shipbuilding)

Dredge R.B. Weeks Taking Shape At Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard

March 18, 2022

A sister ship to Weeks Marine’s dredge Magdalen is on the way from Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton shipyard. The forthcoming dredge R.B. Weeks is expected to be delivered early next… Read More

WEDA Webinar Focuses On Long-Term Strategies For COVID-19 Safety

March 7, 2022

Participants in the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) webinar “From Pandemic to Endemic: Sustaining A Safe Working Environment in the COVID Era” February 23 learned from panelists who are safety award… Read More

Schottel Selected For New Dredge Frederick Paup The Frederick Paup is under construction at Keppel AmFELS Shipyard for Manson Construction Company.

The Frederick Paup is under construction at Keppel AmFELS Shipyard for Manson Construction Company.

Schottel Selected For New Dredge Frederick Paup

October 5, 2021

Schottel announced September 29 that it has been selected to equip the new dredge Frederick Paup with a propulsion system consisting of three rudder propellers. The Frederick Paup, now under… Read More

Channel Deepening, New Dredge Projects Made Headlines In 2020 Drawing of the dredge Frederick Paup, which is under construction at Keppel AmFELS for Manson Construction Company.

Drawing of the dredge Frederick Paup, which is under construction at Keppel AmFELS for Manson Construction Company.

Channel Deepening, New Dredge Projects Made Headlines In 2020

December 31, 2020

While COVID-19 proved the dominant newsmaker for much of 2020, a steady stream of dredging and waterway announcements during the year will, hopefully, have a much more enduring—and endearing—impact on… Read More