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Dredging Project Unearths 19 Cannons In Savannah River This is one of 19 Revolutionary War-era cannons brought up from the bottom of the Savannah River as part of the Savannah Harbor Deepening Project. (Photo courtesy of Savannah Engineer District)

This is one of 19 Revolutionary War-era cannons brought up from the bottom of the Savannah River as part of the Savannah Harbor Deepening Project. (Photo courtesy of Savannah Engineer District)

Dredging Project Unearths 19 Cannons In Savannah River

April 1, 2022

About 13 months ago, a Weeks Marine dredge crew turned up three cannons, an anchor and a timber during dredging operations in the vicinity of Old Fort Jackson on the… Read More

Enstructure Plans Acquisition Of Patriot Ports

June 21, 2021

Enstructure, a U.S. terminal and logistics company, announced June 17 it has entered into an agreement to acquire Patriot Port Holdings LLC. Patriot Ports, the ports division of Patriot Rail… Read More

Dredge Contractor Turns Up Cannons, Anchor While Working In Savannah River Savannah Harbor dredge unearths cannon

Dredge Contractor Turns Up Cannons, Anchor While Working In Savannah River

April 13, 2021

As one of the dredge contractors working on the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Weeks Marine crewmembers are used to dredging up plenty of sand and other material as the Savannah… Read More

Conrad Building Drydock For Biblia Inc. JMS Naval Architects designed the 500-ton drydock, which is scheduled to be delivered this spring.

Conrad Building Drydock For Biblia Inc.

February 15, 2021

JMS Naval Architects reported February 10 that it designed a 500-ton-capacity floating drydock for Biblia Inc. Marine Towing & Transportation of Savannah, Ga. The drydock is currently under construction at… Read More

FHA Webinar Highlights Inland Port Trends And Challenges

July 21, 2020

A “Talking Freight” webinar sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) July 15 focused on “Examining the Growth of Inland Ports.” For the purpose of the webinar, FHA defined inland… Read More

AIWA Seeks Continued Funding To Decrease Dredging Backlog

June 24, 2020

Catching up on a backlog of dredging takes time, but the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA) says progress is being made. In 2016, the backlog for dredging along the waterway… Read More

Container Slowdown Allows Acceleration Of Savannah Harbor Dredging The Dredge Hampton Roads is shown maintaining a deepened channel in front of large cargo vessels docked at the Garden City Terminal of the Georgia Ports Authority May 28. (Photo courtesy of Georgia Ports Authority)

The Dredge Hampton Roads is shown maintaining a deepened channel in front of large cargo vessels docked at the Garden City Terminal of the Georgia Ports Authority May 28. (Photo courtesy of Georgia Ports Authority)

Container Slowdown Allows Acceleration Of Savannah Harbor Dredging

June 23, 2020

The global economic slowdown resulting from the worldwide coronavirus pandemic has provided a unique opportunity for acceleration of a major harbor-deepening project. On May 31, Corps of Engineers officials supervising… Read More

Breakaway Barges Damage House On Tennessee River The U.S. Coast Guard said a house on Arnold Drive in Savannah, Tenn., received significant damage after 14 empty barges broke away from the mv. Roger L. Knight, which had been chartered by Inland Marine Service. (Photo by R. Kelly Jordan, The Courier)

The U.S. Coast Guard said a house on Arnold Drive in Savannah, Tenn., received significant damage after 14 empty barges broke away from the mv. Roger L. Knight, which had been chartered by Inland Marine Service. (Photo by R. Kelly Jordan, The Courier)

Breakaway Barges Damage House On Tennessee River

April 3, 2020

The Coast Guard is investigating after 14 barges broke loose from a towing vessel and hit a house along the Tennessee River near Savannah, Tenn., causing significant damage. The empty… Read More

Corps Starts Augusta Training Wall Disposition Study 190924-A-CE999-003

Corps Starts Augusta Training Wall Disposition Study

November 8, 2019

Geologists from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District began collecting soil samples from the bottom of the Savannah River, as part of a disposition study to determine the… Read More

St. Louis Regional Freightway Eyes Partnership With Port Of Savannah, Ga.

June 17, 2019

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