New AWO video

New AWO video: Safety is everything

The American Waterways Operators has produced a new video highlighting the tugboat, towboat and barge industry’s commitment to safety and its strong record as the safest mode of freight transportation. The two-minute

Project 11 will further improve Houston Ship Channel

Port Houston Project 11 marks another milestone

At its most recent monthly meeting, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority approved a $136 million contract award for segment 1C of the Houston Ship Channel Expansion – Project

The General Arnold was christened in Corpus Christi, Texas, on February 20, 2024, and will immediately begin work on Phase Four of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project.

Callan Marine christens dredge General Arnold

Joining Galveston, Texas, headquartered Callan Marine’s dredging fleet—which includes the General Bradley and MacArthur—is the newly christened 32-inch cutter suction dredge, the General Arnold. The new dredge was built at C&C Marine

GLDD (Great Lakes Dredge) CEO Lasse Petterson

GLDD ends year with $1.04 billion backlog

Houston-headquartered dredging giant Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (Nasdaq: GLDD) yesterday reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023. The numbers seemed to please investors, with the

CSD600 at shipyard

VIDEO: Damen delivers first in new CSD600 cutter suction dredge series

The Damen Dredging Equipment shipyard in Nijkerk, Netherlands, has completed the first in its new CSD600 series of cutter suction dredges. It is now on its way to an Indonesian customer, PT

dredging contracts

Weeks Marine wins $62 million USACE contract

Dredging contractor Weeks Marine Inc. has been awarded a $62,055,622 firm-fixed-price contract for harbor deepening and widening. Work will be performed in Irvington, Ala., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 30,

The MAN 49/60 successfully passed its type approval test in March 2023

Boskalis “mega hopper” dredge will be first MAN 49/60 marine application

The 31,000 cubic meter capacity “mega hopper” trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) ordered at Royal IHC by Royal Boskalis last year will be powered by three MAN 49/60 engines. This is the

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock gets dredging awards

GLDD books new dredging awards worth $173.7 million

Houston-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation reports that it has received a number of dredging awards totaling $173.7 million. The dredging awards include: The Sabine-Neches Waterway Channel Improvement Project-Phase 1 includes

GAO reports on RAS acquisition

GLDD succeeds in bid protest of USACE action

As those who watch these things know, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) rejects the majority of bid protests filed with it. However, a number of bid protests do, in fact, succeed and

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Gator Dredging snaps up $17.9 million USACE contract

Waterfront Property Services LLC, doing business as Gator Dredging, Clearwater, Fla., has been awarded a $17,979,800 firm-fixed-price contract for the placement of dredged material on beaches. Bids were solicited via the internet

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