After 10 years and more than 100,000 operating hours dredging up silt, sand, rocks and stones in some of the toughest marine environments imaginable, the Thordon Composite bearing installed on the Al ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun work to deepen the Mississippi River to 50 feet. Weeks Marine’s cutterhead dredge Captain Frank started dredging at Mile 5 above Head of Passes. Photo ...

More than 20 million cubic yards of sediment, enough to build 2,000 acres of land, was taken from the bottom of the Mississippi River and pumped into wetland areas along the lower channel — a record ...

The nation’s economy is taking a hit from historically low Mississippi River levels impacting the supply chain. Dredges are working 24/7 to maintain water levels for supply transport. Commerce on the ...

A dredging company has completed construction of an underwater sill across the bottom of the Mississippi River at Myrtle Grove to block saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico from reaching public and ...