Like any major construction or renovation project, a dredging project requires a lot of forethought and insight to ensure its success. While it’s easy to identify the project site, and maybe even the goal and purpose of the project, you’ll want to ask yourself some other questions to make sure y…Read More
Dredging is a far more nuanced process than simply dragging a large bucket across the bottom of a river or body of water. Because no two projects are the same, there are a wide variety of dredgers that have unique features that allow them to be used in unique situations. As a premier dredge rental c…Read More
One of the most notable parts of the field of dredging is its dynamic character. Projects of all scales and sizes are being started and completed every week. It keeps our dredge rental services busy, and it helps make waterways more accessible and cleaner. Since there’s always some dredging projec…Read More
The Suez Canal has proven to be an enduring source of fascination since it first opened in 1869, the canal has moved untold thousands of ships, tons of materials, and throngs of people between the Mediterranean and Red Seas. While it’s easy to believe that the achievement of the Suez Canal belongs…Read More
Welcome back to Part 2 of “Dredging Up The Past: The Suez Canal.” If you missed part 1, you can read it here. The Suez Canal is the kind of dredging project that dredging companies dream of. It was a major endeavor that literally re-shaped the earth, and allowed for an unprecedented new way to m…Read More
Welcome back to U.S. Aqua Services look at historic dredging projects. We had a lot of fun “Dredging Up the Past” in our look at the Panama Canal. This week, we’d like to take a look at one of the most famous dredging projects of all time: the Suez Canal. It’s a project that started nearly 1…Read More
You’ve got a major dredging project coming up, and you’re not sure which dredging system to use. After all, there’s a myriad of options out there, and some might serve your needs better than others. Don’t stress over this decision anymore than you need to. We at U.S. Aqua Services have assem…Read More
Part of modern life is maintaining the delicate balance of the environments and ecosystems that we live near, and work with. It is not uncommon for waterways, like rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds to become polluted with man-made chemicals and materials. This can have a long-term impact on not only…Read More
A man, a plan, a canal, Panama! While this makes for a clever palindrome, the development of the Panama canal was far more nuanced and complicated. It required political maneuvering, international intrigue, and of course, the advancement of dredging technologies and machinery. All of these factors c…Read More
A few bits on the Mississippi River Dredging Plan The Mississippi River is the second largest drainage system in North America, and it stretches from upper Wisconsin and down to the Gulf of Mexico. The river is wide and long, touching many states and rivers as it moves down the United States. On its…Read More
