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Crowley and the Port of San Diego broke ground for the shoreside charging station designed to provide clean energy for the company’s forth-coming zero-emissions tugboat, eWolf. Joined by key partners and community stakeholders, the ceremony marked a significant step forward in the industry’s journey to decarbonization and reduce emissions in the San Diego community. The charging… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $27,113,800 firm-fixed-price contract for beachfill and dredging services. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Bay Shore, New York, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 14, 2024. Fiscal 2010 disaster relief funds in the amount… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, held an assumption of command ceremony for incoming commander, Col. Calvin A. Kroeger, before a packed room, Aug. 3, 2023, at the Fort Worth Club. During the ceremony, the district flag, or colors as they are known, were passed from the deputy district engineer, Arnold “Rob” Newman, to… Read More
Rail is acknowledged as the most fuel-efficient way to move freight over land, with a gallon of fuel stretching an average of 500 miles, according to the Association of American Railroads (aar.org). In July this year the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) endorsed the push for freight railroads, stating that the transport mode can… Read More
If you sank deep into the ocean, where the light no longer reaches, you would see, sitting on the seabed floor, nodules that look just like unassuming rocks. Those grayish clusters are actually filled with vital metals like cobalt, nickel, and copper, which are materials used in the construction of electric cars. Companies and governments are eager to… Read More
Preparing benefit-cost analyses consistent with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A-4 or A-94 often involves analyzing ecosystem services. This guidance uses the term ecosystem services to encompass all relevant contributions to human welfare from the environment or ecosystems. The United Nations defines ecosystem services as “the contributions of ecosystems to the benefits that… Read More
While the overall funding for the Corps in both bills is higher than last year (contrary to the story in part 1, above), the coastal figures are sharply down. Focusing on just FY24, the President proposed $51.37 million, the House upped that to $91.76 million, and the Senate came in below that at $88.28 million. … Read More
Lake Restoration Solutions CEO Ryan Benson paid his own consulting group tens of thousands of dollars before walking away from money owed to vendors, attorneys and an ecology professor when he declared the dredging company broke last month. During a brief creditors hearing Wednesday, Benson acknowledged LRS had paid his Stag Consulting group $20,000 a month… Read More
Todd P. Murphy has been appointed to the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. Murphy was appointed by Gov. John Bel Edwards to replace Jack C. Jensen as a representative of Jefferson Parish on the board. Murphy is chief operating officer of M Wealth Advisors — Raymond James. For nearly a decade, he… Read More
Arc Surveying & Mapping, Inc. has been selected by Curtin Maritime to provide hydrographic and geophysical surveying services on the Jacksonville District US Army Corps of Engineers San Juan, Puerto Rico channel improvement project. San Juan Harbor Maintenance & Construction Dredging The work consists of construction and maintenance dredging in designated areas of the Federal… Read More
Karenthia A. Barber has been appointed by Maryland Governor Wes Moore to serve on the Maryland Port Commission, making her the first black woman to hold this position. The Maryland Port Commission (MPC) is responsible for developing policies that aim to enhance the competitive standing of the Port of Baltimore in the global maritime industry…. Read More
U.S. Army Colonel Calvin A. Kroeger assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, during an Assumption of Command ceremony, Aug. 3, 2023, at the Fort Worth Club. Kroeger took command from Maj. Joshua Haynes, who led the district since June 2023. Haynes will return to his assignment as the deputy… Read More
Colonel Ron Sturgeon took command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, from Col. Joseph Geary, in a formal ceremony at 10 a.m., today, Aug. 4, 2023. Brig. Gen. Daniel Hibner, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ South Atlantic Division, officiated at the formal change of command ceremony in The DeSoto, Cumberland Ballroom, in… Read More
Maj. Gen. William Graham, deputy commanding general for Civil Works and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, presents the Engineer Regiment flag to Col. Nicholas Melin, the incoming Pittsburgh District commander, during the district’s change of command ceremony at the Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, Aug. 4, 2023. The change of command… Read More
Shares of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) popped more than 12% today after the company reported very favorable Q2 results this morning. Specifically, while analysts had been projecting contract revenues to decline just 1.8% for the period to $146.7 million, no one appears to have really been that surprised by the larger 11.2% year-over-year… Read More