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The Navy on Friday announced contract awards to HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding and General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works to work on the design and engineering of the service’s next-generation guided-missile destroyer, also known as DDG(X). The award is for the “shipbuilder engineering and design analysis in order to produce design products in support of the Guided… Read More
The Dorena-Hickman Ferry will be closed for a few days for some dredging work in Hickman Harbor. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge arrived in Hickman Harbor on Friday. The ferry will be closed while the dredge is working near the Kentucky Landing. The dredging is expected to take about 3 days to complete…. Read More
With only closeout items remaining the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District’s New Lock at the Soo substantially completes its first phase of construction. “We are waiting on final survey results and anticipate they will show the deepened areas as complete, really only have some punch-list type items, groundskeeping and site cleanup remaining,” said… Read More
Market volatility has raised prices in the grocery store, at gas pumps — and on Louisiana’s ongoing effort to rebuild its lower third. The price tag for projects has increased by at least 25% due to supply chain issues, spikes in construction material costs, labor shortages and rising fuel costs, according to Louisiana Coastal Protection… Read More
Lt. Col. Brett Boyle assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, today, in a Change of Command ceremony rich with symbolism and heritage. Boyle comes to Detroit after serving as a Chief Observer, Coach, and Trainer for the Protection Warfighting Function, at the Army’s Mission Command Training Program, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas…. Read More
FMTC Safety is continuing its global expansion in the Offshore, Wind, Maritime, and Industry sectors by acquiring Houma-based On-Site Training & Instruction. With this acquisition, the Houma location now offers certified OPITO training, a safety training for Oil, Gas, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) workers. Later this year, the company will obtain the… Read More
Researchers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have developed dredging optimization models using artificial intelligence and operations research methods to help prioritize and schedule dredging operations across the enterprise. Dredging is the largest individual item in the USACE civil works budget, and traditionally there has not been a rigorously quantitative nor repeatable process… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District has hired LeighAnn Ryckeghem to the newly named operations manager position at the Soo Locks, effective July 1. The operations manager, formerly known as the area engineer, is responsible for overseeing all Corps of Engineers operations and maintenance activities as well as stakeholder outreach from the Menominee River Watershed in… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Maj. Guillermo Guandique, deputy district commander, Louisville District and Linda Murphy, deputy district engineer, Louisville District attended the dedication for the columbarium at Crown Hill National Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. “It’s been great working with such a team of professionals at USACE Louisville,” said John Kays, project manager, National Cemetery… Read More
Ontario’s Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks approved a City of Hamilton proposal to resume dredging of Delsey Pond, while still investigating last year’s dredging impacts on endangered species. Ministry spokesperson Lindsay Davidson confirmed a “Health or Safety Permit” was issued June 29, 2022 to the city under the Endangered Species Act, which requires measures… Read More
Conrad Shipyard LLC, Morgan City, La., has been awarded a $34,872,992 modification to a previously awarded contract covering the detail design and construction of two additional Yard, Repair, Berthing, and Messing (YRBM) craft. Work will be performed in Amelia, La., and is expected to be completed by September 2024. Fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy)… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District held a ship out ceremony at the Vicksburg Harbor, Monday, to commemorate the deployment of the Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) for its annual season of revetment. Vicksburg District Commander Col. Christopher Klein and Mat Sinking Unit Chief Maurice Gilmore provided remarks which focused on safety, teamwork,… Read More
Maersk Supply Service is due to install the wind turbines at the Beacon Wind farm off the U.S. East Coast, for a joint venture between Equinor and bp. The installation of Beacon Wind is expected to start in 2028. In March 2022, Maersk Supply Service ordered a newbuild Wind Installation Vessel (WIV), the first project… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District (USACE), in partnership with the City of Galveston, has prepared a Draft Detailed Project Report and Environmental Assessment (DDPR-EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Galveston Island Coastal Erosion, Galveston, Texas, continuing authorities study as authorized by Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District (USACE), in partnership with the City of Galveston, has prepared a Draft Detailed Project Report and Environmental Assessment (DDPR-EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Galveston Island Coastal Erosion, Galveston, Texas, continuing authorities study as authorized by Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016…. Read More