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USAG Humphreys, Republic of Korea – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) –Far East District (FED) held a change of command ceremony on August 21, 2024, during which Col. Heather A. Levy relinquished command to Col. Jeremiah J. Willis. Brig. Gen. Joseph C. “Clete” Goetz II, USACE Pacific Ocean Division commander, presided over the… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $58,252,000 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Houston, Texas, with an estimated completion date of June 23, 2025. Fiscal 2024 civil construction funds in the amount of $58,252,000 were obligated at the time of the… Read More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC)—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District has contracted with the Inland Dredging Company, LLC, and allocated $11.5 million for the maintenance and dredging of 10 Mississippi River harbors this year. According to one of the project managers, the Memphis District is responsible for maintaining and dredging ten harbors in the Mid-South… Read More
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) – Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, signed the Chief’s Report for the Puerto Rico Coastal Storm Risk Management Study, recommending the study’s findings for authorization by Congress. After almost six years of relentless dedication, perseverance, and hard work, you have achieved a monumental milestone… Read More
LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ — A beach replenishment project is in store for parts of Long Beach Island this fall and winter, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District. A $54.4 million contract was awarded to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, Ill. to complete periodic nourishment of the… Read More
A contract has been awarded for the second phase of a project to deepen the Brazos Island Harbor (Brownsville) Ship Channel, which will allow the Port of Brownsville to accommodate today’s larger cargo ships. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District on Aug. 12 announced that the $104 million contract had been awarded to… Read More
MEXICO BEACH, Fla. — Bay county commissioners will be faced with two bids to rebuild 3-miles of Mexico Beach’s shoreline. Both are just over 27 million dollars, or about 9 million dollars a mile. Contractors will pump 900,000 cubic yards of sand onto the beach to help protect homes, businesses, and residents from future storms…. Read More
Efforts are underway to understand the coastal marsh system surrounding the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base. Recent field work commissioned by the U.S. Navy and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Regional Sediment Management Center of Expertise was completed in July 2024, by contracting team EA Engineering, Inc. and Marstel-Day, LLC. The team collected… Read More
NEWARK, NJ – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, announces the awarding of the contract for the Maintenance Dredging of Newark Bay, Federal Navigation Project. The contract, valued at $32,334,175.00, was awarded to Donjon Marine Co., a leading maritime services provider. This crucial project will maintain the navigation channels of Newark Bay,… Read More
Great Lakes Dock and Dredge Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $65,875,022 firm-fixed-price contract to deepen and widen Mobile Harbor. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Irvington, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of April 27, 2025. Fiscal 2020 civil construction funds and fiscal 2024 civil… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, has issued a Notice of Availability of the Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) and proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Picayune Strand Restoration Project (PSRP) Miller Berm, Collier County, Florida. The proposed change includes the… Read More
37, 000 tons of stone is being placed on the Milwaukee Harbor south breakwater over a five month period by the Lake Michigan Floating Plant assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District (USACE). Funding this year allowed the project to grow from its usual 5,000-10,000 tons per year. The floating plant conducts… Read More
DredgeWire has previously reported that the value of the contract between the Corps and Eastern is over $250mm. The McFarland was built by a partnership of Ellicott Dredges and Bethlehem Ship in 1965. Royal Van der Leun is excited to announce its collaboration in building a diesel-electric hopper dredger with Royal IHC For over half… Read More
A Federal Consistency Determination has been submitted to the DNREC Delaware Coastal Management Program (DCMP) for the following: USACE L&R Canal Maintenance Dredging (2024.0048) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposes to maintenance dredge two sections of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal in Sussex County, Delaware in two phases. Phase one involves the removal of… Read More
POINT PLEASANT BEACH – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dredge boat Murden has vacuumed up about 20,000 cubic yards of sand out of the Manasquan Inlet so far as it works to dig out the dangerous shoal that formed this summer. That converts to about 64 million pounds of wet sand removed from the… Read More