The applicant, Ørsted Wind Power North America, LLC, proposes to rehabilitate a former marina facility in the Delta Basin located near Absecon Inlet in Atlantic City, NJ. The applicant’s stated purpose is to create a port facility that can service potential wind turbine farms that would be located off the coast of the Mid-Atlantic region… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and its contractor Beach Transport, Inc., of North Branch, Minnesota, will begin moving dredged material, or river sand, from the Homer Placement Site, south of Winona, Minnesota, this week. Corps officials anticipate the contractor moving approximately 50,000 cubic yards of river sand… Read More
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Village Manager is expecting a favorable announcement this week by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which could result in up to $120 million for Key Biscayne shoreline protection, including the bulk of the construction. In tandem with Miami-Dade County, Key Biscayne’s inclusion into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Coastal Storm Risk Management Tentatively… Read More
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. –Shovels turned dirt during a ground breaking ceremony Friday at Redstone Arsenal’s Enhanced Use Lease area signifying the beginning of construction efforts to make the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville a geographic member of Team Redstone. On Sept. 10, Huntsville Center awarded a new lease executed by U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
By Megan Eckstein PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Eastern Shipbuilding Group transformed its shipyard and its business practices to win its first-ever U.S. Coast Guard construction program. But now, after suffering extensive damage from Hurricane Michael in 2018, the yard is awaiting word on whether it can keep that deal. In 2016, Eastern Shipbuilding shocked many in the… Read More
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 70 MW captive power plant for the BUA’s new Sokoto cement production plant in Nigeria. The new plant is required to supply the energy for an off grid additional cement production line. This follows an order for a 50 MW power plant from the same customer just two… Read More
The Oak Harbor Marina is in need of a dredging, and the marina advisory committee is taking steps. The Oak Harbor Marina is in need of a dredging, and the marina advisory committee is taking preliminary steps to get that done. The project could come with a $5 million price tag, borne by a bond,… Read More
Lease prices for manufacturing could run $200,000 per acre for two parcels totaling about 40 acres, with the potential to generate millions in lease revenue. New Jersey has received bids from six potential tenants, all global renewable energy leaders, to lease parts of a new 200-acre port the state is building in Salem County to… Read More
A CAD 3.3 million (about US$2,6 million) investment by the Government of Ontario will see Canada’s Heddle Shipyards build a new cable ferry for the route that links the province’s Simcoe Island and Wolfe Island in the spring, summer and fall. The vessel will be built at Heddle Shpyards’ Hamilton yard and will help support… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District and its contractor, Illinois-based Kovilic Construction Company Inc., completed substantial repairs of the Vermilion Harbor east pier on October 26, 2021. Construction on the $2.2 million project began in June and encompassed 70 feet of the most degraded section of the pier. Included in the construction… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District announces a reduction in cleaning and mowing services in the Buckhorn and Pikeville recreation areas on Lake Greeson. These areas are low visitation and access is across privately-owned, unmaintained roads, and it is no longer economically feasible to continue the level of service… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The 2021 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Innovation Summit was conducted virtually, October 25-29. The event, themed “Innovation to Impact: Leading from the Future,” provided participants the opportunity to share ideas and to work towards creating a culture that accepts more risks with innovative ideas to deliver programs and projects more… Read More
USAG Humphreys, Republic of Korea – After the relocation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District headquarters, from Dongdaemun to Pyeongtaek in 2018, the outdoor greenspace that once was is alive again, thanks to the 2020-2021 USACE Leadership Development II Program. ULDP II is a District-level competitively selected, cohort-based leader development program… Read More
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The mayor of Holden Beach has provided an update on an upcoming sand dredging project. Alan Holden says two ocean-certified dredges will pump sand along the high tide line. This sand project will cost approximately $27 million to Weeks Marine, but the property owners of Holden Beach will not be… Read More