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US federal agency is considering an auction for the Wilmington East Wind Energy Area The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is preparing a supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA) to consider additional wind leasing options off North Carolina and South Carolina. Specifically, BOEM is considering a lease sale for the Wilmington East Wind Energy Area (WEA),… Read More
A new project on the lower Mississippi River is bringing together crowd-source information from Mississippi River vessels with a host of other data to form the U.S.’s first “SmartPort.” Through their partnership, The Water Institute of the Gulf worked closely with the Port of New Orleans, IBM, and Crescent Towing in developing tools that successfully… Read More
Mission, BC –City of Mission Council has resolved that Fraser River Pile and Dredge (GP) Inc. be awarded the contract for the installation of the Fraser River Forcemain. Fraser River Pile and Dredge (GP) Inc. submitted the highest-scoring proposal for the amount of $18,960,400 and is within the proposed budget which includes funding from government… Read More
FAIRHOPE – Repairs to bulkheads damaged by Hurricane Sally and a dredged channel are among the improvements planned at the Fairhope Marina, city officials said. The Fairhope City Council voted Monday, Aug, 9 to approve bulkhead repairs at the city marina on Sea Cliff Drive. Asphalt Services was the low bidder with a submission of… Read More
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces (NECF) validated their capabilities to integrate and execute across a range of military operations as part of Large-Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021. This integration was showcased during Expeditionary Port Damage Repair (ExPDR) training on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, 9 – 16 August. ExPDR supports the fleet… Read More
PITTSBURGH – The work of a maintenance fleet is not exactly medical surgery, but when it comes to repairing massive machinery on the water, it’s close. “It’s like an emergency room setting. We just come in to a facility, we do whatever we need to keep it operational, and keep the traffic going up and… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has selected Jason Mooney as Chief of Project Resources Management Branch (PRMB). In this role, Mooney will lead the way of carrying out PRMB’s mission, which is to provide quality engineering and other professional services for flood damage reduction, hydropower production, recreation management,… Read More
Twenty-six USACE Chicago District team members participated virtually, in the office, and out in the field for flood fight training that took place this month. Topics covered included the field reporting process, and flood fighting techniques. Day one covered the Upper Wabash in Indiana, and day two covered the Fox River basin in Wisconsin. “Our… Read More
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / August 16, 2021 / Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX:NDM) (NYSE American:NAK) (“Northern Dynasty” or the “Company”) reports that its 100%-owned US-based subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership (“Pebble Partnership”) has been advised by the US Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) that a new Review Officer (“RO”) has been assigned to its appeal of… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – As a boy, Dennis Newell grew up not far from the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in Mississippi and watched it develop and grow. During his freshman year at Mississippi State University, he decided to apply for a Co-Op position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was selected for a position the following… Read More
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The commanding general of the Army Corps of Engineers joins North Dakota and Minnesota officials to tour construction of the Red River Diversion project. “This is a model for the country, for the future, for the core of engineers to build public work projects and we’re doing it right here in… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New England District announced today that the waters at East Brimfield Lake will be closed to all users and abutters to treat milfoil and fanwort. The treatment at East Brimfield Lake will happen on Aug. 17 and all members of the public are asked to… Read More
Army Cadets Jacob Krause and Zackery Denning have been conducting design calculations, surveying, and job shadowing thanks to an internship program they heard about through ROTC Cadet Command, sponsored and funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Sponsor Jeremy Harris, Structural Design engineer, said his job is to make sure they have everything… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District hosted 125 students from the Fairbanks community for STEM activities on Aug. 5 at the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project near North Pole, Alaska. On the fourth day of a weeklong STEM Kamp at Eielson Air Force Base where they learned about Ph levels, water… Read More
According to the DoD contracts announcement, Jacksonville, Florida based BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair LLC and Fincantieri Marine Systems North America, Chesapeake, Virginia are awarded a combined $1,300,061,738 maximum ceiling value, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award contract (MAC I) to support sustainment execution efforts for littoral combat ships homeported in Mayport, Florida. These efforts consist… Read More