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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
EMERALD ISLE — Emerald Isle commissioners Tuesday night quickly authorized town manager Matt Zapp to sign a contract for dredging the channel at the Kelly Lane boat ramp on Bogue Sound. The motion came during a board of commissioners meeting Tuesday in the town hall boardroom off Highway 58. Mr. Zapp told the board the… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, La., has been awarded an $18,270,800 firm-fixed-price contract for furnishing a fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge for the removal and disposal of shoal material. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date… Read More
Oceanside City Council approved moving forward with groin and sand bypass system projects. CA Coastal Commission approval is still needed. OCEANSIDE, CA — The Oceanside City Council approved moving forward on Beach Sand Restoration Projects by a 4-1 vote on Wednesday. The council approved $1 million for design, permitting and environmental work for the groin… Read More
DETROIT- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases a new Great Lakes water level video series today. ‘On the Level’ will provide monthly information and updates about the Great Lakes’ water levels and forecasts from Detroit District Hydraulics and Hydrology experts. “Our team is always looking for new ways to share information about the Great… Read More
The Port of Iberia on Friday began the public advertising process as required by law to solicit bids from potential dredging contractors to dredge the Acadiana to the Gulf of Mexico Access Channel. This is a $38-million-dollar project funded with State of Louisiana Capital Outlay dollars, according to a release from the Port of Iberia…. Read More
MOREHEAD CITY — A lawsuit filed last week challenges the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to allow hopper dredging year-round in the harbors at the state ports in Wilmington and Morehead City. For decades, maintenance dredging using a hopper dredge was only performed during the winter months, when endangered marine life was less abundant in… Read More
~ Harvesting equipment arrived this week at Lake Jesup ~ MAITLAND, Fla., Aug. 6, 2021 — The St. Johns River Water Management District is launching a pilot project this week to harvest and remove algae, suspended solids and associated nutrients from Lake Jesup’s waters. The project’s data will help the District determine the potential for a full-scale system… Read More
Huntington Ingalls Industries reports that its Technical Solutions division has been awarded a five-year contract with a total value of $273 million to support the U.S. Navy’s carrier engineering maintenance assist team, surface engineering maintenance assist team for west coast surface ships, and other maintenance and material readiness programs. “Continuous modernization and sustainment of our… Read More
Houston-headquartered C-Innovation LLC (C-I), an affiliate of the Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) family of companies, has been awarded a multi-year contract for Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) services with a major operator in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract is for the provision of RLWI services onboard the M/V Island Venture, C-I’s flagship intervention vessel… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard has exercised a contract option, worth about $212.9 million, with Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La. It covers production of four more Sentinel-class fast response cutters (FRCs) and associated deliverables. This brings the total number of FRCs awarded to Bollinger up to 64 vessels since the program’s inception. To date, the U.S…. Read More
November, the traditional month of thanksgiving, could be extra special this year for the Port of Morgan City. By extension, that could mean bounty for the local economy. The Harbor & Terminal District Commission, which operates the port, heard Monday that four dredges will be operating at the same time this fall. Their goal will… Read More